[9] In 2012 she was elected as an MP to the Ukrainian Parliament leading the Parliamentary Committee for Science and Education, of which she was the Head until 2016.
[11] Liliia was awarded another degree in 1993 with the qualification “Economist-manager” from the Interdisciplinary Institute for professional training and development at Lviv Polytechnic State University.
[10] In 2002 Liliia Hrynevych relocated to Kyiv, where she worked at the Krok City Institute of Economics and Law as a senior lecturer in the Department of Management.
At the same time, Liliia took on a part-time role as Director of the Renaissance International Fund Centre for Technology in Testing.
She participated in the creation of the Ukrainian Centre for Educational Quality Assessment, which she headed during February to August 2006.
[13] During her work at the Centre, Liliia Hrynevych was deeply involved in the development of External Independent Testing of pupils and applicants to higher education.
In particular, parliamentary groups on interparliamentary relations with countries such as Israel, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Poland, Russia, Singapore, the United States, Turkey, Hungary, and Finland.
In the 8th convocation Parliament (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine), Liliia Hrynevych continued working as a Chair of the Parliament Committee on Science and Education on developing legislative initiatives that enabled reforms in the national system of education including the academic research field.
[23][24] Liliia Hrynevych co-chaired an Equal Opportunities inter-factional union created in the 8th convocation Parliament in December 2014.
[32] Liliia Hrynevych initiated changes to the science management system, enshrined in the Law on Scientific and Technical Activities,[33] which was supported by 235 parliamentarians in November 2015.
[34] The Law, in particular, defines legal, administrative and financial foundations for developments in the Scientific and Technical sphere.
[37] Among other achievements - the adoption of amendments to the Budget Code, and changes related to the organization of inclusive education.
[38] During her tenure during the 7th convocation, Liliia Hrynevych introduced 110 Bills and resolutions, 14 of which have entered into force, and submitted 23 parliamentary inquiries.
[39][40] During her tenure during the 8th convocation Liliia Hrynevych has introduced 82 bills and resolutions, 37 of which have entered into force, and submitted 10 parliamentary inquiries.
[44] Liliia Hrynevych led "The New Ukrainian School" (NUS) - a large-scale reform in general secondary education.
Liliia Hrynevych was a co-author of the New Ukrainian School Concept, which defined the principles and objectives of the reform.
[49] Within the framework of the reform, nearly 50,000 elementary school teachers, more than 11,000 Principals and Deputy Heads of educational institutions took the online and face-to-face in-service training course in blended mode.
[57][58][59][60] To implement the reform, Minister Liliia Hrynevych build up cooperative relationships with international partners.
In particular, the large-scale Finnish-Ukrainian project "Learning together" attracted €6 million to assist the implementation of the NUS reform priorities.
[66] Inclusive Resource Centers were set up to assist parents and teachers in creating an individual development program for each child with special educational needs.
[71] The adoption of the Law was followed by an extensive discussions of Article 7, which specifies the state language in the education system.
[72] The state leaders of Romania and Hungary claimed the language article of the Law restricted the rights of the national minorities in Ukraine.
[76] Modernization of vocational education became an important priority of the Ministry's activities under the guidance of Liliia Hrynevych.
The implementation of the investment program in 2016-2018 made it possible to create 100 training and practical centers for the most acute professions, where students can learn to work with modern materials, equipment and technologies.
[77] During her time in office, Minister Liliia Hrynevychmodernised the system of admission to higher education institutions.
The admission is based on external independent testing (ZNO) results and the entire procedure is carried out online on the principle ‘an offer goes to the best candidate’.
For the first time the government funded a program aimed to create centers for collective use of research equipment at higher education institutions.
[82] The National Council for Science and TechnologyDevelopment began its work which made impact on the policy-making in the area.
The National Antarctic Scientific Center headed by Evgen Dykyi, a marine ecology researcher and Ukrainian activist, renewed its full membership in the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, modernized the station, provided high-quality Internet and communication; Ukrainian women joined the expedition for the first time in 20 years on the mainland.