Ministry of Education and Science
Minosvity is the colloquial abbreviation for the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the central executive body responsible for state policy in education and science. It is led by the Minister of Education and Science, who is appointed by the Verkhovna Rada on the nomination of the Prime Minister. The ministry sets national curricula and standards, oversees universities and research institutions, and represents Ukraine in international education and science fora.
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Ukraine's parliament adopts minority-education law demanded by Hungary, clearing path to two more EU accession clusters
On 12 October 2026, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada adopted and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law expanding educational rights for national minorities and indigenous peoples — the change Hungary had demanded in exchange for unblocking two EU accession negotiation clusters. Hungary's foreign minister confirmed Budapest will agree to opening clusters 2 "Internal Market" and 3 "Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth" at a Ukraine–EU intergovernmental conference planned for 13 October in Luxembourg, where the EU's Coreper had already signalled readiness to approve the negotiation positions.