Student years mean studying, moving out, dorms and new friends. The best gifts for students are practical, help with studies or daily life and bring a little comfort and joy. Here are gift ideas for students for birthdays, Students' Day or starting university: for studying, dorm life, gadgets, treats, experiences and options under 1000 UAH.
Practical plus a little cosiness: the perfect formula.
Gifts for studying
Students always need things that make studying easier: an e-reader for textbooks and novels, a nice planner and pens, a laptop backpack, noise-cancelling headphones for the library, a desk lamp, or a subscription to a learning platform or an English or coding course.
For dorm life
A first-year moving away from home will appreciate a kettle, a travel mug, a throw, a night light, a storage organiser, a single tableware set, a multicooker or a sandwich maker. These don't look festive, but the student will think of you every day.
Students always love tasty gifts: a basket of sweets, coffee or tea, or a café or pizzeria voucher. Experiences work too: a concert, an escape room or a trip with friends. And a female student will love her own bouquet for her birthday or International Students' Day on 17 November.
What not to give a student
Avoid bulky items with no room in a dorm, preachy gifts, cheap gadgets that break quickly and clothes without a fitting. Money in a nice envelope is perfectly appropriate for a student. Ideas for any occasion are in our gift ideas section.
Gifts for students delivered in Kyiv
Delight a student from afar: we deliver a basket of treats, a bouquet or a soft toy right to their dorm in Kyiv.
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.