“The Minister of National Unity of Ukraine could not specifically answer the question in which Polish schools the “Ukrainian component” mentioned by him appeared”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to him, “constructive interaction continues between the governments of Poland and Ukraine in matters of education, the education of Ukrainian children in Poland.”
“Today I had a meeting with the Minister of Education of Poland, with whom we discussed in detail the issue of the Ukrainian component or the Ukrainian program in Polish schools. Also – the issue of the involvement of Ukrainian teachers. And also – those obstacles that existed or may exist, which relate to the nostrification of diplomas of Ukrainian teachers. I am sure that these issues will be resolved in the near future. There is such an understanding, and the Polish government is taking significant steps towards it,” Chernyshov noted.
The minister could not specifically answer the question in which Polish schools the “Ukrainian component” mentioned by him appeared.
“We have established a working dialogue with the Ministry of Education. I believe that this is a very important step forward. The issue of the Ukrainian component is completely clear, and we will solve it together. In fact, we should be aware of the logic and politics of the Polish education system and their goals in this regard. But I assure you that we have very positive developments in this matter,” said the Minister of National Unity of Ukraine.
Chernyshov also noted that the Polish government received funding in the amount of 500 million zlotys (over 120 million dollars – ed.) to finance coordinators of intercultural issues. We are talking about educators who integrate children from national minorities into the Polish education system (that is, these funds will be directed not only to the Ukrainian minority, but also to others represented in Poland – ed.).
According to the UNHCR, about a million Ukrainian refugees currently live in Poland.
Total aid to Poland in 2022, including support for Ukrainian refugees in Poland, amounted to more than 2% of its GDP, or 56.6 billion zlotys, according to a report by the Institute for World Economic Studies in Kiel. As a percentage of GDP, it was the largest indicator among all countries that helped Ukraine.