Uzhhorod National University

Uzhhorod National University (also known as UzhNU, full name - State University Uzhhorod National University, Ukrainian: State Higher Educational Institution "Uzhhorod National University" (Uzhhorod State University ), in the city of Uzhhorod, is one of the major public universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Soviet Union.

Uzhhorod National University was founded on October 18, 1945, in accordance with the joint resolution of Council of People's Commissars of Ukrainian SSR and Central Committee of Communist Party of Ukrainian SSR. The resolution stated the following: "due to considerable demand of cultural upbringing in Transcarpathian Ukraine and the solicitude of the Council of Transcarpathian Ukraine, Council of National Commissars of Ukrainian SSR and Central Committee of Ukrainian Communist Party decree: "to open in 1945 State University in Uzhhorod with the following faculties: history, philology, biology, medicine…". Preparatory courses were opened first.

The university today consists of the Ukrainian-Hungarian Educational and Scientific Institute, Natural Sciences and Humanities College and 20 faculties covering the spheres of: history, philology, law, social sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, medicine, stomatology, engineering, geography, physical education and sport, foreign languages, computer technologies.