BIONIC University
BIONIC University (IT university of Vasyl Khmelnytsky) - the first in Ukraine inter-corporate IT university.
The main objective of BIONIC University is to prepare IT specialists of a new formation, who are globally competitive yet aiming at professional fulfillment in Ukraine.
The institution works on the premises of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and is funded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Vasyl Khmelnytsky. As of October 2013, more than $1 million was invested into BIONIC University development. Education at the institution is free of charge.
BIONIC University provides integrated training in three programs:
Enrollment at the university is based on a multi-level selection process. Candidates have to undergo a technical testing in chosen program, English language proficiency testing, and a personal interview. Upon successful completion of the course the trainees obtain certificates.
A number of international and Ukrainian companies and institutions are partners of BIONIC University: Infopulse Ukraine, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, BMS Consulting, Paymentwall, Ciklum, MacPaw, UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education, and . BIONIC University is a Ukrainian partner of Coursera, the leading online educational platform which counts more than 6 million students all over the world.
"It’s impressive to me that Ukraine today graduates the fourth largest number of IT-graduates than any country in the world lagging only behind the USA, India and China. That says to me that you have the raw materials to grow these industries in a way that would contribute to Ukraine’s prosperity, but also to the bilateral ties between our two countries," - Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine at the opening ceremony of BIONIC University.
The institution was founded in 2012 as an educational initiative of BIONIC Hill Innovation Park.
BIONIC University is located in Brothers’ cell building on the premises of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The building represents the architectural monument in the late classicism style and was built in 1823. Throughout the recent decades, the premises remained uncared and were repaired in 2012 at the expense of Vasyl Khmelnytsky. The official opening of BIONIC University took place on September 27, 2013 after a year of work in test mode. A delegation of representatives of famous educational establishments, hi-tech and consulting companies (Intuit Labs, Singularity University Labs, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, Bingham Consulting and others), and both the first and the incumbent U.S. Ambassadors to Ukraine attended the ceremony.
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