Poland will take over the training of more than five hundred students from Donbass

Polish universities this academic year will take a hundred students from Donbas and in the coming year there will be another 450, said the Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk in Brussels during a meeting with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

According to Tusk, Poland has prepared a special scholarship for students from Eastern Ukraine.

" so, this year one hundred Ukrainian students from Donbass will study at Polish universities. In the coming year their number will increase to 450 " - quoted the Prime Minister press service of the Ukrainian President.

Tusk said that Poland supports the initiative of the head of Ukraine on the creation of EU programmes for the restoration of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Poroshenko expressed gratitude to the Polish Prime Minister and noticed that the Development of relations with Poland is a strategic priority of Ukraine's foreign policy.

Because of the military confrontation in the Donbass will not be able to open its doors to dozens of schools and universities. The Ukrainian government transferred many students to study in universities in other regions of the country.


Kyiv authorities since April of conduct in the East of Ukraine military operation directed against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat of residents of Donbas. According to the latest information from the UN, from mid April to Ukraine forcibly deprived of life, more than 2 and a half thousand civilians, about six thousand wounded.

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