Lubinec Calls for Lowering the NMT Score to 130 for Admission to Ukrainian Universities

The Office of the Ukrainian Ombudsman is calling for a reduction in the minimum required score on the National Multidisciplinary Test from 150 to 130 points. According to Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, these excessive requirements make it harder for applicants to gain admission to Ukrainian universities and encourage young people to study abroad. 

The Ombudsman made this statement at the “Rights Have a Voice” press conference, noting that he had already sent an official letter to the Prime Minister of Ukraine requesting that this contentious issue be resolved with the government.

Dmytro Lubinets emphasized that European countries are currently actively recruiting Ukrainian students through grant programs, scholarships, free housing, and admission based on high school GPA without entrance exams. In contrast, in Ukraine, the National Multidisciplinary Test (NMT) system is plagued by psychological pressure, technical glitches, false alarms, and the lack of a transparent appeals process for test results. The Commissioner stressed the need to retain young people in the country rather than creating future programs to bring them back, adding that the quality of their knowledge should be assessed after they have completed their higher education.