V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

About

V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is one of the major universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. It was founded in 1804 through the efforts of Vasily Karazin becoming the second oldest university in modern-day Ukraine. Today, the University has 20 Schools and 125 Departments which provide training for specialists in 61 majors. The University also consists of 3 Research Institutes (of Astronomy, Biology and Chemistry), Central Scientific Library with over 3.5 million books in its stocks, Botanical Garden, University History Museum, Museum of Natural History, Museum of Archeology and Ethnography. All University Schools, Center for International Students Training and Pre-Enrolment Training Center provide teaching for 15 000 students and 500 postgraduate students. The University employs for teaching and research 308 Doctors of Sciences and Doctors of Letters, full professors and about 800 PhDs, associate professors including 15 academicians and corresponding members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Sectoral Academies.

Sustainability

In accordance with the EU Sustainable Development Strategy, the Agenda for Sustainable Development until 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals of Ukraine for the period up to 2030, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University recognizes its role and responsibility to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, in particular by creating conditions for effective resource management and use, promoting the concept of sustainable development, environmental and climate balance. To this effect, the university has created and published its policy of sustainable institutional investment and strategy for environmental sustainability.