Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine met with Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science Andrii Butenko and Head of the State Service of Education Quality Ruslan Hurak at his residence on September 3, 2026.
The meeting was also attended by Metropolitan Yevstratiy of Bila Tserkva, Archpriest Oleksandr Trofymliuk, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine’s Department of Theological Education and Science, and Archpriest Yaroslav Romanchuk, rector of the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy.
Discussions focused on the development of education amid Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, including the organization of the educational process during periods of intensified attacks.
Particular attention was given to Ukrainian young people living abroad and the need to maintain their spiritual, cultural and national ties with Ukraine. The participants discussed developing Ukrainian online educational initiatives that would enable young Ukrainians abroad to continue their studies while obtaining corresponding Ukrainian educational qualifications.
The meeting also addressed the teaching of subjects focused on spiritual and moral education, as well as the integration of fundamental ethical principles into other areas of the curriculum.
The participants further discussed Ukraine’s demographic situation and the need for joint efforts to preserve the country’s human potential. They emphasized that people represent the state’s greatest asset and that the large number of Ukrainians currently living abroad requires particular attention.
Source: pomisna.info
