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For other uses, see Kiev University (disambiguation). Kiev University or officially the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київський національний університет ім. Тараса Шевченка) is a university located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It was founded in 1834 as the University of Saint Vladimir, and since then it has changed its name several times. Currently, its structure consists of fifteen Faculties (academic departments) and four Institutes.
[edit] OverviewKiev University is named after Taras Shevchenko, a major figure in Ukrainian literature and painting. It is an institution of higher education that trains specialists in many fields of knowledge and carries out research. It is considered the most prestigious university in Ukraine[1] and a major centre of advanced learning and progressive thinking[citation needed]. It consists of more faculties and departments and trains specialists in a greater number of academic fields than any other Ukrainian educational institution[citation needed]. [edit] History  [edit] Pre-historyKiev University dates back to the first half of the 17th century. The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, founded in 1632, provided the foundation upon which Kiev University was subsequently built. This Academy, whose history spanned almost 200 years, was the first establishment of higher education in Ukraine. Among its students are many prominent figures of Ukrainian cultural development: Meletius Smotrytsky, Feofan Prokopovich, Hryhoriy Skovoroda, and many others. For many years it was realized that the city of Kiev needed a new type of university. Pressure on the authorities to allow the creation of such a school was growing, but it took many decades before this idea was realized. Since the Russian autocracy feared the new school would turn into a centre of Ukrainian national liberation activity,[citation needed] one must say that such fears were not at all groundless. Kiev University did become a focal point of national consciousness. [edit] Saint VladimirThe University was founded in 1834 and named after Saint Vladimir, the ruler who Christianized the Kievan Rus'. This name was chosen by the authorities of the Russian Empire, where the role of Orthodox Christianity was immense, and may have reflected the ongoing importance of Kiev as the cradle of Eastern Christianity for the entire Empire. The first 62 students started their studies at the university in 1834, in its one faculty, the Faculty of Philosophy, which had two Departments: The Department of History and Philology and The Department of Physics and Mathematics. There were new additions to the original department in 1835 and 1847: the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Medicine. Later on, the original Faculty of Philosophy was divided into two separate units: the Faculty of History and Philology and the Faculty of Natural Sciences. There were no more additions to the number of departments until the 1920s. The walls of the main building are painted in red while the tops and bottoms of its columns are painted black. These refer to the colours of Saint Vladimir's Order (created in 1782), whose motto is "Utilitas, Honor et Gloria". [edit] Taras ShevchenkoIn 1939, Kiev University was re-named after Taras Shevchenko. Upon graduation from Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, then the capital of the Empire, Taras Shevchenko returned to Kiev, and between 1845-1846, was employed by the Archaeological and Ethnographic Commission at Kiev University until his arrest in 1847. [edit] Notable membersMain article: List of Kiev University people [edit] OrganizationAt present, the student body of Kiev University totals about 20,000 students; this number includes almost 2,000 students at the Institute of International Relations which is attached to Kiev University. Kiev University maintains contacts with many universities and research centres throughout the world.
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