Одеський державний екологічний університет | |
Established | 1932 |
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Rector | Sergiy Stepanenko[1] |
Location | Odessa , |
Website | odeku |
Odesa State Environmental University (Ukrainian: Одеський державний екологічний університет) is a university in Odesa, Ukraine .
The university was founded on May 1, 1932 in Kharkiv as the Kharkiv Institute of Hydrometeorological Engineering. In the beginning of World War II the institute was evacuated to Ashgabat until August 1944. On July 4, 1944, it was relocated from Ashgabat to Odesa and renamed the Odesa Hydrometeorological Institute (OHMI). In 2001, the Odesa Hydrometeorological Institute received a new name - Odessa State Environmental University.[2]
Since 1993, the university has had a three-stage system of training specialists.
The University has produced more than 30,000 certified specialists.[citation needed] Since 1953, the university has been training foreign nationals; 1,600 engineers, researchers, and trainees. More than 200 personnel officers who are graduates of the university serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.