Metinvest invested almost UAH 570 million in education in Ukraine – Forbes

The company has established its own university, upgrades laboratories and develops practice-oriented educational programs

Metinvest has become one of the key players in reforming Ukrainian higher education, investing more than UAH 570 million in the development of educational institutions and training of qualified specialists. This is stated in the article by Forbes Ukraine.

The company’s main project is the Metinvest Polytechnic Technical University, announced in 2021. Initially, the university was planned to be built in Mariupol according to a project by Dutch architect Hiroki Matsuura, but due to the war, it was moved to Zaporizhzhia. Despite the challenges, the university started operating in September 2022.

Metinvest Polytechnic trains bachelors, masters and postgraduates in 34 study programs, ranging from classical engineering specialties to programming and business analytics. The training combines theory and practice: laboratories are located at the company’s facilities in Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, and Kamianske. At the same time, classes are held in Kyiv, and students can choose an online or offline learning format.

Since its launch, the university has enrolled more than 1,000 students, and the first class of 143 masters graduated this year. Most of the graduates are employees of Metinvest’s enterprises, which confirms that the program is focused on the needs of real production.

To ensure the relevance of the curriculum, academic councils have been established for seven key areas, ranging from metallurgy and mining to software and business processes. Each area is supervised by an expert from the company, which allows students to work with real-life cases.

“Our goal is for graduates to be workplace-ready from day one, equipped with practical skills,” explains Rector Oleksandr Povazhnyi.

The university also offers short-term professional development courses, which have already been completed by 700 people, and actively cooperates with businesses to adapt programs to market requirements.

The company spends UAH 64-81 million annually to finance Metinvest Polytechnic, with total investments exceeding half a billion hryvnias.

Metinvest has allocated UAH 8 billion to help Ukraine and its citizens since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, including UAH 4.4 billion for the needs of the army as part of the Steel Front military initiative.

Metinvest is making plans for Ukraine’s post-war recovery by introducing sustainable construction and green transformation projects. The company remains one of the most reliable donors and partners in building Ukraine’s economy.