This Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 891 of July 16, 2025, concerns the reallocation of budget funds in the field of higher education for 2025. Funds are reallocated between various budget programs, in particular, the amount of educational subvention is reduced and the funding for training personnel in higher education institutions is increased.
**Structure and Main Provisions:**
1. **Reallocation of Funds:** The resolution envisages a decrease in development expenditures under the program “Educational Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets” by UAH 350 million.
2. **Increase in Funding:** Expenditures are increased for the program “Training of Personnel by Higher Education Institutions and Ensuring the Operation of Their Practice Bases”:
* UAH 50 million for the purchase of equipment and restoration of the observatory on Mount Pip Ivan of the Precarpathian University.
* UAH 300 million for payment of services for the training of specialists in higher education institutions of Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv Oblasts.
3. **Ensuring Implementation:** The Ministry of Finance is instructed to amend the schedule of the state budget, and the Ministry of Education and Science is to distribute the funds among universities in proportion to the amount of funding determined by the formula for allocating expenditures on higher education.
**Key Provisions for Use:**
* The resolution defines specific amounts and directions for the reallocation of budget funds in the field of higher education for 2025.
* Higher education institutions in Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv Oblasts should take into account the increased funding when planning their activities.
* Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University will receive additional funds for the development of the observatory.
* Since the act concerns budgetary issues, it is important for financial planning and the activities of higher education institutions.
