For nearly 50 years the UGCC was the largest banned ecclesial body in the world. In 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the UGCC was again legalized. An important step in the rebuilding of the Church was the revival of the Lviv Theological Academy as a center of theological study on 1 September, 1994. Educational Program Reflecting its Eastern Christian background, the study of Sacred Scripture, the writings of the Fathers of the Church, and liturgy are the focus of the Lviv Theological Academy's academic curriculum. The undergraduate program likewise includes a thorough course of study in historical and systematic philosophy.
Most students study four semesters of Greek and three semesters of Latin.
Through the intensive teaching of Greek and Latin to all of its students, the LTA will have a strong impact on classical philology in Ukraine, where at the 12 state universities there is only one Classics Department, which graduates only about 10 students per year. In addition to the required core courses in systematic, moral, and pastoral theology, Church history, and canon law, the undergraduate program of studies also includes Byzantine history, art history, and archaeology. The LTA is comprised of 2 campuses. The city campus in Lviv provides philosophical and theological education to nearly 200 religious and lay students. In addition, there is a separate program for the continuing education of more than 200 priests.