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Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets proposed that the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine develop a unified procedure for admission to universities for persons from temporarily occupied territories. After all, for children from the TOT this is a matter of their salvation from the systemic influence of the occupier state.
This was stated by the Commissioner. He added that Russia is dismantling the Ukrainian education system in the TOT and is building its own educational model according to Russian standards.
Why changes are needed
The Ombudsman says that since 2028 year Russia has introduced a mandatory oral history exam for graduates of 9-th grade. The rule will be extended to educational institutions in the TOT.
Formally, students will be required to demonstrate knowledge of chronology, coherent expression of thoughts, and argumentation skills. But when learning takes place using Russian textbooks, and history is presented through the prism of state propaganda, such an exam becomes much more than a knowledge check. In effect, this is an exam to assess how well students have absorbed the Russian-imposed historical narratives, – Lubinets says.
And he adds: to pass the exam and receive a certificate of education, Ukrainian children will be forced to recite similar versions of history aloud. This is another tool of pressure aimed at erasing Ukrainian identity and imposing a distorted view of their own history.
Therefore, according to the Commissioner, Ukraine needs to create real conditions in which a child or young person from the TOT can leave the TOT, 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 durable procedure for admission to universities for persons from TOT;
provide a systematic information campaign for youth from TOT about admission conditions and timelines, simplified procedures, and required documents;
introduce a separate statistical accounting of TOT entrants;
develop and submit for government consideration 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 according to Russian standards, the Russian Federation gains additional time to impose its own worldview on them, Lubinets noted.
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