The UNESCO Chair on Science Education was established on the basis of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University in June 2021 as part of a special UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme. Together with its partners and the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Chair’s purpose shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information, and documentation on science education. It will facilitate collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in Ukraine and other world regions.

The establishment of the UNESCO Chair is a response to social demands caused by increasing the scientific component of all spheres of modern society, the result of awareness of the University on the develop Ukraine’s scientific potential. The Chair provided an institutional opportunity to implement the principles of science education in teacher training actively. The Chair brought together a cohort of well-known science education theoreticians and practitioners who speak foreign languages who can successfully implement the Chair mission and objectives.