Ministry_of_Education_and_Science_of_Ukraine
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Ukrainian government ministry
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство освіти і науки України) is the main body in the system of central bodies of the executive power of Ukraine.
| Міністерство освіти і науки | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 12 December 1991 (28 June 1917[1]) |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Ukraine |
| Headquarters | 10 Ploshcha Peremohy, Kyiv |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Website | Official website (in Ukrainian) |
On 28 June 1917 Ivan Steshenko was appointed Secretary of Education in the First Vynnychenko government of the Ukrainian People's Republic.[1] The 1921 Treaty of Riga formerly ended the existence of the Ukrainian People's Republic as its former territory became part of Poland and the Soviet Union.[3]
The modern Ministry of Education was created on July 8, 1992 by merging two major organs of the Ukrainian SSR: the Ministry of Higher and Middle Specialized Education and State Committee on Vocational-Technical Education. In 1991 there were two ministries of education — National and Higher (formerly Higher and Middle Specialized).[4]
From 9 December 2010 until 28 February 2013 the Ministry of Education and Science (at the time led by Dmytro Tabachnyk) was merged with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.[5]
On 28 February 2013 President Viktor Yanukovych reorganized the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports and the State Service for Youth and Sports, creating the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.[6]
Structure [7]
The ministry consists of the central body headed by the minister,[8] first deputy, and other deputies to assist the minister. Part of ministry elects several state administrations representatives that are specialized in certain field and coordinate operation of government companies.
State agencies
- State Service for intellectual property of Ukraine
- State Agency of Science, Innovations, and Informativeness of Ukraine
Former agencies
| Name of Ministry | Name of minister | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Ministry of National Education | Ivan Zyazyun | August 3, 1990 | May 1992 |
| Ministry of Education | Petro Talanchuk | February 1992 | July 6, 1994 |
| Mykhailo Zghurovskyi | November 18, 1994 | January 14, 1999 | |
| Valentyn Zaichuk | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Ministry of Education and Science | Vasyl Kremen | December 30, 1999 | February 3, 2005 |
| Stanislav Nikolayenko | February 2005 | December 18, 2007 | |
| Ivan Vakarchuk | December 18, 2007 | March 11, 2010 | |
| Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports | Dmytro Tabachnyk | March 11, 2010 | February 23, 2014 |
| Ministry of Education and Science | Serhiy Kvit | February 27, 2014 | 14 April 2016 [9] |
| Liliya Hrynevych | 14 April 2016 [9] | 29 August 2019 | |
| Hanna Novosad | 29 August 2019 | 4 March 2020 | |
Liubomyra Mandziy was appointed as Acting Education and Science Minister of Ukraine on 25 March 2020.[10] On 25 June 2020 Serhiy Shkarlet was appointed acting Minister.[11] Parliament dismissed Shkarlet as minister on 20 March 2023.[12] Since 21 March 2023 Oksen Lisovyi is Minister of education.[2]
| Name of Ministry | Name of minister | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Ministry on issues of Science and Technologies | Volodymyr Semynozhenko | 28 August 1996 | 21 April 1998 |
| Stanislav Dovhyi | 23 August 1998 | 1 April 1999 | |
- "The Verkhovna Rada appointed two ministers and a deputy prime minister". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- (in Russian) Short bio of Ravil Safiullin, Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
- New Cabinet formed in Ukraine, UNIAN (14 April 2016)
- Cabinet appoints acting education minister, Ukrinform (25 March 2020)
- "Verkhovna Rada dismisses three ministers". Ukrayinska Pravda. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- Official Website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Education (in Ukrainian)
- Official Website. Contact Us. Phone and address directory. (in Ukrainian)
- Study in Ukraine for International Students (in English)