According to delo.ua, Metinvest Group has been ranked the leading business investor in Ukrainian education.
In partnership with the Kyiv School of Economics, the publication surveyed more than 200 of Ukraine’s largest companies, assessed their contributions to the education sector, and identified 52 leaders. The final ranking was based on two criteria: a comprehensive education philanthropy index and the total amount invested in education from 2022 to 2025. Companies received the highest score for topping each category and the lowest for ranking last. The overall list of top business investors in education was compiled by summing these two scores.
Between 2022 and 2025, Metinvest invested UAH570 million in education initiatives, achieving an education philanthropy index score of 95.10 out of 100.
In 2020, the Group founded Metinvest Polytechnic, a university specialising in mining and metallurgy. The institution received state licences to conduct educational activities in 2021 and launched its initial academic programmes the same year. The first student intake was in 2022, followed by the graduation of 143 master’s students in 2024 and a further 124 in 2025. Today, Metinvest Polytechnic offers 19 bachelor’s programmes, 21 master’s programmes, and five postgraduate programmes in engineering and technical disciplines, alongside advanced training courses and workshops. The Group has invested UAH513 million in developing the university’s infrastructure and resources.
A new state-of-the-art main campus building with laboratories, student accommodation and a sports facility was scheduled to open in Mariupol in 2022. However, due to the city’s occupation by Russian forces, the project has been put on hold. Despite this, Metinvest Polytechnic has continued operating online and in cities where the Group is present: Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Kamianske.
In addition, the Group is advancing vocational education in Ukraine by establishing qualification centres at its production facilities. Other initiatives include architectural transformations of schools, international internships for Ukrainian students, in-house training for staff and senior management, first aid training and support for vocational colleges.
The top five education investors also include IT companies Intellias and Sigma Software, the bank FUIB and the agricultural holding Kernel.
According to delo.ua, Metinvest Group has been ranked the leading business investor in Ukrainian education.
In partnership with the Kyiv School of Economics, the publication surveyed more than 200 of Ukraine’s largest companies, assessed their contributions to the education sector, and identified 52 leaders. The final ranking was based on two criteria: a comprehensive education philanthropy index and the total amount invested in education from 2022 to 2025. Companies received the highest score for topping each category and the lowest for ranking last. The overall list of top business investors in education was compiled by summing these two scores.
