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"Tkuma" Institute has experience in organization and conduction of educational events for school and university students, school teachers. In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, regional institutes of advanced teacher training, "Tkuma" Institute organized special system of seminars for improvement of teachers' skills.
"Tkuma" Institute has unique experience in creating textbooks. School History textbooks created by "Tkuma" Institute won All-Ukrainian State Contests and were released in hundreds of thousands of copies.
"Tkuma" Institute effectively cooperates with regional office of Junior Academy of Sciences. On the base of "Tkuma" Institute winter and summer sessions of JAS are conducted. During this events school students have an opportunity to work with the Holocaust museum holdings, consult the Institute and Museum research associates and meet famous Ukrainian and foreign scholars.
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On October 1, 2025, Dr. Igor Shchupak gave a lecture for students of the History Faculty of Y. Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University on the: “There is no pain of someone else people. The Holocaust in the context of other genocides.” The event was held as part of a joint project of the Tkuma Institute, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, and the Yad Vashem Memorial Institute of Catastrophe and Heroism (Israel) “Holocaust studies in Ukraine for the formation the atmosphere of tolerance".
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On September 25, 2025, within the framework of the project “Historical Education for All. Myths and Facts: Between Legend and Reality” of the educational hub “Donechchyna”, an online meeting of history and humanities teachers of secondary educational institutions of the Donetsk region was held with the deputy director for scientific work of the ”Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies Dr. Yehor Vradii, who gave a lecture-presentation on the topic “Crossroads of Worlds: Ukrainians, Jews and Poles of Galicia on the Eve of World War II”.
The meeting was moderated by Liliya Denisova, a methodologist at the Department of National Education, Extracurricular and Civic and Historical Education of the Donetsk Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education.
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“Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies continues its systematic work on researching the Holocaust history and genocides of the 20th century, understanding their lessons to form an atmosphere of tolerance, interethnic understanding, and the development of critical thinking among students.
In early June, a Summer School was held at the Nyzhnoduvansky Lyceum, aimed at overcoming educational losses caused by the full-scale war and supporting students in restoring their academic skills and knowledge.
Read more: Holocaust history lessons for schoolchildren from Luhansk region
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On April 21, an integrated online lesson dedicated to the Holocaust history and genocides was held at the Ivan Bohun Kyiv Military Lyceum. The event combined literature and history, creating a platform for understanding the tragic pages of the 20th century.
Read more: Integrated online lesson on the Holocaust history and genocides
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On April 14, an online seminar for Polish and Ukrainian educators was held, organized by the Tkuma Institute together with the International Center for Auschwitz and Holocaust Education of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (Oswiecim, Poland).
The opening of the seminar was addressed by the Head of Educational Programs of «Tkuma» Institute Iryna Piskareva, Head of Educational Programs of the International Center for Auschwitz and Holocaust Education Nataliya Tkachenko, Director of «Tkuma» Institute, member of the Board of Directors of UJE (Canada), member of the International Auschwitz Council (Poland) Dr. Igor Shchupak.