National Pedagogical Dragomanov University

National Pedagogical Dragomanov University is a public higher education institution accredited by Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, specialized on teacher training, as well as social work, law, political science, economics, ecology, design, translation, tourism, management, sociology, psychology, philosophy etc. The university prepares students in all forms of training (full-time education, evening studying, extramural studies, external studies, parallel, distance learning) and all levels (Bachelor, Master, PhD). Since 2006, as part of integrating into the Bologna process, the university has successfully adopted European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) which has made its diplomas officially recognized in European education space.

The university was formed in the XIX century as St. Volodymyr University's Pedagogical Institute and had undergone numerous transformations throughout the flow of Ukraine's turbulent history, changing names and further growing in form and importance. During the university’s rich more than 180 years long history, it became an Alma mater for many prominent personalities of the country’s scientific and political life and is now known both in Ukraine and abroad. National Pedagogical Dragomanov University has entered the post-industrial age with the idea of worldwide cooperation to a new level in the interests of sharing the institution’s knowledge and thoughts on the role of the 21d-st century teacher, as well as learning more from the outside, ready to develop through worldwide scientific connections.

Currently, National Pedagogical Dragomanov offers its diverse educational possibilities to more than 16.000 students from all over Ukraine, as well as students from abroad, under the guidance of 2.500 teachers, 700 of whom have a PhD degree and almost 300 are Doctors of Science. The number of foreign students grows annually, having increased from 27 people in 2005 to more than 500 students early today.

To provide comfortable learning and convenience of visiting the university, aside from the central building with modern Technologies-equipped classrooms, NPDU has specialized university buildings, scientific libraries with a total of about 1.000.000 books and 170.000 periodicals, sports building with gyms and pools, Cultural Arts Center, media center of e-learning, as well as easily accessible student dormitories throughout the city of Kyiv with student cantinas and internet cafes.

Historically National Pedagogical Dragomanov University first appeared as Special Pedagogical Institute of St.Volodymyr Kyiv University on November 21, 1834 (December 4th, according to new style);

 In 1920 the premises, pedagogical and professorial staff, libraries and teaching traditions of St.Volodymyr Kyiv University, Kyiv Teacher Institute, Kyiv Higher courses for women, Frebbel Preschool Preparation Institute and other institutions were inherited by Dragomanov Kyiv Institute of People’s Education, named after famous Ukrainian political theorist, economist, historian, philosopher, ethnographer and public figure, hence the establishment is considered the direct heir of Pedagogical Institute of St. Volodymyr University. In 1933 it was transformed into Gorky Kyiv Pedagogical Institute. In 1991, when Ukraine gains independence, the university becomes Kyiv State Pedagogical University, shortly before it is given the status of the National University and named after Mykhailo Dragomanov once again.