National Forestry University of Ukraine

The National Forestry and the Wood-Technology University of Ukraine is a Ukrainian University in Lviv.

Establishing of forestry education in western Ukraine had a long prehistory. In 1807, Galychian foresters appealed to the Government with a request to open a secondary forestry educational establishment. In 1812, the project of creation of a department and professional studios at Lviv University was submitted for consideration. In 1852, a Forestry Section began to operate at the Galychina Economic Society, and soon in 1874, the Galychina Forestry Society appeared. On October 24, 1874, the Regional School of Forestry began training of specialists in Lviv. In 1908, the Regional School of Forestry was given the status of a higher educational establishment.

The University is accommodated in 9 academic buildings, one of them being an architectural monument. Residence halls are located in the University area. All the academic buildings and residence halls together make up the University Campus. Library users are served in 2 lendings and 3 reading halls. The library is located in a separate building and also 2 more departments are located in other University buildings. Internet access is provided in every University building.

At present, the University comprises the Institute of Ecological Economics, six faculties: Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Forest Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty of Woodworking Technology, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Corresponding Studies and Post-Diploma Training, the Research Department, the Scientific Technical Library, the Small Forest Academy, Lviv Technological College, Transcarpathian Forestry College, the State Botanical Garden, the natural reserve "Rostochya", the Stretch Educational Forestry Enterprise, the Educational and Consulting Centre in Khust (Transcarpathian region), the Carpathian and Polissya Research Forest Ecology Laboratories, three educational and research ecological centres, a sport-and-recreation centre on the Black Sea coast and a number of other institutions.