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Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets proposed the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine develop a single procedure for admission to higher education for persons from temporarily occupied territories. For children from TOTs, this is a matter of saving them from the system-wide influence of the occupier state.
This was stated by the Commissioner. He added that Russia is dismantling the Ukrainian education system in the TOTs and building its own educational model according to Russian standards.
Why changes are needed
The Ombudsman says that since 2028 year Russia has introduced a compulsory oral history exam for graduates of 9-grade schools. The rule will be extended to educational institutions in the TOT.
Formally, students will be required to knowledge of chronology, a consistent presentation of thoughts, and argumentative skills. But when education is conducted using Russian textbooks, and history is presented through the prism of state propaganda, such an exam becomes much more than a test of knowledge. In effect, it is a test of how well students have absorbed the Russian-imposed historical narratives,
— says Lubinets.
And he adds: in order to pass the exam and obtain a certificate of education, Ukrainian children will be forced to vocalize similar versions of history. This is yet another instrument of pressure aimed at erasing Ukrainian identity and imposing a distorted view of their own history.
Therefore, according to the Commissioner, Ukraine must create real conditions in which a child or young person from TOT can leave the occupied territory, obtain Ukrainian education, and continue life in Ukrainian society.
What Lubinets proposes
The Commissioner proposed to the Ministry of Education and Science:
develop and approve a single stable procedure for admission to higher education for persons from TOT;
ensure a systemic information campaign for young people from TOT about admission conditions and timelines, simplified procedures, and required documents;
introduce a separate statistical accounting of entrants from TOT;
develop and submit to the government a draft order approving the Concept of access to education for children and youth from TOT and an action plan for its implementation.
The state must act proactively. While a child remains under occupation and studies by Russian standards, the Russian Federation gains additional time to impose its own worldview on them,
— noted Lubinets.
Earlier we reported that in the Parliament they want to limit gadget use in schools: a bill is being prepared.
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