Lviv Polytechnic
Lviv Polytechnic coat of arms
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| Motto | Litteris et artibus (Latin) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1816 (as Technical Academy) |
| Chancellor | Yuriy Bobalo |
| Students | ~31000 |
| Location | Lviv, Ukraine |
| Affiliations | European University Association, Association of Ukrainian Universities |
| Website | http://www.lp.edu.ua/ |
Lviv Polytechnic National University (Ukrainian: Національний університет "Львівська політехніка") is the largest scientific university in Lviv. Since its foundation in 1816, it was one of the most important centres of science and technological development in Central Europe. In the interbellum period, the Polytechnic was one of the most important technical colleges in Poland, together with the Warsaw Polytechnic. Today the University is also the National Defense University (Military Institution).
The history of the Lviv Polytechnic National University begins during the Austrian Empire, and extends through the Second Polish Republic, the Nazi Occupation, the Soviet Union, and into independent Ukraine.
In 1817, the Austrian Empire opened a secondary technical school in Lemberg, divided into a technical school and a commercial school. However, the official change to a technical academy began in 1844, as noted in the following timeline:
Coordinates: 49°50′08″N 24°00′53″E / 49.83556°N 24.01472°E
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