Most informatics programs are associated with engineering or computer science departments and share many of the same foci. More specifically, this discipline is usually concerned with the technical and ethical issues surrounding data storage, retrieval and manipulation.

Ukrainian history is long and proud, with the inception of Kievan Rus as the most powerful state in Medieval Europe. The capital Kiev is one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe. Higher education in Ukraine is either state funded or private. Most universities in Ukraine provide subsidized housing for out-of-city students. There are a lot of foreign students in Ukrainian universities.