The UK government has earmarked £3 million to teach English to Ukrainian civil servants who work in the area of European and Euro-Atlantic integration, the Ukrainian government said.
The money will be used to teach English to 1,400 Ukrainian civil servants per year for three years through the British Council language-training program, said Olha Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine.
A year ago, the Ukrainian government announced a nationwide push to persuade citizens to learn English as the country prepares to start talks on joining the European Union and recruit international help to rebuild the country.
A 2022 survey by international language education company Education First placed Ukrainians 26th among 35 European countries in terms of English proficiency. The same survey, though, indicated Ukrainians were studying hard - English knowledge was spreading at the third fastest pace in Europe as Ukraine tightens ties with the West.
