UWC’s education council strengthens partnership with Chernivtsi National University

Lyuba Lyubchyk, chair of the UWC’s International Educational Coordinating Council (IECC) of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), recently visited the southwestern region of Chernivtsi, where she met with academics from the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University. 

Their discussion centered on fostering cooperation to create educational materials on Ukrainian history for children living abroad. These resources would support primary and secondary school students attending weekly Ukrainian-language schools abroad.

“We identified key areas for future cooperation between UWC’s IECC and [the]…Chernivtsi National University,” Lyubchyk said. “In these critical times, it is vital to join forces, pool resources, and leverage our influence for the shared goal of promoting the Ukrainian national idea.” 

Among those present were Tetiana Fedirchyk, Vice-Rector for Academic and Educational Affairs; Vasyl Karpo, Dean of the Faculty of History; and Svitlana Romaniuk, Head of the Department of Pedagogy and Methods of Primary Education.

The Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University is one of Ukraine’s oldest classical universities. It was founded on March 31, 1875 by decree of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. 

It originally included a theological Greek Orthodox faculty – the only Orthodox faculty in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the 20th century, the university underwent several name changes, and in 2000, after receiving national status, it was renamed the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.

As of Dec. 1, 2024, the university had over 14,000 students enrolled in various academic programs.