The International Institute of Education, Culture and Diaspora Relations, Lviv Polytechnic National University, is deeply honoured to announce the highly esteemed Vynnytskyi family as the inaugural recipients of the Ukrainian Golden Tree honorary award.
Service and dedication to Ukraine across generations; the struggle for Ukrainian statehood, the preservation of national culture during times of statelessness; the development of Ukrainian education abroad and in Ukraine; revealing the truth about the Holodomor and the history of Ukraine to the world; high patriotism and personal professional contribution to the development and establishment of the Independent Ukrainian state in the international community – all this defines the legacy of the Vynnytskyi family.
Iryna Kliuchkovska, Director of the IECDR, emphasized that the Vynnytskyi family embodies the continuity of values passed down through generations: to leave in order to return, to live in order to fight for freedom, to learn in order to serve Ukraine.
It is with great pleasure that we welcome the esteemed members of the Vynnytskyi family–above all Iroid, Oksana, Mykhailo, and Roman–together with their children, grandchildren, and relatives. With deep gratitude, we also honour the memory of the family’s patriarch, Ivan Vynnytskyi, and all those who have departed from this earthly world.
The inauguration ceremony will take placeon 26 September, 2025 in the Assembly Hall of the main building, Lviv Polytechnic National University. The event starts at 4:00 p.m.
We extend our invitation to esteemed family members, friends, colleagues, representatives of the academic community, clergy, students, members of the media, cultural figures, and the wider public.