Zaporizhzhia National University

Zaporizhzhia National University is a higher education institution of the state ownership whose history spans almost 90 years. Back in the 1940s, it occupied one of the leading places among the pedagogical institutions of Ukraine and still remains the leader of educational services in Ukraine.

Zaporizhzhia National University the highest level of state accreditation, level IV.

Today, Zaporizhzhia National University is a well-known and prestigious institution of higher education which continues the best educational traditions, closely linked to the glorious past of the Zaporizhzhia region and its rich history.

The structure of the university includes 18 faculties, Engineering Institute (established after Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy became part of the University), as well as several branches: the Kriviy Rih Faculty and the Faculty of Economics and Humanities in the city of Melitopol. The University comprises 4 colleges: College of Economics and Law, Trade College, Hydropower College, and Metallurgical College. Zaporizhzhia National University includes a powerful scientific library, Confucius School for the Study of Chinese, John III Sobieski Polish Language and Culture Centre, Shakespeare International Centre, Centre for Continuing Education, Foreign Languages Intensive Study Centre, Goethe-Institut and other language educational centres.

Today, more than 17,000 students attend Zaporizhzhia National University.

ZNU has 110 educational programs for Bachelor Degrees and 85 Master programs

The university provides courses for preparation for state external independent evaluation in various subjects and for creative competitions for prospective students.

Higher qualification training is carried out in postgraduate and doctoral studies. There are 7 specialized Boards of Academics in ZNU, 6 of them award Doctor of Science degrees (in History, Law, economic, Education, Philology, and Philosophy), 1 Board awards PhD degree (in Physics and Mathematics).

Academic journals published by the University include: «Contemporary Issues in Foreign Philology», “Scientific works of the Faculty of History of Zaporizhzhia National University «,» Bulletin of Zaporizhzhia National University: Biology «,»Issues of Bioindication and Ecology «,» Issues of Biology, Ecology and Chemistry «,» Cultural Herald: Scientific and Theoretical Yearbook of the Lower Dnieper region «,» Problems of Modern Psychology «,» Bulletin of Zaporizhzhia National University: Pedagogical Sciences «,» Bulletin of Zaporizhzhia National University: Economics «,» Bulletin of Zaporizhzhia National University.:Physical Education and Sport «,» Bulletin of Zaporizhzhia National University: Physics and Mathematics «,» Bulletin of Zaporizhzhia National University: Philologicy «,» New Philology «,» Bulletin of Zaporizhzhia National University: Law «,» Legal scientific electronic journal «.

Internationally, ZNU maintains partnerships with many higher education institutions outside Ukraine. To date, the number of ZNU agreements on international scientific cooperation between higher education institutions and research institutions is 77. New partners with which cooperation ZNU has established include Anhui Pedagogical University (People’s Republic of China), Narva College of Tartu University, University of Pitesti ( Romania), Kahramanmaraş University (Turkey), State Higher Vocational School in Nowy Sacz (Poland). Students have the opportunity to participate in the international exchange programs ERASMUS +, MEVLANA, Fulbright Program and study at higher education institutions of France, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, USA, China. ZNU provides European educational integration for students through a double degree program under which undergraduates can simultaneously receive education and the second diploma of the University du Maine (France) and Polonia Academy (Polonia University of Czestochowa, Poland) and others.

ZNU gives the students numerous opportunities to take part in research. The Scientific Society of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student Scientific Association provides support for student research.

Student Council and the Centre for Culture take care of student recreation and organize extracurricular activities and events.

Zaporizhzhia National University provides students with the facilities for comfortable study, accommodation and leisure. The University has 10 buildings, a modern sports complex, 6 halls of residence, a scientific library (which holds more than 1 million copies), an electronic library, press and editorial department, educational and research laboratories; pre-university training, career counselling and employability; career centre service, external engagement and project development , press and media department, zoological and ethnographic museums, press service, Internet-radio «University», local television network «Univers-TV», Internet-portal «POROGY», regional information-production unit, two health centres , two recreation centres on the coast of the Azov Sea and on the island of Khortytsa.

Zaporizhzhia National University provides education that feets European standards.

FACULTIES

Faculty of Biology Zaporizhzhya National University

More than 900 students study at the Faculty. The faculty has 58 teachers: 10 of them are Doctors of Sciences, professors and 40 Candidates of Sciences, associate professors.

Departments of Faculty of Biology:

• • Department of forest biology, hunting and ichthyology
  • Department of General and Applied Ecology and Zoology

Graduates of Department of landscape gardening and genetics:

For many years, graduates of the Department of Landscape Economics and Genetics have been teaching biology and chemistry at schools and lyceums, researchers at research institutes, quarantine staff, lab technicians in specialized laboratories, product quality experts at food industry, and more. A number of former students have completed postgraduate studies at various educational and scientific institutions and defended their PhD theses.

Scientific Activity Department of Physiology, immunology and biochemistry with a course in civil defense and medicine:

Main directions of scientific work:

cellular metabolism of metals under the influence of stressogenic factors,
physiological mechanisms of adaptation of the organism with regard to age, sex, constitutional features,
the influence of various factors on the evoked potential of the isolated forebrain; the study of the connections of the reticular formation with the various departments of the brain,
study of the influence of diabetic substances on the pancreatic gland secretory function,
psychophysiological aspects of BD, psychophysiology of stress for applied problems of BD.

Priority area of research: study of cellular metabolism of zinc, magnesium and copper.

Teaching Staff of Department of Chemistry :

The department employs 11 people, of whom have a scientific degree of doctors of sciences — 2, academic title of professor — 2; candidates of sciences — 9, 8 of them are associate professors, 1 teacher. Doctors and PhDs make up 100% of the teaching staff of the department.

Faculty of Economicsof Zaporizhzhya National University

The decision to create the first specialized department, which would be responsible for the training of economic specialists, was made in 1989. It was at this time that Zaporizhzhya State University was at the stage of becoming a broad humanitarian university. The economy of the country required significant changes, which caused the need to train economists with university education.

Departments of the Faculty:

Department of Economic Cybernetics
To date, the Department of Economic Cybernetics of Zaporizhzhya National University is a modern group of like-minded people, which has 3 Doctors of Sciences (Economic and Physical and Mathematical), 7 Candidates of Sciences (Economic and Physical and Mathematical), 1 Senior Lecturer, 3 graduate students.

• • Department of International Economics, Natural Resources and Economics of International Tourism
  • Accounting and Taxation Department
  • Department of Personnel Management and Marketing
  • Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance

Historical facultyof Zaporizhzhya National University

One of the most important areas of activity of the Faculty of History is scientific work. Scientific research of the Faculty’s scientists is known in all corners of Ukraine, in many countries of the world.

The scholars of the Faculty of History have prepared 7 textbooks for secondary schools, three of which (from the history of Ukraine) have received the national status and the stamp of the Ministry of Education and Science.

Department of World History and International Relations

Department of Source Studies, Historiography and Special Historical Disciplines

The department provides training of bachelors in the field of «History» (specialization «Archival Studies» and «Historiography, source studies and special historical disciplines») and masters in the specialties «Archival Studies» and «History». Employees and graduate students of the department are engaged in source studies, historiography, ethnology, oral history and gender studies.

• • Department of History of Ukraine
  • Department of Modern History of Ukraine

Faculty of Mathematics of Zaporizhzhya National University

The Faculty of Mathematics is one of the oldest faculties of the University. In the tradition of all classical universities of the world, the ZNU Mathematical Faculty provides students with a basic education in a wide range of subjects related to their chosen specialty.

Department of General Mathematics:

Graduation specialty of the department is «Mathematics» (bachelors, specialists, masters) in the specializations: «Algebra», «Geometry», as well as «Secondary education (mathematics)». There is a postgraduate course in deformable solid mechanics and geometry.

Department of Computer Science

Department of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics information:

The department is graduating from the specialty «Applied mathematics» (specializations: «equation of mathematical physics» and «industrial mathematics») and provides reading of basic courses for the specialties «mathematics», «applied mathematics», «physics», as well as special courses of specialization. Teachers of the department manage coursework and diploma works, production projects of students who specialize in the department.

• • Department of Applied Physics and Nanomaterials
  • Department of Software Engineering
  • Department of Solid State Physics
  • Department of Fundamental Mathematics

Faculty of Journalismof Zaporizhzhya National University

The Faculty of Journalism cooperates with higher educational establishments and centers of vocational training of Ukraine, Poland, France, the United States of America — all over 100 well-known universities and media centers. Close ties have been established with Florida State University, Washington Public Radio.

Main direction of Department of Publishing and Editing

The Department of Publishing and Editing was created as a base for the training of specialists in the new direction of preparation «Publishing and Editing» in 2004.

The department provides the development of the theory of editing, printing, text and training of editors-specialists for work in publishing houses and printing centers on the basis of modern information and publishing technologies.

Department of Journalism main information:

The Department of Journalism (in the past — journalism, advertising, and public relations) was established in 2002. There are two laboratories in the department: «Training journal of television journalism» and «Educational laboratory of Internet radio» University «and the latest media».

Department of Communication Theory, Advertising and Public Relations

Faculty of Foreign Philology of Zaporizhzhya National University

The Faculty of Foreign Philology is one of the leading centers of national scientific thought. Under the guidance of experienced, talented specialists (professors, candidates of sciences), scientific intelligence is carried out on a wide range of contemporary, relevant philological studies. There are 3 scientific-methodical centers, more than 10 scientific circles and creative groups of students at the Faculty.

Department of English Philology

Teaching staff of the department: 14 teachers. Of these, there are 3 Doctors of Sciences, 9 Candidates of Philology and 1 Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, 1 Senior Lecturer.

Department of Second Language Teaching offers to became a part of students community

The department of teaching the second foreign language is by far the most numerous department of the Faculty of Foreign Philology. A distinctive feature of the department is the optimal ratio of teachers with extensive experience and young teachers.

Today, the department of teaching a second foreign language is 18 full-time teachers and 8 part-time teachers. Among them there are 11 teachers with a candidate degree.

Department of Foreign Languages of Professional Direction

It is one of the largest departments of the institute, which provided foreign language teaching for all non-specialized faculties. At present there are 7 associate professors, 1 senior lecturer, 13 lecturers, 4 part-timers.

Department of German Philology and Translation:

The department got its modern name in 2008. Today the department prepares about 120 students. There are currently 14 teachers working at the department, including 9 candidates of philological sciences.

Heritage of Department of Theory and Practice of English Translation

During the Department of Translation Theory and Practice, 26 monographs, 22 textbooks were published, including 8 with the MES stamp, more than 800 scientific articles were published in professional journals of Ukraine, 23 articles in foreign scientific publications, 2 doctoral theses and 27 PhD theses were defended. prepared for the defense of 2 doctoral theses and 5 PhD theses, held 6 International scientific conferences, published 19 professional collections of scientific works «New Philology», prepared more than 250 reports of students at various conferences x levels.

Department of Business Administration and Management of Foreign Economic Activity

The teaching staff of the Department of Business Administration and Management of Foreign Economic Activity includes: 2 Doctors of Sciences; Candidates of Sciences, Associate Professors — 8. All teachers of the department have a scientific degree

Department of Business Communication

The Department of Business Communication employs 11 full-time teachers, including: professors, doctors of sciences — 1, candidates of sciences, associate professors — 8.

Department of Entrepreneurship, Organization Management and Logistics

Faculty of Managementof Zaporizhzhya National University

The mission of the Faculty of Management is to prepare students for effective management in various fields of social production in the context of globalization and internationalization of business, to learn to see opportunities where others see only problems, to develop the ability to think originally and creatively, to adhere to moral principles.

Structure of Department of Business Administration and Management of Foreign Economic Activity

The teaching staff of the Department of Business Administration and Management of Foreign Economic Activity includes: 2 Doctors of Sciences; Candidates of Sciences, Associate Professors — 8. All teachers of the department have a scientific degree.

Structure of Department of Business Communication

The Department of Business Communication employs 11 full-time teachers, including: professors, doctors of sciences — 1, candidates of sciences, associate professors — 8.

Department of Entrepreneurship, Organization Management and Logistics

Faculty of Social Pedagogy and Psychologyof Zaporizhzhya National University

During the 22 years of existence of the Faculty of Social Pedagogy and Psychology of Zaporizhzhya National University, more than 2.5 thousand specialists in social pedagogy and psychology have been trained and released, making a significant contribution to the development of the theory and practice of the new generation of science — social pedagogy, social work, psychology and psychology.

Department of acting and design general Information

Despite the rather young age, the department has its own achievements: 25 scientific-methodical works (of which 2 monographs, 4 manuals under the MES stamp) are published, almost all teachers participate in international, all-Ukrainian scientific-practical conferences, symposia, seminars. In September 2008, at the Department of Acting, an international scientific and practical conference «Music Therapy as Social and Psychological Rehabilitation: Theory and Practice» was held, which gained resonance both in Ukraine and abroad (Germany, Norway, Belarus).

Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of Educational Activities

The staff of the department includes 11 teachers: 4 doctors of science, professors, 4 candidates of science, associate professors, 3 candidates of science, senior teachers.

Department of Psychology consist of :

The scientific staff of the department consists of 12 teachers: 1 of them — 1 doctor of sciences, professor, 11 — candidates of psychological sciences, associate professors

Department of Social Pedagogy information:

The staff of the department includes 10 teachers: 2 professors, 1 doctor of sciences, 8 candidates of sciences, associate professors, 1 teacher. The department has a teaching laboratory for preschool and elementary education.

Staff of Department of Preschool and Primary Education:

The staff of the department includes 10 teachers: 2 professors, 1 doctor of sciences, 8 candidates of sciences, associate professors, 1 teacher. The department has a teaching laboratory for preschool and elementary education.

Faculty of Sociology and Management of Zaporizhzhya National University

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Established on September 1, 2001, the Faculty of Sociology and Management is one of the youngest in the structure of Zaporizhzhya National University, a leading regional center for fundamental classical training of sociologists, political scientists, social workers, philosophers and civil servants.

Department of Political Science trains specialists in the specialty (educational program) Political Science with specializations «Political Management and Advertising» and «Political and Public Administration».

Specialities of Department of Social Philosophy and Management:

The Department of Social Philosophy and Management prepares specialists in the specialties (educational programs) «Social Work» (specializations «Social Process Management», «Personnel Management»), «Civil Service» (specialization «Territorial Administration and Local Self-Government»); «Philosophy» (specializations «Religious Studies», «Management Philosophy», «Philosophy of Information Activity»)

Pedagogical staff of Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology has been in existence since September 2001. During this period of planning the activity of the Department is effective in training qualified personnel in the specialty «Sociology». The Department of Sociology is enriched by highly qualified scientific and pedagogical staff, among which there are 7 Candidates of Sciences. In addition, the department is taught by specialists from other faculties and universities, which allows future sociologists to gain knowledge in many areas of life.

Faculty of Physical Education of Zaporizhzhya National University

The Faculty of Physical Education was founded in 1968.

List of Departments:

• • Department of medical and biological foundations of physical culture and sports;
  • Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture and Sports;
  • Department of Tourism;
  • Department of Physical Education;
  • Department of physical culture and sports;
  • Department of physical rehabilitation.

Faculty of Philologyof Zaporizhzhya National University

There are 478 students enrolled at the Faculty, in particular, 288 full-time students. There are 31 faculty members at the four departments of the Faculty. Of these, doctors of science, professors — 4, candidates of science, associate professors — 24.

Structure of Department of Slavic Philology

Currently there are 2 doctors of philological sciences, professors, 5 candidates of philological sciences — associate professors and 2 teachers at the Department of Slavic Philology.

Faculty of Lawof Zaporizhzhya National University general information

The study at the faculty is based on the latest achievements of national and world education, taking into account all changes in the legislation, which are connected with the development of Ukraine as a rule of law. The faculty is intensively studying a foreign language, which gives students the opportunity to study abroad in law universities and international organizations of the USA, France, Great Britain, Germany.

The faculty prepares for the specialty (educational program) Law (Law)

List of Faculty Departments:

• • Department of Administrative and Business Law
  • Department of History and Theory of State and Law
  • Department of Constitutional and Labor Law
  • Department of Criminal Law and Justice
  • Department of Civil Law

Student self-government of Zaporizhzhya National University

Student self-government is a right and an opportunity for students to independently decide on issues of education and life, protection of students’ rights and interests, as well as participate in the management of Zaporizhzhya National University.

Student Council of Zaporizhzhya National University is the main representative body of student self-government of Zaporizhzhya National University.

We need to create a student-friendly, formal environment that is able to protect itself, have its infrastructure, its identity, its potential for development, and its powerful community.

Existing projects: University Lecture, Forum, Freshman School, Fresh Food, Blood Bank, FANS.

General projects planned: coworking, campus festival, film about University, merch, debate club.

ACCOMMODATION

There is a large blocks of flats housing of students, with fully furnished bedrooms organised around corridors or apartments with a shared kitchen. Free 24 hrs. gas, electricity, hot & cold water and phone available for studends.
Rooms are centrally heated. As they’re typically located on or near campus, living there puts you at the centre of student life.

ABOUT THE CITY

Zaporizhzhya is a large, beautiful city located on the both banks of the Dnieper river in the South-East of Ukraine in the center of Europe. The population of the city is about 1 million people.

Zaporizhzhya is famous for its Khortytsia Island — the biggest island on the Dnieper river, its Dnieper Hydropower Plant — the first mighty hydropower plant built in the USSR with which the significant events in the life of our country are connected.

The city has extensive scientific and cultural traditions. In Zaporizhzhya there are 5 universities, 5 academies, 12 institutes, 24 colleges and 7 theatres.

During your stay in our city you can visit its sights and get acquainted with its history and traditions. You’ll be offered an interesting cultural program, a boat-ride around the Island of Khortytsia, tasting of Ukrainian national cuisine in Cossack Pub, etc.