Презентація: Ukraine. Great Britain. The USA. Education. Economy and Culture. Comparative aspect

Ukraine. Great Britain. The USA. Education. Economy and Culture. Comparative aspect. T. Buhira. D. Ishchenko. Y. Chuchman. ZAMm-17

Ukraine. Education in Ukraine is a tad different from those you might be familiar with from the US or the UK, but nevertheless, it proves effective. Present-day, Ukraine is a country of complete literacy - more than half of the population has a University degree and secondary education.

Pre-school education is not compulsory in Ukraine. But the majority of kids still attend day-nurseries for those under age of 3, and kindergartens. Here they’ll be taught to read, write, do simple math like addition and subtraction, which will help them in primary school. There are more than 23 thousand pre-school educational places, hence a wide variety of choice. The prices range from UAH 3000 per month to UAH 16000 for the top-choice institutions.

General secondary education in Ukraine is compulsory and free of charge for the most cases. Children usually start at the age of 6 or 7, and leave when they are 16 or 17 accordingly. The school has three stages: primary, basic and senior. They all follow a program, created and updated yearly by the Ministry of Education. Some schools have an academic specialty or major, the most popular ones include the English language, mathematics and physics.

Finally, post-secondary education, is provided by technical schools, colleges or universities. And not only: academies, institutes and conservatories, including 14 classical and 45 technological and branch universities, 30 academies and 72 institutes are all available for applying. Post-secondary education in Ukraine offers all levels from Bachelor's to Ph. D.

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Ukraine. Ukrainian culture refers to the culture associated with the country of Ukraine and sometimes with ethnic Ukrainians across the globe. It contains elements of other Eastern European cultures as well as some Western European influences. Within Ukraine, there are a number of other ethnic groups with sizable populations, most notably Russians. Ukrainian customs are heavily influenced by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Pre-Christian Alpine traditions still present in Slavic mythology. CULTURE

Religion ispracticed throughout the country—Orthodox Christianity and Eastern Catholicism are the two most widely practiced religions. Customs: Social gatherings like Vechornytsi have along history in Ukrainian culture and sodotraditional holidays like Ivana Kupala Day, Maslenitsa, Koliaduvannya and Malanka, where people gather in large groups. "Razom nasbahato, nas ne podolaty" is a popular cultural and political statement of both traditional and modern Ukrainians. It translates as "Together we are many! We cannot be defeated!"

Food is an important part to the Ukrainian culture. Special foods are used at Easter as well as Christmas, that are not made at any other time of the year. Popular foods in Ukraine include: salo, borshch, valenki, holubtsi, etc. The Gopak dance and the Virsky National Academic Collective are also a proud feature of Ukrainian culture.

Ukraine is also famous for its handicrafts. Namely Vyshivanka

The UKUnited Kingdom is popular not only for its wonderful tourist attractions, but also for its great cultural heritage. Read on to know more about the culture of United Kingdom.

Majority of people in the United Kingdom follow Christianity, most of whom are Protestant Christians. British cuisine encompasses the cooking traditions of the British Isles. It reflects the cultural influence of the colonial era, as well as post-war immigrations. The cuisine boasts of a rich variety of sumptuous dishes from its different regions. There is no national dress code in the United Kingdom. A kilt is the national dress of Scotland.

The USAReligion plays a major role in the lives of Americans, and the United States is home to people of all faiths and creeds. According to census data, nearly three-quarters of the American population self-identifies as Christian. Broadway, New York City The United States is a world leader and pioneer in mass media production, including television and the movies. The United States is also known for its very vibrant movie industry, the largest in the world. For the most part, the movie industry is headquartered in the California city of Hollywood, and American movies are popular worldwide. The gastronomy of the United States is as varied as its people, with the different regions of the country having very different styles of cuisine

Ukraine. Ukraine is a potentially rich country that realizes itself and is perceived from the outside as a political and economic power similar to Poland and Turkey. Among the former republics of the USSR, Ukraine inherited one of the best sets of initial resources. Before independence, the economy of the Ukrainian SSR was playing a significant role in the economy of the USSR. The most economically developed regions of Ukraine are Donbass (the Donetsk and Luhansk regions), the Dnipro River area (the Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions), as well as the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, Lviv.

Ukraine has a rich tourism potential: the Carpathian Mountains, historical monuments of old Ukrainian cities, rural (green) tourism, and nature reserves. There are several UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country: St. Sophia Cathedral and Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, the historic center of Lviv, virgin beech forests of the Carpathians, the residence of the Bukovinian metropolitans in Chernivtsi.

The UKThe British economy is based on the Anglo-Saxon model, focusing on the principles of liberalization, the free market, and low taxation and regulation. The United Kingdom has the 5th largest economy in the world (2nd in Europe after Germany). About 75% of UK electricity is currently generated from fossil fuels (thanks to coal and North Sea oil). Nuclear power and an increasing contribution from dams (hydro-electric power) and wind turbines make up the bulk of the remainder. The UK is the world's 8th greatest producer of carbon emissions. The Government is committed to meeting ambitious targets to reduce UK emissions of greenhouse gases (Kyoto Protocol). Tourism is the 6th largest industry in the UK. Creative Industries: including advertising, film and television production, product design, book and music publishing and the fine art and antiques markets have seen some of the largest growth in the UK economy in the last two decades. The sector has grown 6% per annum since 1997 against 3% for the whole UK economy

The USAFirst of all, United States economy is characterized by predominance of innovation sector. Another important characteristic of United States economy is its diversified character, i.e. the country has a wide range of manufactured goods and rendered services. The third as important characteristic of the American economy model is business globalization, i.e. high level of integration into the global economy.