October 27-28, 2016 in the Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University named after Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky was held the International Congress on special education, psychology and rehabilitation: "Education for special-needs children: from institutionalization to inclusion". The purpose of the event was to determine the development strategy of education for special-needs people in Ukraine. The discussion was joined by the scientists of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, the leading experts in the field of special and inclusive education of higher education institutions of Ukraine, as well as Poland, Slovakia, the United States, China, Italy. The participants of the Congress received welcome letters from the Chairman of the Charity Fund of Petro Poroshenko, Maryna Poroshenko, and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Liliya Hrynevych.
