Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade

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Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade stands clearly out among the great variety of Ukrainian universities. It is the only institution of higher learning in East Ukraine which trains bachelors, specialists, and masters for trade, hospitality, restaurant business, food processing, customs, and auditing services.
Today Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade is a powerful educational and research center at the European level. It is one of the leading Ukrainian institutions training specialists for the restaurant business, hospitality, tourism, commerce, food production and trade, customs, fiscal and economic services, and financial institutions.
Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade is a multi-profile university of Ukraine of the IV-the level of accreditation training specialists for food service, hospitality, tourism, trade, food industry, customs and revenue services, economic and financial institutions. University provides professional development of foreign citizens of all previously mentioned specialties in the form of probation. Ph.D. courses are available at the university. Post-graduate course duration is 3-4 years, followed by thesis defense, and degrees of Ph.D. is awarded.
The students acquire higher education at five faculties and the Educational and Research Institute of Food Technology and Business of Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade. The institution provides training in education and skill levels of Bachelor, Specialist, and Master in 11 areas of expertise in 21 specialties. The people wishing to enter higher education institutions may study at the Ukrainian and foreign citizens' preparatory departments. University graduates can achieve a degree through programs at the University's Institute of Postgraduate Business Education.
The university has created all kinds of necessary conditions to ensure education and research to satisfy its students, faculty, and support staff's social and living demands. The institution has three academic buildings, two modern student dormitories, a canteen, and several cafes. It offers the students and faculty sports facilities at its gyms and playgrounds for training in volleyball, basketball, football, athletics, and other sports, as well as a library with a total stock of over 350,000 copies of printed matter.
Quality training of highly competent specialists is provided by 460 teachers, 70% of whom are doctors of science, academics, professors, and associate professors. The State Prize winners, veteran educators, and acclaimed scholars are leading figures in science and technology.
The history of the university dates back to the late nineteenth century. It was then that the architect Aleksei Beketov built the Higher Commercial School of Emperor named after Emperor Alexander III. Its founding fathers were the merchants of the city of Kharkiv. The Board of Trustees, which consisted of reputable merchants and honorary citizens of the city, supervised the school. Subsequently, it grew into the Commercial Institute. 1929 saw the Kharkiv Institute of Soviet Trade's opening train highly qualified specialists for the trade industry and public catering. The Institute of Soviet Trade, created in 1959, was transferred to Donetsk, leaving behind the Evening and Correspondence Faculty of the new-born Donetsk Institute of Soviet Trade. On the 1st of July 1967, the Kharkiv Institute of Public Catering was founded on its base. In 1994 the institute was granted a new status and a new name - Kharkiv State Academy of Food Technology and Human Nutrition. On the 11th of October 2002, it was granted university status.
The Student Parliament has been an active agent of the university's life for more than ten years, uniting talented and active young people with a social attitude. The students actively participate in the life of their university and contribute to its promotion in Ukraine and abroad. The Members of Student Parliament are part of the All-Ukrainian Student Council at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the Student Regional Council at the Kharkiv regional Governor's Office.
The university has a vast network of international ties with more than 30 universities and foundations in the USA, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Romania, Russia, and other countries. Every year, the faculty and students participate in international culinary competitions, exhibitions, and joint research projects with foreign colleagues. The university has almost 500 international students.
For its contribution to the development of the national economy and a significant contribution to creating the reputable international image of Ukraine, the university was awarded a diploma and a nominee's commemorative medal of "Golden Book of Ukrainian Elite" almanac. It is the winner of the rating of "100 best companies of Ukraine" in the "Higher Education" nomination. The university has the Best National Manufacturer of Goods status and is awarded the Golden Symbol in the "Innovative Development" nomination.
The significant scientific and teaching potential of Kharkiv State University of Food Technology and Trade, its achievements, and its traditions are clear evidence that it is rightly ranked among the best universities of Ukraine.

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