Historically National Pedagogical Dragomanov University first appeared as Special Pedagogical Institute of St.Volodymyr Kyiv University in 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 statuts of the National University and named after Mykhailo Dragomanov once again.

Viktor Andrushchenko

Position: Rector of the university

Academic status: Academician of National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences in Ukraine, corresponding member of National Academy of Sciences in Ukraine, Professor

Academic degree: Doctor of Science in Philosophy

Year of birth: 1949

Honorary title: Honored Scientist of Ukraine

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Tel.: (+38 044) 234 11 08

Fax: (+38 044) 234 11 08

Grygory Torbin

Position: Vice-rector for Science and Research, Professor of the Department of Mathematical Analysis and Differential Equations

Academic status: Professor

Academic degree: Doctor of Science in Math and Physics

Year of birth: 1971

Roman Vernydub

Position: Vice-rector for Education, Professor of the Department of Higher Education School

Academic status: Docent

Academic degree: Doctor of Science in Philosophy

Year of birth: 1964

Tel.: (+38 044) 230 92 84

Anatoli Kudin

Position: Vice-rector for Distance Education and Innovative Learning Technologies, Professor of the Department of Software Engineering

Academic status: Professor

Academic degree: Doctor of Science in Math and Physics

Year of birth: 1959

Honorary title: Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine

Tel.: (+38 044) 235 95 83

Mykola Korets

Position: Vice-rector for Scientific, Educational and Administrative Work, Professor of the Department of Technical Diciplines

Academic status: Professor

Academic degree: Doctor of Science in Education

Year of birth: 1952

Honorary title: Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine

Tel.: (+38 044) 234 89 03

Volodymyr Lavrynenko

Position: Vice-rector for International Affairs

Academic status: Professor

Academic degree: Ph.D in History

Year of birth: 1951

Contact: (+38 044) 234 65 57

Igor Vetrov

Position: Vice-rector for Humanities Faculties Education

Academic status: Professor

Academic degree: Ph.D. in History

Year of birth: 1966

Honorary title: Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine

Tel.: (+38 044) 235 20 98

Globalization is the key development tendency of information-based society. As higher education undergoes drastic changes when integrated into global processes, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University created International Cooperation and European Integration Office. Its task is further development and update of scientific, teaching and innovational activities the institution partakes in internationally.

Here are some of the recent international projects, the university took part in:

Name of project: “Development of the Culture of Democracy in Pedagogical Education in Ukraine, Norway and Palestine”
Coordinator: The University College of Southeast Norway (USN)
Project duration: 2018-2021
Reference number: CPEA-LT-2017/10037
Project description: The aim is to improve the quality of pedagogical education in Ukraine, Norway, and Palestine through the development of a democratic culture in teaching. The project provides the best practice analysis of implementing a democratic culture in education and development of curricula, study programs and courses for the upgrading teachers of the high and primary school.

Name of project: “Support of Study Programmes Development, Quality Management and International Mobility on Selected Universities in Ukraine”
Coordinator: Palacký University Olomouc (UP)
Project duration: 2018
Project description: The aim is to assist Ukrainian Universities with transformation with study programmes and creation of study plans according to Bologna declaration, supporting the development of University quality management, and furthermore improvement of Ukrainian students’ international exchange.

Name of project: “Social Cohesion in Education and Governance: European Studies”
Coordinator: National Pedagogical Dragomanov University
Project duration:1/09/2017-31/08/2020
Project description: Elaboration of new courses in the field of the European social cohesion studies, including the development of methodology and research techniques and teaching of a theoretical and practical material; conducting of inter-university training; elaboration of improvement of professional skill program for leaders of civil society and heads of public administrations.

Name of project: “Eastern Partnership in Pedagogical Innovations in Inclusive Education”

Coordinator: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

Reference number: TEMPUS N530417-Tempus-1-2-12-1DE

Project description: The aim is to create educational and methodological framework for the development and introduction of new courses 9 of pedagogical innovations in inclusive education, and further improve and support their functioning in universities.

Name of project: “Structure and evolution of complex systems with applications in physics and life sciences”

Coordinator: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin (Poland);

Reference number: FP7-People-2013-IRSES

Project description: The aim of the project is to make a major step-change in developing novel effective tools for studying complex systems based on stochastic geometry and stochastic evolution methods, on appropriate methods of analysis and combinatorics, as well as on numerical methods and computer simulations. The network we are going to create will unite efforts of leading specialists in this area towards scientific excellence, will establish new and strengthen existing long-term collaboration links between them, and will train a new generation of young researchers in this multidisciplinary area.

Name of project: Initial and Further Education and Training for Educationalists and Managers in Education in the field of Diversity

Coordinator: Stiftung Universität Hildesheim

Reference number: 543873-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPCR

Project description: The aim of this project is the qualification of pedagogues and education managers in a consecutive higher and further education system, for the constructive handling of diversity in educational institutions and organisations. Target Groups in education are BA and MA students in such subjects as teaching, pedagogy and social pedagogy as well as PhD students. In further education they are teachers, education managers, agency representatives (commune, town, social security, migration services etc.). Beneficiaries of these measures are children and adolescents with special needs, their parents, University, heterogeneous organisations/ corporations, social agencies and migrant services, communal agencies.

International Cooperation and European Integration Office

Please address any of the given contacts below, should you have any queries about international students and teachers exchange, taking part in international programs, partnership between universities, visas, insurance and accomodations in Ukraine during your stay.

Contacts: tel. +38-044-234-37-55

Fax: +38-044-234-37-60

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The staff:

Tetiana Matusevych, Head of the Office

Glib Lazarenko, specialist

Faculties and Specialties

Here is the list of faculties of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University:

Faculty of Pedagogics and Psychology

Faculty of Engineering Education

Faculty of Information Sciences

Faculty of Foreign Philology

Faculty of Historic Education

Faculty of Special Education and Psychology

Faculty of graduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Psychology

Faculty of Politology and Law

Faculty of Retraining and Further Training of teachers

Faculty of Natural and Geographical Education and Ecology

Malyshko Faculty of Ukrainian Philology and Literary Creativity

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport

Faculty of Philosophical Education and Science

Faculty of Physics and Mathematics

Faculty of sociology, psychology and management

Evening Faculty

Here is the list of available faculties and specialties:

Historically National Pedagogical Dragomanov University first appeared as Special Pedagogical Institute of St.Volodymyr Kyiv University in November 21, 1834 (December 4^th, 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 statuts of the National University and named after Mykhailo Dragomanov once again.