SDG 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth: UzhNU Progress in 2025
In 2025, UzhNU employed 1,222 academic staff and 1,015 support and administrative staff. The University has no salary or scholarship arrears, increased bonus payments, and connected more than 3,000 young people with employers at its career festival.
Key figures, 2025
| Indicator | Value |
| Academic staff / support and administrative staff | 1,222 / 1,015 |
| Salary and scholarship arrears | none |
| Staff bonuses | UAH 25.6 million (2024: UAH 22.8 million) |
| New Year bonus for all permanent staff | UAH 12.7 million (+UAH 2.7 million) |
| Financial assistance for health recovery / assistance to support staff | UAH 11.8 / 3.6 million |
| Employers at the job fair (24 April) and career festival (14 October) | approx. 50 + approx. 50; over 3,000 school and university students at the festival |
| Occupational safety instructions: new / revised | 110 / 69 |
Working conditions
• Academic positions are filled through open and impartial competitive selection.
• The 118 top-rated teaching staff received salary supplements; UAH 3.3 million in bonuses was paid for Scopus/WoS publications and patents.
• 149 employees working in hazardous conditions receive benefits (shorter working week, additional leave; 105 receive a salary supplement); 137 employees underwent an annual medical examination.
Student and graduate employability
• The job fair “Territory of Career Opportunities”, held with the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration, including the panel discussion “Synergy of Education and the Labour Market” (24 April).
• A two-week internship for students in Uzhhorod City Council departments under the “First Career Step” programme (24 March – 4 April).
• An online Soft Skills course of four certified training sessions (28–29 October); dozens of study visits to companies (Jabil, Flex, Yazaki and others); vacancies are shared with students who have completed an online CV.
Regional economy
• The Interreg Danube project IaaS 4 DR (since September 2025) is creating regional “innovation as a service” centres to support businesses in rural and remote areas.
• Participation in the project “Distance Learning for the Reintegration of Ukrainian Veterans into the Labour Market” (Rotary International, Oregon State University, Corvallis–Uzhhorod Sister Cities Association).
• Researchers carried out contracts for regional enterprises, including on maintaining the operation of company units during staff reductions (UAH 440 thousand).
