Ukraine is a 46 million people country in eastern Europe. The second largest country in Europe after the Russian Federation, Ukraine has a 99.4% literacy rate and free education, for both the secondary cycle as well as for higher education. At the end of the 12-year-secondary-cycle, university admission is done on the base of Government tests.The system of higher education in Ukraine has a flexible structure, corresponds to modern trends and tendencies to those in advanced countries recognized by UNESCO, UN Organization and many other international organizations.