Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, founded in 1834, is recognized as the most prestigious university of Ukraine, being the largest national higher education institution within the country. There are 13 Faculties within the University: Geography, Economics, History, Cybernetics, Mathematics and Mechanics, Sociology, Information Technology, Radio Physics, Electronics and Computer Systems, Psychology, Physics, Philosophy, Chemistry, Law. There are eight Institutes (the Military Academy, the High Technology Centre, the Institute of Journalism, the Institute of Geology, the Institute of International Relations, the Postgraduate Education Centre, the Institute of Linguistics, and the State Security Department) and one Training and Research Center (the Institute of Biology), two Colleges (Optical and Mechanical College, Geological Exploring College), Ukrainian Physical and Mathematical Lyceum.