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Харківський національний університет імені В.Н.Каразіна | |
 University emblem | |
| Latin:Universitas Charcoviensis[1][2] | |
Former names | Imperial Kharkov University (1804—1917) • Free Academy of Theoretical Knowledge(1920-21) • Kharkiv Institute of Public Education(1920—1932)etc. Kharkiv State University (1932—99) |
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| Motto | Cognoscere, Docere, Erudire (Latin) |
Motto in English | To Learn, To Educate, To Enlighten |
| Type | National university |
| Established | 29 January 1804; 221 years ago (1804-01-29) |
Academic affiliations | IAU,EUA,WHO |
| Rector | Tet. Kahanovska [uk] |
Academic staff | 2,256 |
| Students | 17,368 |
| Postgraduates | 500 |
| Address | 4, Svobody square, 61022 ,,, |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue &White |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine |
| Website | karazin.ua |
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TheV. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukrainian:Харківський національний університет імені В.Н. Каразіна,romanized: Kharkivskyi natsionalnyi universytet imeni V.N. Karazina), also known asKharkiv National University orKarazin University, is apublic university inKharkiv,Ukraine. It was founded in 1804 through the efforts ofVasily Karazin, becoming the second oldest university,[3] and theoldest continuously operating one, in modern-day Ukraine.
During theRussian invasion of Ukraine, all buildings were partially or fully destroyed by attacks from Russian forces.[4][5]
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On 29 January [O.S. 17 January] 1805, the Decree on the Opening of theImperial University in Kharkov came into force. The university became the second university in the south of theRussian Empire. It was founded on the initiative of the local community withVasily Karazin at the fore, whose idea was supported by the nobility and the local authorities. Count Seweryn Potocki was appointed the first supervisor of the university, the firstrector being thephilologist and philosopherIvan Rizhsky [uk].
In 1811, the Philotechnical Society was founded, while the Mathematical Society of Kharkov, the Historical and Philological Society of Kharkiv, the Naturalists Society, Societies of Physics, Chemistry, Law, among others, were established in the second half of the 19th century. The first periodicals inSlobozhanshchyna appear in the university around this time, includingKharkovski Ezhenedelnik (1812),Ukrainski Vestnik (1816–1819),Ukrainski Zhurnal (1824–1825), etc.
In 1839, a veterinary school, which in 1851 became an independent institute, was established at the university. By this time, the campus included laboratories, clinics, an astronomical observatory, a botanical garden and a library.
Previously, the university was autonomous with rectors being elected. However, from 1820 to 1850, all its activity was strictly controlled. Rectors were appointed by the Minister of Education, while scientific publications, and academic processes were censored.
In 1863, under a new Statute,[which?] the university became partly autonomous.
The university has been publishingScientific Notes since 1874.
From the 19th century up to the early 20th century, the University of Kharkiv had four schools: School of Physics and Mathematics, School of History and Philology, School of Medicine, School of Law.
The university exerted great influence on school-life in Slobozhanshchyna in the first period of its existence, largely from 1805 to 1835.[citation needed]
From 1917 to 1920, there was a struggle between advocates of the Ukrainian statehood and Russian course. Some of the professors who opposed new political realities left. Most of the Ukrainian professors remained in Kharkiv. They continued working in the institutions founded by the Soviet government: the Academy of Theoretical Knowledge (1920–1921), Kharkiv Institute of Public Education (KhIPE, 1921–1930), Kharkiv Institute of National Economy, Institute of Physics and Chemistry, and Institute of Law. Kharkiv State University, consisting of seven schools — School of Physics and Mathematics, School of Chemistry, School of Biology, School of Geology and Geography, School of Literature and Linguistics (with Department of Philosophy), and School of Economy (with Department of Economic Geography) — was restored on their basis in 1932–1933.
In 1921, Kharkiv Medical Institute was founded based on the School of Medicine of the University of Kharkiv.[citation needed]
In 1936, the university was named after the late Russian writerMaxim Gorky (though he was not related to the university during his life). During theGerman-Soviet war, it was evacuated to the city of Kizilord inKazakhstan, where it merged with theKyiv University to form the United Ukrainian State University.[6] In 1943/44, the university returned to Kharkiv (the first academic year after the liberation of the city on 1 November 1943). In 1951, 800 university students suffered from persecution after they refused to pass exams inRussian. Court trials were held behind closed doors.[citation needed]
In 1977, the following schools were operating in the university: School of Mechanics and Mathematics, School of Physics, School of Geology and Geography, School of Economy, School of History, School of Philology, School of Foreign Languages, School of General Sciences, School of Correspondence Learning, and Night School.[citation needed]
On 11 October 1999,Leonid Kuchma, thePresident of Ukraine issued a decree, in which he, "taking into consideration considerable contribution that Kharkiv State University made to training qualified specialists and to development of science" granted the status of a national university and named it after its founder,Vasyl Karazin.[citation needed]
In 2004, the university was given a twin building (the former Govorov Academy), opposite Svobody Square.[citation needed]
Russian shelling hit the building of the Faculty of Economics[7] which was subsequently destroyed by further Russian shelling.[8] On 5 March the university sports complex was partially destroyed. On 11 March — the building of the Faculty of Physics and Technology was partially destroyed and on 18 March — the Institute of Public Administration was partially ruined. As of 22 March 2022, according to the university's press service, the university had no intact buildings left.
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| THE World[9] | 477 (2021) |
Under the Soviet Union, the University of Kharkiv was decorated theOrder of the Red Banner of Labour, theOrder of the October Revolution and the Order of Peoples' Friendship.[citation needed]
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[10] | 781-790 (2026) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[11] | 23 (2024) |
Kharkiv National University holds the second place in Ukraine in volume of publications and citations in scientific databaseScopus and theHirsch index, with the best academic results in the School of Medicine and School of Biology.
In 2017, according to QS World University Rankings, it is the best university in Ukraine and ranks as 382th university in the world.Also, in 2021, according to THE World University Rankings,[12] it is the best university in Ukraine and ranks as 477th university in the world.
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