Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University

Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (Ukrainian: ????????? ??????????? ????? ?????? ?????????) is a higher education institution. The university was established by Kyiv municipal council[1] 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.

• The university history began in 1874 with the establishment of Pedagogical courses for teacher training in Kyiv.
• In 1919 Borys Hrinchenko Pedagogical Institute began operating, to be later reorganized into Kyiv Pedagogical Courses named after Borys Hrinchenko. These courses assimilated a few other similar pedagogical courses, which led to the foundation of the Kyiv Teacher Training Institute in 1939.
• In 1993 Kyiv Teacher Training Institute was given the name of Borys Hrinchenko. It was providing in-service training for teachers of Kyiv schools.
• In 2002 it was reorganized into Kyiv Municipal Pedagogical University named after Borys Hrinchenko, and it started offering degrees in teaching.
• In 2007 a new era began in the university’s development. A new rector, Viktor Ogneviuk, has made a commitment to transform the university, making it a modern, dynamic and European-oriented educational institution. On 8 October 2008, the university was renamed into Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University, becoming a classical university and having offer different majors, not only teacher training. This has allowed to enrol more students and increase diversity.

• In December 2007, two reading rooms for students, graduates and teachers were opened. The funds of the university library increased significantly (360 thousand copies). New major steps were made in the fields of information studies: information computer centre was launched, as well as four computer labs and laboratory of innovative technologies studies.

  Each year on December 9 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.