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<strong>IT</strong> <strong>UKRAINE</strong> FROM A TO Z<br />

PART 1: THE UKRAINIAN <strong>IT</strong> ECOSYSTEM<br />

That being said, industry players and NGOs have taken active steps in educating and graduating more<br />

computer science professionals. Thus the BrainBasket Foundation aims to train 100,000 new <strong>IT</strong><br />

professional by 2020 and to turn the <strong>IT</strong> sector into the number one export industry of Ukraine (from what is<br />

currently the third). 6 The foundation is launching 100 learning hubs all over Ukraine to train <strong>IT</strong> professionals<br />

of all levels. Not only does this initiative help meet a growing demand for Ukrainian technical talent, but it<br />

also provides new professional training and job opportunities for refugees from Eastern Ukraine.<br />

Additionally, the <strong>IT</strong> communities of almost all big regional cities are offering courses to teach more <strong>IT</strong><br />

specialists. These are attended by many young people as an alternative or complementary to the university<br />

course load, as well as by professionals looking to make a switch from their existing career to <strong>IT</strong>. Some<br />

examples of such private initiatives include L<strong>IT</strong>S in Lviv, Ukrainian <strong>IT</strong> School in Kharkiv, SkillsUp in<br />

Dnipropetrovsk, Go<strong>IT</strong> in Kyiv, and <strong>IT</strong>Step in every large city.<br />

A significant portion of the country’s graduates enter the <strong>IT</strong> labor market each year. With the <strong>IT</strong> sector<br />

expanding, Ukraine anticipates computer science and <strong>IT</strong> to be among the most popular career choices for<br />

graduates in the near future.<br />

6. <strong>IT</strong> Ukraine and EBA, “<strong>IT</strong> Industry: Developing Ukraine’s Economy and Talent,” Nov. 2015<br />

A D V E R T I S E M E N T<br />

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