The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine invites teachers of Ukrainian at educational institutions abroad to take part in the 13th International Competition “Best Teacher of Ukrainian Abroad”.

The competition has two categories:

• Primary School Teacher;

• Secondary School Teacher.

Teachers of Ukrainian working at educational institutions abroad of any type or form of ownership are eligible to participate, provided they have at least three years of teaching experience.

Competition stages

The competition will be held remotely in two stages:

• Regional stage: 9 November – 24 December 2026, held in the respective country.

• Final stage: 4 January – 30 June 2027.

The regional stage is organised by regional coordinators, who may include founders or heads of educational institutions, leaders of Ukrainian community organisations abroad, or heads of Ukrainian cultural and educational centres.

How to participate

To enter the regional stage, participants must submit an application and a description of their teaching approach to the regional coordinator. The description should outline the technologies, methods, techniques and classroom activities used to implement the approach, together with evidence of its effectiveness and outcomes.

In each category, regional coordinators will select a first-place winner and two runners-up, who will advance to the final stage.

Regional coordinators must send the lists of participants advancing to the final stage to [email protected] by 26 December 2026.

Materials for the final stage

Between 4 January and 1 June 2027, final-stage participants must complete the online application form, providing a link to a Google Drive folder containing:

• a portrait photograph in JPEG format, up to 5 MB;

• a one-page nomination from the head of their educational institution outlining the participant’s achievements, teaching practice and contribution to teaching methodology;

• a presentation describing their teaching approach, up to 20 slides;

• three lesson plans with supporting teaching materials demonstrating how the approach is implemented;

• three video excerpts from the lessons described in the submitted plans — one per lesson, each up to five minutes long.

Document templates for regional coordinators and participants.

The jury will assess the submissions and select the winners in each category by 30 June 2027. The results will be approved by an order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Winners and runners-up will receive diplomas, while ten outstanding teachers will receive letters of appreciation.

Further information: Olena Artemenko, tel. +38 066 410 90 15.