Expected strategic result 2.7.6.2. Public funds are allocated among institution of higher education and research institutions in a transparent and effective manner based on objective, pre-determined procedures and performance indicators

A law amending the Budget Code of Ukraine has taken effect, which:
a) amended subclause “c” of Clause 7 of Part 1 of Article 87 of the said Code to the effect that expenditures out of the state budget include expenditures for the pursuit of higher education by individuals who earned the right to obtain a higher education at the expense of the state budget (including on the conditions of a government contract) on a competitive basis; their allocation among institutions of higher education is carried out using a formula developed by the central executive authority shaping and implementing public policy in the field of education and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (10 percent);
b) amended Clause 46 of Section VI “Final and Transitional Provisions” of said Code with respect to the list of indicators of the formula of allocation of state budget expenditures for higher education among institutions of higher education (5 percent);
c) provides for an exhaustive list of cases of allocation of expenditures out of the state budget and local budgets for the funding of academic and engineering research and projects without the use of competitive processes (10 percent).

The law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine On Higher Education has taken effect, which stipulates that:
a) expenditures out of the state budget for higher education shall be allocated for institutions of higher education where the cost of educational services is established in keeping with the legislation on the indicative prime cost (10 percent);
b) the amount of expenditures out of the state budget for higher education shall be allocated among institutions of higher education using a formula developed by the central executive authority shaping and implementing public policy in the field of education and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (10 percent).

A report has been published on the findings of an analytical study to update specific performance indicators used in the formula of allocation of the amount expenditures out of the state budget for higher education among institutions of higher education.

A resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has taken effect, amending the Formula of allocation of expenditures out of the state budget for higher education among institutions of higher education, to the extent of updating the specific performance indicators used within the Formula, taking into account the findings of the analytical study indicated in subclause 4 of clause 2.7.6.2.