Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University


Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University is a higher education institution. The university was established by Kyiv municipal council through reorganization of Kyiv regional Teachers Training Institute named after Borys Hrinchenko. The university is communal property.
According to the decision of Kyiv municipal council of 8 October 2009 Kyiv Municipal Pedagogical University named after Borys Hrinchenko was renamed to Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University and its status changed. The university was transformed from a 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.

Institutes

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. 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 9 December the university celebrates Borys Hrinchenko'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.
In 2007 postgraduate major 13.00.04 Theory and Methods of Professional Education permanently opened.
The Student Scientific Society works at the university. The magazine of the student’s research papers Scientific studies of the Hrinchenko students has been published since 2007; the best scientific works of future teachers are published there.
The university is a signatory of the Magna Charta Universitatum; a member of the International University Association; and the European Association for the Education of Adults.
Grinchenko University cooperating with educational institutions of Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Finland, France, Israel, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, USA.
The university is a member of international projects supported by the European Commission: Seventh Framework Programme on "International Research Network for study and development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science in the field of ICT instruments, e-learning and intercultural competences "; Tempus on the themes: "Development of Embedded System Courses with implementation of Innovative Virtual approaches for integration of Research, Education and Production in Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia "; "Education for Leadership, Intelligence, and Talent Encouraging ".
The university has its original image and is an integral part of Kyiv city education.
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University has a structure that includes:
The distributed campus structure includes