Kharkiv University

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Karazin Kharkiv National University
Харківський національний університет імені Каразіна
Logo of the Kharkiv University
Established: 1804
Type: Public
Rector: Vil S. Bakirov
Faculty: 16
Staff: 1,500
Students: 12,400
Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Affiliations: IAU
Website: www.univer.kharkov.ua/

Kharkiv National University (also known as Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukrainian: Харківський національний університет імені Каразіна), in the city of Kharkiv, is one of the major universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. It was founded in 1805 through the efforts of Vasyl Karazin, (after whom the university is now named), becoming the second oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv.

Among the scholars associated with the university there are three Nobel prize winners:

[edit] Organization

Kharkiv National University is organized into 18 Schools:

[edit] External links

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