Київський університет імені Бориса Грінченка | |
Motto | Освіта - сутність часу! |
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Motto in English
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Education is essence of the Time! |
Type | Public |
Established | 1874 |
Rector | Victor Ogneviuk |
Address | 18/2 Bulvarno-Kudriavska Str, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04053, Kyiv, Ukraine |
Website | kubg.edu.ua/ |
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (Ukrainian: Київський уніерситет імені Бориса Грінченка) is a higher education institution. The university was established by Kyiv municipal council through reorganization of Kyiv regional Teachers Training Institute named after B. D. Grinchenko. The university is communal property.
According to the decision of Kyiv municipal council of 8 October 2009 Kyiv Municipal Pedagogical University named after B.D. Grinchenko was renamed to Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and its status changed. The university was transformed from pedagogical profile to a multi-profile classic educational institution. This enabled it to expand its activities and have more majors, ensuring full satisfaction of educational requirements of Kyiv dwellers, meeting the needs of Kyiv and its region. In implementing these tasks the university’s activity is aimed at achieving high standards and becoming a European-level institution.
The university consists of six institutes and one university college with more than 8000 students. There are 35 operating departments. The scientific-pedagogical staff includes 49 PhDs, 184 EdSs., 434 teachers. The university offers 10 Master, 12 Specialist and 12 Bachelor level programmes. Each year around 6000 teachers and school principals enhance their skills and get qualified at the university. The university provides PhD and Doctorate training.
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University consists of six institutes, four faculties and a college:
In December 2007, two reading rooms for students, graduates and teachers were opened. The funds of the university library increased significantly (360 thousand copies). New major steps were made in the fields of information studies: information computer center was launched, as well as four computer labs and laboratory of innovative technologies studies.
Each year on December 9 the university celebrates Borys Grinchenko's birthday, and this is the Day of the University.
Actual science issues of university activity are discussed by the Academic Board of the university, as well as by student scientific society.
To improve the professional skills of the faculty scientific-methodological seminar regularly operates.
The collection of scientific works Teacher Education: Theory and Practice. Psychology. Pedagogy is being published by the university since 2001. It is included into the list of scientific professional publications by the State Accreditation Commission of Ukraine.
Scientific research work is carried out in a spirit of cooperation and fruitful contacts with the National Academy of Pedagogical Science of Ukraine and its research institutions. A respective cooperation agreement was signed in 2007.