Reinventing education in Ukraine with former education minister Liliia Hrynevych

Despite Russia’s war of aggression, Ukraine is rewriting the future of its education system. The New Ukrainian School reform programme is a bold initiative to move away from Soviet-era style schooling and to instead embrace a more modern, student-centred approach. It was launched in 2016, two years after Ukraine's pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych was ousted after months of mass demonstrations. In this episode of Top Class, former Minister of Education and Science Liliia Hrynevych (2016–2019) joins OECD Editor Duncan Crawford to discuss Ukraine's reform journey. She talks about the country's ambitions, the challenges and why even amidst conflict, Ukraine remains committed to transforming how it teaches the next generation.

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Reinventing education in Ukraine with former education minister Liliia Hrynevych is an episode from OECD Education & Skills TopClass Podcast by OECD TopClass Podcast.

This episode is 00:23:39 long.

This episode was published on Jul 21, 2025.

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