“Regardless of the full-scale war, Ukraine has set itself the goal of reforming its education system at all levels, from early childhood education to higher education and research. We are also carrying out several reforms in education. We can share lessons learned with each other,” Chair of the Cultural Affairs Committee Liina Kersna said. She acknowledged Ukraine’s efforts in reforming general, vocational and higher education.
Deputy Chair of the Committee Tõnis Lukas said that the aim of the visit was to exchange experience and to learn from each other so that the young people would have good possibilities for shaping their future in their homeland. “Through educational cooperation, we can invest in knowledge and skills that will help both our nations to survive and, in the case of Ukrainians, to rebuild their country,” he underlined, and added, “We will surely gain diverse experience in the field of civil protection.”
The visit will begin today with the opening of the vocational education project of the Estonian Centre for International Development and Tallinn University. The aim of the project is to support the vocational education reform in Ukraine. The Chair of the Cultural Affairs Committee will give a speech at the opening of the project and, in the second half of the week, at a seminar where the representatives of Estonia will share their experience in implementing educational reforms.
During the visit, Kersna and Lukas will meet with Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Education, Science and Innovations Serhii Babak, Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovyi and Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytsky. The leaders of the Cultural Affairs Committee will also attend seminars dedicated to the vocational education and higher education reform, and visit universities in Zhytomyr and Kyiv.
Kersna and Lukas also plan to visit the office of the International Criminal Court, headed by Kaupo Känd.