Romania’s Minister of Education and Research Daniel David sent a letter to his Ukrainian counterpart, stressing the importance of respecting the educational rights of the Romanian minority in Ukraine, particularly amid the country’s ongoing secondary education reforms, informs a release the Education and Research Ministry issued on Wednesday.

In his letter, David highlighted the ‘legitimate’ requests of Romanian community representatives and offered Romania’s experience in minority-language education as a model. He called for consultations between the two ministries to ensure dialogue and cooperation.

The reforms are expected to significantly reduce Romanian-language high schools in Chernivtsi, with only four such schools remaining alongside nine mixed-language institutions starting 1 September 2027, according to the Romanian Community of Ukraine.

David stressed that educational decisions at any level should not infringe on the rights of ethnic Romanians to study in their mother tongue, in line with Ukraine’s international commitments. AGERPRES