06 October 2026
Last Friday, on the occasion of Education Workers’ Day, the results of the first stage of the competition “International STEAM Standardization of Ukrainian Educational Institutions: STEAM STATUS 2026” were announced at the Ukrinform National News Agency in Kyiv.
The competition has been held since 2023 with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
During a live broadcast, the organizers presented official “STEAM PERSPECTIVE” certificates to the 12 top-performing educational institutions from across the country. These include:
Lyceum No. 307, Desnianskyi District, Kyiv
Dnipro Lyceum No. 67 “Dzherelo,” Dnipro City Council
Dnipro Gymnasium No. 84 “Territory of Success,” Dnipro City Council
Dnipro Financial and Economic Lyceum, Dnipro City Council
General Secondary Education School (Levels I–III) No. 55, Lviv
Lyceum No. 10 named after V.H. Korolenko School of the Poltava City Council
Yasinia General Secondary Education Institution (Levels I–III) No. 1, under the Yasinia Settlement Council, Rakhiv District, Zakarpattia Oblast
Romny General Secondary School (Levels I–III) No. 11, under the Romny City Council, Sumy Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Gymnasium No. 89, under the Zaporizhzhia City Council
Zaporizhzhia Gymnasium No. 62, under the Zaporizhzhia City Council
Lyceum No. 2, under the Pokrovsk City Council
Ocheretyne Educational Complex (Municipal Institution), under the Ocheretyne Settlement Military-Civil Administration, Donetsk Oblast
The competition winners and all educators across Ukraine were congratulated by:
Roksolana Shvadchak, Director General of the Directorate for Digitalization and Digital Transformation at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Nadiia Omelchenko, Founder of the “Educational Initiatives Fund” Charitable Foundation
Yuliia Pohrebniak, Director of the State Institution “Ukrainian Institute for Education Development”
Oksana Buturlina, Founder of the “Ukrainian Academy STEM” platform
During the roundtable discussion dedicated to the event, the floor was also given to representatives of parents and students from Ukrainian STEM institutions. In particular, Kateryna Bortnyk—now a first-year student at the National University of Food Technologies—shared her personal journey in science.
The event was held with the support of the competition’s long-standing partners: STEM-class and Logitech.
The competition was organized by the “Educational Initiatives Fund” Charitable Foundation.
You can watch the full recording of the live broadcast on the official page of the Ukrainian National News Agency “Ukrinform” via this link. Following the event, STEM educators from across Ukraine took a tour of the inspiring facilities at “RESPUBLIKA STEM”—a private lyceum in Kyiv that is part of the A+ Educational Holding and KAN Development.
Opened in September 2026, “RESPUBLIKA STEM” is the first school in Kyiv to feature specialized STEAM laboratories on par with those found in European universities. It offers international programs and four distinct areas of specialization, ranging from biotechnology to cybersecurity.
We are sharing a brief photo recap of this wonderful day.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all educators in Ukraine on Teacher’s Day and thank you for your resilience and the light you bring.
