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Educating the Future Leaders of Ukraine
In Prayer and Solidarity with Ukraine: Stay up to date about UCU’s response to the war in Ukraine
Located in Western Ukraine, Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) is the first Catholic university on the vast territory of the former Soviet Union. The university is open to members of all faiths and is guided by Western and Catholic principles of compassion and transparency. Since the start of the unjustified Russian invasion, UCU students have continued their studies and, with their service learning education, bravely support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
Through its fundraising activities in the United States, UCU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, assists UCU in meeting its educational and financial challenges and gives U.S. donors a secure way to support UCU.
The Metropolitan Gudziak Endowed Faculty Fund $1 million match challenge has been reached! Thank you to the nearly 300 donors who made this goal a reality!
This historic accomplishment so inspired a donor that an additional $250,000 match challenge has been added for 2026. With your support, the Fund can now be established in the amount of $5 million!
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Help the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) educate leaders for Church and society.Support a student scholarship, a professor’s salary, or even a classroom or a building. We also ask you for your prayers.
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Get involved with fellow supporters of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in the USA.Join a Friends of UCU committee, attend an event, or even visit Ukraine and UCU.
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WHAT LEADERS ARE SAYING
“Thank you to UCU for supporting veterans throughout their journey in education, mental health, career development, and community-building. This is the right thing to do, but it is also a smart thing to do, as it makes Ukraine stronger.”
Oksana Markarova
Advisor to the President of Ukraine on Reconstruction and Investments and Former Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
“The Ukraine that we can see today – the Ukraine that is resisting this horrible genocidal invasion is a Ukraine of civil society. And for me, one of the most beautiful examples of civil society in Ukraine is the one we are all here to support – Ukrainian Catholic University.”
Timothy Snyder
Professor of History at Yale University
“Ukrainian Catholic University is creating an ethos that forms people, and they carry the values with them wherever they go.”
Robert Brinkley
Former Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine
MEET OUR DONORS
“I am driven by my passion to help Ukraine in its fight for independence and basic human dignity. I am inspired by the powerful story of UCU, which cultivates the new ethical leaders of Ukraine’s tomorrow.”
Nataliya Anon
Tech Entrepreneur and UCU Foundation Board Member
“UCU is a bastion of Christian education and research in many different branches of knowledge. Young minds educated there have the opportunity to discover and discern ‘the way, the truth, and the life.’ These men and women will graduate and become the builders, the evangelizers, and the leaders of Ukraine.”
Martha Wiegand
a dedicated supporter and legacy donor
“We believe in the mission, strategy, and leadership of Ukrainian Catholic University, and are proud to be part of its legacy.”
Chrystia & Andriy Kozak
sponsors of the Kozak Fitness Center
