Kiev Theological Academy is a center for the protection of Orthodoxy. Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary Sergei Kosovsky Kiev Theological Seminary
The Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary is the central spiritual educational institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. For many centuries, the teaching staff of Kiev theological schools have been educating future pastors and theologians of the Church of Christ.
Results of the 2006-2007 academic year
In the 2006-2007 academic year, on May 27, the day of the Holy Trinity, the XII graduation of the Academy and the XVI graduation of the seminary took place. In the Assembly hall Kiev Pechersk Lavra the results of the state of theological schools for the past academic year were summed up. According to the results of final exams, 23 people graduated from the Kiev Theological Academy. Of these, 18 were awarded the degree of candidate of theology, two defended their theses, three received certificates of graduation. There were 8 graduates in the priesthood (3 deacons and 5 priests).
40 graduates received a diploma from the Kiev Theological Seminary. Among them, 6 pupils in all academic disciplines were assessed as "excellent" ("5"), 23 graduates graduated with I grade, 8 - for II, 3 - without grade. Among the graduates of the seminary, there was one deacon in the priesthood.
As for the correspondence sector, as of May 23, 2007, 175 graduates received diplomas of graduation from the Kiev Theological Seminary of the correspondence department.
The total number of pupils of the KDS of the correspondence form of education is 769 people, the KDA is 854 people, which in total is 1623 pupils and students.
For the 2006-2007 academic year, within the walls of the Kiev Theological Academy, applicants defended 1 master's thesis and 60 candidate's theses. The number of defended theses is 148.
For 18 years of existence after the revival within the walls of KDAiS, 4 doctors of theology, 3 masters, 296 candidates, 839 graduates with diploma theses have defended. During this period, 1476 people graduated from the Theological Academy, 4071 graduated from the Theological Seminary.
In the new academic year - with reforms
By the decision of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on May 31, 2007, Bishop Anthony (Pakanich) of Boryspil, vicar of the Kiev Metropolis, was appointed rector of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary.
In fulfillment of the blessing of the Holy Synod of January 24, 2007 regarding the reform of spiritual education in the KDAiS, the new, 2007-2008 academic year began with some changes. In particular, the following subjects were introduced into the curriculum: English(1st class of seminary), pastoral psychiatry (4th class of seminary). From the new academic year, pupils and students have the opportunity to study the New Greek language as an option.
For a more effective implementation of the planned reform of spiritual education, the number of teaching staff in Kiev theological schools was increased by a third. Now the level of theological education in the capital's religious educational institution is raised by joint efforts by 54 teachers. To replenish the teaching staff, former graduates of the Kiev and Moscow Theological Academies, the Patras University (Greece), the St. Sergius Theological Institute in Paris, the Higher Practical School in the Sorbonne, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev and other higher educational institutions were invited. For teaching subjects bordering on secular sciences, teachers from other higher educational institutions were invited to Kiev theological schools.
Today the library of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary is equipped with modern computers and other necessary equipment. An active preparation of a computer class with Internet access is underway, which will help in writing theses and Ph.D. theses.
To implement the reform of spiritual education in KDAiS, monthly meetings of the Academic Council are held, at which pressing issues are resolved and ways of their solution are determined.
Interaction with other educational institutions. Participation in theological forums
To expand the horizons of the academic family, meetings are held between teachers and students of Kiev theological schools with representatives of the teaching staff and students of other educational institutions. On November 1, one of these meetings took place at the residence of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the leadership of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr. The guests of KDAiS were teachers and students of the Philosophy Department of the Kiev-Mohyla Academy.
Shortly before that, on October 25, the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil, had a meeting with the youth club at the Holy Trinity Iona Monastery.
Teachers of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary take an active part in international scientific and practical theological conferences. For example, on September 16-19, the Transfiguration Monastery in Bose (Italy) hosted the XV International Conference "The Transfiguration of the Lord in the Orthodox Spiritual Tradition" dedicated to Russian spirituality. The delegation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was headed by the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil. The delegation included teachers from Kiev theological schools: Archpriest Vladimir Savelyev, priest Sergei Govorun and A. Romanov.
On October 3-4, the Glukhov State Pedagogical University hosted the International Scientific and Practical Conference "The Acts of St. Demetrius of Rostov", dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the canonization of the saint. From the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary, the conference was attended by a teacher of the KDS, head of the KDAiS Chancellery Vladimir Kotsaba, who made a presentation on the topic: "Preaching activity of St. Demetrius of Rostov."
With the blessing of His Beatitude Volodymyr, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine, on October 7, in the assembly hall of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, chaired by the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony, an internal academic scientific conference dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the canonization of St. Demetrius of Rostov was held. After Vladyka Anthony's opening remarks, in which he emphasized the importance of the saint's scientific activity in the history of the Orthodox Church in Russia and in the formation of a Christian worldview, teachers and students of Kiev theological schools read reports that comprehensively examined the biography, preaching work and the historical significance of the deeds of St. Demetrius.
On October 11, Moscow hosted celebrations dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the resumption of the patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church. As part of the celebrations in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, a scientific conference "Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church" was held, in which the rector of the KDAiS Bishop Anthony of Boryspil took part. Vladyka read out a report on the topic “Local Churches and Church Unity. A few words about the nature of church autocephaly. "
On November 13-14, the V All-Ukrainian Philosophical and Theological Readings "Orthodoxy in World Culture" were held in Dnepropetrovsk, at which Kiev theological schools were represented by Archpriest Vasily Zaev, associate professor of the KDA.
From 13 to 16 November, the International Theological Conference "Orthodox Teaching on Church Sacraments" continued its work in Moscow. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church was represented by the Rector of the KDAiS, His Grace Anthony. As part of the work of the "Sacrament of the Priesthood" section, Vladyka Rector made a report "The Fathers' Foundations of the Sacrament of the Priesthood." More than 100 speakers from 15 countries of the world took part in the conference.
Pupils and students represent KDAiS at internal church and international scientific conferences. One of these was the International Student Scientific and Practical Conference "Science and Religion", which took place on November 2-3 in Minsk at the Institute of Theology named after Saints Methodius and Cyril of the Belarusian State University. With the blessing of the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil, students of the KDA Viktor Ivashchuk (IV year, report on the topic “On discord and general provisions in evolutionism and creationism”) and Sergey Savenkov (II year, topic of his speech - “Understanding the phenomenon of clinical death in modern science and Christian anthropology ").
The guests of Kiev theological schools are famous church and secular figures of our time
On October 2, the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony of Boryspil received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hellenic Republic to Ukraine Dimitra Charalampos, and on October 5, the famous Greek singer Anni Aleksopoulou visited the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary.
The arrival of the Alexandrian Patriarch Theodore II was a historic event for the theological schools of the capital. On October 15, the entire KDAiS, headed by the rector, communicated with His Beatitude. By the decision of the Academic Council of the KDA on October 15, 2007 (Journal No. 63), His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of the great city of Alexandria, Libya, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, all Egypt and all Africa, Theodore II was elected an Honorary Member of the Kiev Theological Academy. The diploma of election to the Patriarch was presented by the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony. In a letter of gratitude dated October 18, 2007 addressed to His Grace Anthony, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch wrote: "We express our patriarchal gratitude and satisfaction with the high honor that you have bestowed upon us, having awarded us the title of an honorary member of your Theological Academy."
In order to expand the practical perception of theological disciplines, on the initiative of teachers, students and alumni of the KDAiS visit educational institutions of other religious denominations. In particular, on November 5, IV year students of the KDA visited the church of St. Catherine of the German Evangelical Lutheran community in Kiev. The purpose of the visit was to study the history, doctrine and liturgy of Lutheranism within the boundaries of the course on the history of the Reformation. Pastor Peter Zachy, who has been serving in the Church of St. Catherine for 7 years, answered the students' questions.
On November 16, 3rd year students of KDA made a trip to the Catholic Theological Seminary in the town of Gorodok, Khmelnitsky region. Our students got acquainted with the life and life of the seminary, with its scientific and theological process, attended the celebration of the Mass of the Roman rite, led by the bishop of Kamenets-Podolsk Leon, listened to lectures by the professors of the seminary, and also held a lively theological dialogue with local students on the topic of historical and religious events in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
To improve the outlook of pupils and students, well-known church figures and workers of various branches of industry are invited to meet with them. So, on November 1, in the assembly hall of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the teacher of the Ugreshskaya Theological Seminary, Candidate of Theology Vladimir Pitko gave a lecture on the topic: "The history and development of Islam."
The famous modern missionary, teacher of the St. Tikhon's Theological Institute, Deacon Andrei Kuraev, has repeatedly become a guest of Kiev theological schools. The fascinating rhetorician constantly gathers around him many seminarians and academics, with whom he communicates on various theological topics, answering the questions posed in his original style.
Act day
November 9 - the memory of the Monk Nestor the Chronicler - the annual Aktual Day of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary. This year it was especially festive: the celebrations were attended by representatives of all theological seminaries of the UOC, as well as the rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and Seminary, Archimandrite Leonid, and a representative of Moscow theological schools. During the divine service on this day, a number of teachers were awarded high awards by His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir.
The solemn part of the celebration in the assembly hall of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was opened by the rector of the KDAiS, Bishop Anthony, after which His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. After the report for the 2006-2007 academic year of the vice-rector for educational work, Archdeacon Sergius of Kosovsky, the professor of the KDA, Archpriest Georgy Somenok, read a report on the topic: "Baptism of the Rus in the church-cultural context of Greco-Slavic relations."
The greetings from the guests were warm. And the teaching staff of the Kiev theological schools on this day was replenished with 3 associate professors. They were: Bishop Iriney (Semko) of Nezhinsky and Baturyn, Archpriests Dimitri Denisenko and Vladimir Savelyev. The diplomas of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church were awarded to students and pupils of the KDAiS, who worked on the creation of a new edition of the "Law of God". At the end of the festive evening, the choir of the Kiev theological schools under the direction of Hieromonk Roman (Podlubnyak) gave a festive concert.
Cultural life of KDAiS
Within the framework of cultural and educational activities, the leadership of the Kiev theological schools, in cooperation with other state institutions of culture and arts, organizes visits to theaters and operetta for students. Pupils of theological schools make excursions to museums (in particular, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War), visit city libraries ( National Library named after Vernadsky) and so on.
On the basis of the Kiev Theological Academy, there are catechism courses, a Sunday school for children and adults, and Orthodox pedagogical courses.
Household arrangement
Much attention in KDAiS is paid to creating comfort in Everyday life students and pupils. During the summer period overhaul administrative and academic buildings, new furniture and necessary equipment were purchased. At this time, one of the buildings is under restoration, which will become a student dormitory in the future.
There is a medical office in Kiev theological schools, where doctors monitor the health of the pupils. A good medical examination is very important for a normal educational process. Through the efforts of the chief physician of the Kiev Clinical Ophthalmological Hospital "Center for Eye Microsurgery", the chief ophthalmologist of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of Ukraine Sergei Rykov, a cardiograph, an apparatus for conducting a cardiogram of the heart, recently appeared in the medical office. In the future, it is planned to fully provide the necessary medical equipment. If necessary, city hospitals respond to requests from the administration of theological schools and provide the pupils and students of KDAiS with medical assistance.
With the blessing of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr, today Kiev theological schools with inspiration and devotion carry out their main mission - they educate future clergymen to preach the Gospel of Christ.
Russian Orthodox Church.
Ob-ra-zo-va-on 28.09 (10.10) .1819 in connection with re-or-ha-ni-za-tsi-she du-hov-no-go-ra-zo-va-nia in the Russian im-peria on the base of the Ki-ev-sky spirit-hov-noy se-mi-na-rii (until 1817, the Kiev-vo-Mo-gi-lian-aka-de-miya). In 1819-1869 it was the center of the Kiev Spiritual and Educational District, which included 17 dioceses. Initially, the staff consisted of the rector (in the rank of archimandrite), 6 professors and other teachers. In 1917, 20 professors, 16 associate professors, 2 lecturers taught at the KDA.
The training course lasted 4 years. Throughout the time it was studied Holy Bible as well as classical (Latin, Greek and Hebrew) and modern (German or French) languages. Among the subjects studied in the first two years were philosophy, literature, general and Russian history... The senior courses taught theology, church history, church literature, geography, and other subjects. Annually from 30 to 75 people graduated from KDA (in 1823 - 39 people, in 1867 - 53, in 1884 - 74, in 1889 - 40, in 1905 - 48 people). The Academy trained primarily teachers for theological seminaries.
In the 1830s, theology and philosophy at the KDA began to be taught not in Latin, but in Russian. The level of teaching dogmatic theology was high [archimandrite (since 1885, bishop) Sylvester (Malevansky) introduced the historical approach in its presentation], literature and go-mi-le-ti-ki (Ya.K. Amfitheatrov, priest N. S. Gross ), as well as items directly related to pastoral activities [archimandrite (bishop since 1858, archbishop since 1867) Anthony (Amphitheater), V.F. Pevnitsky, etc.]. MN Ska-ball-la-no-vich and A.A.
A special role was played by the KDA philosophical school. Its founder is considered to be Professor I. M. Skvortsov (1795-1863), who taught the history of philosophy, logic, psychology, metaphysics and moral philosophy. His successor was Archimandrite Theophanes (Avsenev), an adherent of classical German idealism, who had already taken monastic vows as a professor. PD Yurkevich is considered their best student. The pupils of the philosophical school of the KDA were also professor of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy V.N.Karpov, known for his translations of Plato, O.M. Novitsky, who was the first to teach the history of ancient philosophy in Russian, S.S. M.M.
Basis for development historical science in the KDA was founded by Metropolitan Eugene (Bolkhovitinov), who encouraged students to study antiquities and established in 1827 an award for the best historical essay. The first head of the Department of Church History in 1841-1842 was Makariy (Bulgakov); later it was occupied by: I. I. Malyshevsky, F. G. Lebedintsev, F. A. Ternovsky, N. I. Petrov, S. T. Golubev, F. I. Titov. Representatives of the historical science of the KDA paid special attention to the study of the history of the Kiev Metropolitanate at the end of the 16th-18th centuries, having published a corpus of documents on this topic.
In the middle of the 17th century.
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| International name | Kiev Theological Academy |
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| Type of | closed confessional educational institution |
| Location | Kiev |
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Academic Church of the Kiev Theological Academy
History
Kiev Brotherhood School (1615-1631)
Kiev-Mohyla Collegium (1631-1701)
By its basic nature, the collegium resembled foreign colleges and academies in which the Grave himself studied. It taught: languages (Slavic, Greek and Latin), singing and elementary music theory (according to the European model), catechism, arithmetic, poetry, rhetoric, philosophy and theology; pupils were divided into eight classes: analogy, or headlight, infima, grammar, syntaxim, piitika, rhetoric, philosophy and theology. In addition to studying these subjects, the pupils practiced debates every Saturday. The superiors were: rector, prefect (inspector and housekeeper) and superintendent (overseer for the deanery of the pupils); among the leaders of this collegium are most famous: Innokenty Gizel, Joasaph Krokovsky, Lazar Baranovich, Ioanniky Golyatovsky, Anthony Radzivilovsky, Gabriel Dometsky, Varlaam Yasinsky, St. Demetrius (Tuptalo), Stefan Yavorsky, Theophylact Lopatinsky, Theophan Prokopovich, St. Innokenty Kulchinsky and Gabriel Buyaninsky.
Kiev-Mohyla Academy (1701-1817)
In 1701, the college was renamed the Academy, and the range of sciences was expanded: the languages French, German and Hebrew, natural history, geography, mathematics were introduced; for some time they also taught architecture and painting, higher eloquence, rural and domestic economy, medicine and Russian rhetoric.
By the end of the 18th century, the number of teachers reached 20 or more; the academic library had over 10,000 books. Theology from 1759 was taught according to the system of Feofan Prokopovich, rhetoric - according to the leadership to the eloquence of Lomonosov, the rest of the subjects, mainly - according to foreign guidelines.
At first, the external welfare of the academy was unenviable. The students, whose number reached 500, were partly supported by the monastic funds, partly they themselves collected donations around the city in money, food and firewood; dispersed to the cities and villages of the Kiev and Chernigov provinces to collect alms, and they sang sacred verses in front of the windows of houses. Before the holidays of the Nativity of Christ and Easter, they walked with a star, a nativity scene and a district committee. In the summer, they gathered in wandering groups and dispersed to different localities in order to obtain food for themselves by singing cants, performing dramas, tragedies and comedies, reciting poetry and speeches, and performing services in parish churches. Donations from the Court, clergy, nobles and hetmans somewhat eased the plight of the poor. Since the end of the 18th century. the government began to allocate special amounts for the maintenance of the academy. The Kiev Academy is of great importance in the history of Russian enlightenment in the 18th century.
A significant number of figures came out of it in various fields of public service: its pupils became teachers at the Moscow Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy, the St. Petersburg Alexander Nevsky Seminary and the Kazan Academy; they re-established many seminaries.
Kiev Theological Academy (1819-1919)
The Kiev Theological Academy was opened "in its new structure" on September 28, 1819 at its historical place, in the Bratsk Epiphany School Monastery.
Several museum showcases of the Kiev Museum of one street are dedicated to the activities of the Kiev Theological Academy and outstanding historians and professors of the KDA who lived on Andreevsky Descent: Afanasy Bulgakov, Stepan Golubev, Pyotr Kudryavtsev, Fedor Titov, Alexander Glagolev and others.
There are debates in the scientific community about whether the Kiev Theological Academy can be considered the successor of the Kiev-Mohyla Academy, since after the reform of 1819 the educational process completely changed and only one person was left from the old teaching staff.
Modern life
The rector of the academy from May 31, 2007 to December 21, 2017 was Anthony (Pakanich), Metropolitan of Brovary, manager of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
On December 21, 2017, Sylvester (Stoychev), Bishop of Belogorodsky, was appointed rector of the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary.
The rector of the academy is currently the Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Epiphanius (Dumenko). From July 6, 2000 to July 27, 2010, Metropolitan Dimitry (Rudyuk) was the rector.
Rectors
Inspectors
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Literature
- Askochensky V.I. Kiev with its oldest school, the academy. - К., 1856 .-- parts 1, 2.
- Askochensky V.I. The history of the Kiev Theological Academy after its transformation in 1819. - SPb. , 1863.
About the history of the KDA - Archimandrite Sylvester Stoichev,senior assistant to the rector of KDA for educational and methodological work, to the 400th anniversary of the Kiev Theological Schools.
Kiev Bratsk Monastery and Kiev Theological Academy
This year the Kiev Theological Academy, more precisely, the Kiev Theological Schools, is celebrating 400 years since its foundation. Who initiated its emergence?
It was 400 years ago that the Kiev Theological School appeared, which introduced the systematic teaching of theological sciences. First of all, this was the result of the activities of St. Petra Mogila. Yes, there are other well-known theological schools, but all of them arose later than the KDA and were organized along the lines of the Kiev Theological Academy (at that time - “Kiev-Mohyla Collegium”, our theological school changed its name several times).
Drawing of St. Peter Mogila. Perhaps the project of the building of the Kiev Collegium. 1630s
As you know, cadres decide everything, and, of course, in order to open any school, especially theological, educated people are needed.
At that time, Ukraine was under the strong influence of powers of another religion, as a result of this, Orthodox education in the country was not very developed. The very decision on the need to open a theological school, a center for spiritual education and enlightenment was extremely important. The spiritual school graduated specialists who, thanks to the knowledge gained, could open other spiritual schools, in the image of their alma mater. Many graduates of the Kiev-Mohyla Collegium became educators, the first teachers, and organizers of systematic theological education in other parts of the Orthodox world. First of all - in the same Moscow, where a huge number of famous theologians, educators, "book people", as it was customary then to say, were graduates of the Kiev-Mohyla Spiritual College or their students.
Metropolitan of Kiev Peter Mogila
- What tasks did spiritual education face?
Spiritual education helps to solve the problems facing the Church forever. The first task is to instruct those who have already believed in the faith, and the second is to conduct missionary work outside the Church, work with those who doubt or criticize the Orthodox Church. In order to fulfill these tasks, serious theological education and training is required. The absence of these badly affected the position of Orthodoxy and Orthodox Christians in Ukraine at that time. Representatives of other faiths were well educated and trained, especially in the field of controversy. And therefore it was necessary not only to possess theological knowledge, but also to be able to present this knowledge, to be able to prove the correctness and rightness of Orthodoxy. So the Kyiv-Mohyla Spiritual College is not only a center of education, but also a center for the protection of the Orthodox faith. It seems to me that the second task is even more important than the first.
Of course, sometimes there are criticisms of the Kiev-Mohyla Spiritual College and its founder, Metropolitan of Kiev Petro Mohyla. But, as shown in many studies, these critical reviews (even if they are not unfounded) do not detract from the positive that Metropolitan Peter did for the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, for the Kiev-Mohyla Spiritual College in particular, and for our entire Church in general.
The main building of the Kiev-Mohyla collegium in the 17th century
- Please tell us about the connection of the Kiev theological schools with foreign theological educational institutions.
Historically, the Kiev Theological Academy has always kept in touch with foreign educational institutions. Many KDA teachers were educated in the West. At that time there was such a tendency - to get education abroad, sometimes in Catholic educational institutions, but to come back and use the knowledge gained to defend Orthodoxy. Therefore, there was a connection in the form of acquaintance with the traditions and tendencies of education of the best universities in Europe.
In addition, as already mentioned, many graduates of the Kiev-Mohyla Theological College, sometimes as founders, sometimes as prominent figures in other theological schools. And these are also connections. We can say that the Kiev-Mohyla Spiritual College has created a whole family of theological schools, a family of people who came from it.
Students of the Kiev-Mohyla Academy. Fragment of engraving. 1739 year
At a certain stage in its history, the Kiev Theological Academy itself became the center of education for foreign students. And above all - for students from Orthodox countries that were under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. During the 19th-20th centuries, many Serbs, Bulgarians, Romanians, Arabs studied at the Kiev Theological Academy, there were even a few Japanese. In this regard, our Church, through the KDA, helped other Orthodox peoples to preserve the level of education from decline and maintain a worthy level of pastoral service. When, in the new historical conditions, the possibility of creating national theological schools arose, it was precisely the graduates of the KDA that were engaged in this.
One of the halls of the Church-Archaeological Museum. 1910s
Traditionally, the Kiev Theological Academy had scientific ties with many research centers. Many students traveled to Europe to work in libraries and listen to lectures by renowned professors. Thank God, today this tradition is being revived. Over the past 7 years, KDA has signed cooperation agreements with educational institutions in Serbia, Italy, Switzerland, Romania. It is planned to sign such agreements in Slovakia, Poland, and the USA. It’s even difficult now to list all those universities with which the KDA signed a similar agreement.
The front facade of the new educational building of the Kiev Theological Academy. Photo of the early twentieth century
- Are foreign students studying at the Academy today?
And now many people want to study at the KDA. We have students from Serbia, a Greek clergyman, and there were students from Poland. I hope that the number of foreign students will continue to grow, this is necessary to maintain educational and spiritual ties with other Orthodox local Churches.
Kiev Theological Seminary and Academy. Modern look
- Can we say that the level of the Academy is not at all lower, and one can say, even a cut higher than a secular university?
I am absolutely sure of this for the simple reason that we require and teach disciplines that are compulsory for the humanities. These are languages, and philosophy, and the history of philosophy, and logic. In our master's program there are subjects that deeply study various philosophical trends. There are subjects related to the study of languages. We study English, Latin, Ancient Greek and Hebrew. Also - theological subjects, which are priority for us. Therefore, a student of our educational institution has the opportunity to get a good humanitarian education in the field of languages and general subjects such as history and history of philosophy, as well as - to master theological disciplines.