According to data from the Foreign Ministry, of the 1,500 Ecuadorians living in Ukraine and Russia, most are boys between 17 and 25 years old. What attracts them to Ukraine?
Jimmy Quishpe is 19 years old. He studies Aeronautical Engineering. He lives in Kiev since 2021. Naomi studies Medicine; she is 21. Lisbeth, 22. Like them, there are hundreds of youths who came to Ukraine with a dream and that, without fulfilling it, now they flee from the war.
Medicine, Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Mechanics, Music, are some of the careers quoted by the Ecuadorians. One of the main reasons is the relatively low cost what does it mean to study one of those professions there.
Wladimir Henriquez lives in Lviv; he arrived nine years ago. compared costs and stayed to live. He took the two brothers from him. Today she has a small agency that advises families who send their children to Ukraine. “Life is cheaper than in Ecuador,” says Henríquez. He adds that the careers college costs half. Among the “expensive” is Medicine, which costs about 2,800 dollars a year. In Ecuador they can reach 4,000. “Parents save 50% on their children’s future,” he says.
Daily expenses are also less
There are rooms in university residences that can cost 60 dollars a month, including basic services and Internet. If the student wants something more personal, there are departments whose cost It ranges from 100 dollars a month. If you add to that food, transportation, materials and fun, a student you might need about 350 dollars.
But there are options. Henríquez says that the interesting thing about Ukraine is that prices can be adapted according to needs. In smaller cities you can live comfortably on $250 a month. The most important investment is the plane ticket that can reach up to 1,400 dollars. (GVL)
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