Криворізький державний педагогічний університет | ||||
Motto | Veritas, Creatio, Libertas | |||
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Type | Public | |||
Established | 1930 | |||
Rector | Yaroslav Shramko | |||
Academic staff | 393 | |||
Students | 6,000 | |||
Location | , 47°54′27″N 33°24′43″E / 47.907377°N 33.411869°E | |||
Campus | urban | |||
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Website | http://kdpu.edu.ua/ |
Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University (also referred to as KDPU) is a university located in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. It has roots dating back to 1930 and offers 29 departments and programs.
The university was founded in 1930 as a University of Vocational Training. In the prewar period, the university trained about 1,000 teachers. In 1999 on the basis of the State Pedagogical University, the Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University was established. The proclamation of the independence of Ukraine in 1991 brought about radical changes in every sphere of University life.
In 2011 Cabinet of Ukraine founded Kryvyi Rih National University.[1] It existed for 5 years and was divided into three separate institutions again in 2016.[2]
The university is administered in nine divisions — PhysMath, Biological, Geographical, Historical, Ukrainian philology, Foreign languages, Education and Fine Arts — and its faculty are divided into 29[3] departments and programs. Many of these programs are completed with a master's degree.[4]
The university administers 29 degree-granting programs. It also offers joint-degree programs with several of KNU's professional schools, as well as opportunities for advanced non-degree study.
Scientific journals of the university are published jointly with the Academy of Cognitive and Natural Sciences: