Uzhhorod National University

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.

On February 1, 1946 the first 168 students from towns and villages of Ukraine began their studies. The first faculties to open were historical, philological, biological and medical. On July 1, 1946 there were 15 departments with 42 members in the teaching staff. In 1946 the Council of Ministers of USSR proclaimed that Uzhhorod State University belonged to the first category of higher education institutions and since then it has been administrated by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Soviet Union. Uzhhorod State University attained help from 50 biggest universities and academic institutions of Ukraine. Scientific, technical, political and science-fiction literature and text books were sent to Uzhhorod from universities in Baku, Kazan, Tbilisi as well as other towns and cities of the former Soviet Union. On October 19, 2000, Uzhhorod State University was renamed Uzhhorod National University.

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.

The building housing the faculties of History, Engineering and International Relations

There are over 13,000 students enrolled at the university. Several scientific institutes and laboratories are housed at the university too, including the Institute for Solid State Physics and Chemistry, the Institute of Carpathian Studies, the Research Laboratory of Physical Electronics with the Space Exploration Laboratory, the Center for Hungarian studies, and the Research Laboratory of Ecosystem Conservation. The university operates a botanical garden and a mountainside biological research station. Its library collection has approx 1.5 million volumes.[1]

SU `Uzhhorod National University' includes the following structural units:[2]

• 20 faculties (109 departments in all)
• 25 scientific-research institutes
• Natural Sciences and Humanities College
• Centres and laboratories
• 4 museums - zoological, archaeological, University history, a museum of ancient printed books (incunabula)
• A scientific library, university campus
• The centre of student leisure "Juventus"
• The sport complex
• The alpine skiing base "Plishka" and the Alpine (high-mountain) biological base "Kolochava"
• Botanical Gardens and a vivarium
• The sanatorium-dispensary "Skalka"
• The social-psychological service
• A dental clinic
• The "Hoverla" publishing house and the newspaper "Pohlyad"
• A media centre
• Administrative and supply economic sections/departments.

The general library collection includes more than 1.7 million documents. Research Library provides scientific and educational processes of the University, serving more than 15 thousand users. Delivery of books during the year is about 1 million documents. Library book exchange leads with 35 national libraries, as well as international book exchange with 5 foreign libraries, library of the Academy of Sciences and the Science Museum.[3]

20 faculties: Faculty of Biology

Faculty of Geography

Faculty of Economics

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Mathematics

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty of Healthcare and Physical Education

Faculty of Foreign Philology

Faculty of Information Technologies

Faculty of History and International Relations

Faculty of International Economic Relations

Faculty of Postgraduate and Pre-university Education

Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty of Tourism and International Communication

Faculty of Physics

Faculty of Philology

Faculty of Chemistry

Faculty of Law

Ukrainian-Hungarian Educational Institute

Natural sciences and Humanities college

Department of Military Training

Research institutes, Centers, and Laboratories: Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Solid States

Research Institute of Carpathian Studies

Research Institute of Political and Regional Studies

M.Molnar Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies

Scientific Educational Institute of European Integration Research

Research Institute of Brain

Research Institute of Central Europe

Scientific-Research Institute of Phytotherapy

Research Institute of Analytical Technique Means

Educational Institute of Tourism and Recreology

Institute of State Management and Regional Development

Institute of Ecological and Religious Studies

Research Centre of Slovakian Studies

Hungarology Center

Research Institute of State and Confessional Relations

Center of Bohemian and Slovak Historical Studies

Centre of Innovation and Development

Sustainability Development Centre

Business Center

Centre of Psychological Assistance

The Centre of Historical and Religious Studies “Logos”

Centre of Medicinal Products Testing

Laboratory of Physical Electronics and Space Research Laboratory

Laboratory of Natural Ecosystems Protection

Scientific Research And Educational Center Of Molecular Microbiology And The Immunology Of Mucous Membranes

http://www.uzhnu.edu.ua/en/consortium/