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Education

Ukraine has a highly qualified, IT-specialized human resource base. Ukraine is a famous educational center with a literacy rate of 98% and a high school graduate rate of 87%. The number of foreign youth who wish to get a Ukrainian education grows every year. Most of Ukraine's universities and academies are IT-specialized or have an IT-specialized curriculum. The Soviet Union's solid legacy in the fundamental sciences provides students with a strong education in numerous technical disciplines. According to the GoalEurope, there are 30,000 IT graduates in Ukraine every year. The number of Ukrainian scientists is also impressive and this accumulation of highly qualified human resources affords the Ukraine a leading position in software development.

Cost

Since Ukraine hasn't entered the European Union, the cost of living remains low and the average salaries of programmers and managers are much lower than in other Eastern European countries. This situation determines low prices for offshore services and developed products from highly qualified IT-specialized personnel—making Ukraine an extremely attractive country for western clients.

English

Ukrainian specialists have successfully overcome the language barrier and easily communicate with English-speaking clients.

Europe

Ukraine has successfully developed its nearshoring business. The Ukrainian time zone is GMT+2, so the working hours are almost the same as in European countries. The Ukrainian provider and the European client can communicate during normal working hours without any need to adapt the working schedule to have direct contact.
The Ukrainian government maintains EU-oriented politics and does not require a visa for EU citizens. Kiev and other large cities have international airports, so it is easy to get to Ukraine from Europe in less than three hours.
Ukraine is a West-oriented country with a European cultural and historical background. The European mentality and education of Ukrainians allow clients to avoid communication problems and simplify business conversation.

Kharkov

Kharkov is a large educational, cultural, industrial and trade city, and it is the biggest offshore development center of Ukraine.
As an educational center, Kharkov is famous for numerous universities and academies. For example, a strong basis in computer sciences is given by the following well-known universities:

• Kharkiv National Technical University
• Kharkiv National University
• Kharkiv National Technical University of Radioelectronics
• National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute"

The abundance of highly qualified human resources is a significant reason for a great number of prosperous software development corporations and IT-oriented companies to be located in Kharkov.
Kharkov has an international airport with direct flights to a number of European capitals.
Low real estate prices (in comparison with Kiev) attract many companies to open subsidiaries and remote offices in Kharkov.