Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev (Kyiv)

Ukraine / Kyyiv / Kiev / Kyiv / vulytsia Volodymyrska, 60
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Established in 1864. This was the residence of the first Ukrainian president, Myhaylo Grushevskiy.

This is the main campus of the University which occupies several buildings in different parts of Kiev.
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Coordinates:   50°26'32"N   30°30'41"E

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  • http://www.univ.kiev.ua/ http://www.univ.kiev.ua/eng/ Kyiv University is an institution of higher education that trains specialists in many fields of knowledge and carries out research. Although this description can be applied to any other institution of similar kind, Kyiv University enjoys a special status among the establishment of higher learning in Ukraine. It is the number-one Ukrainian university, and a major centre of advanced learning and progressive thinking. It consists of more faculties and departments than any other school in Ukraine and provides training of specialists in a greater number of fields than any other comparable Ukrainian educational institution. Kyiv University is named after Taras Shevchenko, a major figure in Ukrainian arts. Its reputation transcends the boundaries of Ukraine. Since the time of its foundation, a hundred and sixty years ago, the University has been generating progressive ideas, shaping Ukrainian intellect, and providing champions of upheld national liberation activity in Ukraine. It has always upheld the Ukrainian freedom-loving spirit. The doors of Kyiv University are open to anyone who is eager to devote himself or herself to enhancing the intellectual potential of and to developing the arts and economy of Ukraine.
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