The Ostroh Academy (Polish: Akademia Ostrogska; Ukrainian: Острозька академія, romanized: Ostroz'ka academiya) was an influential institute of higher learning located in Ostroh in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is considered the first institution of higher education in the Eastern Slavic world, dating to 1576 and founded by the wealthy Ruthenian magnate Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski.
The Ostroh Academy (Polish: Akademia Ostrogska; Ukrainian: Острозька академія, romanized: Ostroz'ka academiya) was an influential institute of higher learning located in Ostroh in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is considered the first institution of higher education in the Eastern Slavic world, dating to 1576 and founded by the wealthy Ruthenian magnate Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski.
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