Ihor Tsependa, Chairman of the Academic Council of the Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, took part in the round table “Thirty Years of the Constitution of Ukraine: Achievements and Challenges of Modernity”, which was held in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
The event became a platform for discussing the role of the Constitution of Ukraine in establishing a democratic state, ensuring the rule of law and the development of society in the face of modern challenges. The organizer and moderator of the professional discussion was Academician of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Scientific Advisory Council under the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Natalia Kuznetsova.
The roundtable was attended by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Supreme Court Stanislav Kravchenko, the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Anatoliy Zagorodny, the President of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine Volodymyr Zhuravel, people’s deputies of Ukraine, representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, scientists and heads of higher education institutions.
During the discussion, the participants focused on the importance of the Constitution as the foundation of Ukrainian statehood, which for three decades has successfully withstood the tests of political crises, social transformations, a pandemic, and a full-scale war.
In his speech, Igor Tsependa emphasized the important role of education and science in strengthening democratic institutions and forming a responsible civil society. He emphasized that it is universities that today educate generations of citizens who not only know their rights, but also realize their responsibility for the future of the state.
Special attention was paid to the development of human capital as one of the key challenges for Ukraine in the coming decades. The participants of the discussion noted that, along with security and defense, education, science, innovation, and support for youth should remain priorities of state policy.
