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The article examines the concept of integrating faith and scientific knowledge as a foundational principle of the educational activity of the Private Higher Education Institution Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences. This approach is aimed at overcoming the fragmentation of knowledge and the de-ethicalization of contemporary higher education. The study substantiates the theocentric character of cognition and the postulate of the unity of truth, according to which no fundamental opposition can exist between authentic scientific inquiry and Christian faith, since both share a common ontological source. Within this paradigm, education is understood as a holistic process of personal formation that integrates intellectual development with spiritual and ethical formation. The article provides a systematic analysis of the levels of pedagogical integration of faith and learning based on a corresponding model, tracing the progression from a complete absence of integration to its dynamic and creative level. The ethical, foundational, and worldview approaches to combining academic disciplines with Christian values are examined in detail. Particular attention is given to the practical implementation of the integrative model through contextual, illustrative, and experiential strategies applied in the natural sciences (interpreting the world as the result of intelligent design), economics and management (the concept of biblical stewardship), physical education (somatic theology), and the humanities. Special consideration is given to the role of the Department of Theology as well as to the significance of the so-called hidden curriculum, which includes a system of mentoring, campus atmosphere, interpersonal relationships, and ethical standards for the use of modern digital technologies and artificial intelligence. It is demonstrated that the combined influence of formal and informal educational factors ensures the depth of formation and the internalization of values. The study results in a theoretical substantiation of the graduate model of the Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences as a holistic personality that integrates high professional competence, spiritual maturity, physical culture, and active social responsibility. It is argued that this model is particularly relevant in the context of contemporary social transformations and the postwar reconstruction of Ukraine, as it contributes to the formation of professionals and leaders capable of uniting professionalism with moral responsibility and service to society.
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