Ternopil National Economic University

Ternopil National Economic University is a leading modern educational institution, where the academic spirit and science, passion and discipline are the cornerstones of identity formation.
The University is always developing, as to master the art of living, one must look to the future. The University's competitive spirit allows the graduates to become leaders and highly skilled professionals in their fields.
Ternopil is a student city. It infallibly enchants anyone who sets foot on its ancient lands, with their quiet streets and open-minded people. The old Galician capital is now one of the finest scientific centres of Ukraine. This is where the intellectual product is created through a journey from mere concepts to progressive ideas brought to life.
Ternopil National Economic University was established in 1966 when a Branch of Financial and Economic Faculty of Kyiv Institute of National Economic opened in Ternopil. In 1967 a branch grew into a faculty, in 1971 it turned into Financial and Economic Institute and later became the Institute of National Economic (1989) and the Academy of National Economic (1994). On March 30, 2005, the educational institution was granted University status, and on September 29, 2006, by Decree of the President of Ukraine, it was conferred the status of "National University".
Each generation of students and researchers continues the proud traditions of national education, adds to TNEU's numerous achievements and proves their worth at the international level.
Staff and students of Ternopil National Economic University are currently a united team, including experienced, wise scientists and impetuous, enthusiastic youth. Ternopil National Economic University has been established upon trust, responsibility, debates and discussions, scientific research and academic achievements. Our academic staff consists of 722 teaching and research members, including 96 Doctors of Sciences, Professors, and 610 Candidates of Sciences, Associate Professors.
The title of "Doctor Honoris Causa of TNEU" was awarded to 33 outstanding scientists of Ukraine and the world, public figures, business and administration leaders who significantly contributed to the University.
The University is the alma mater for the economic elite of Ukraine, famous statesmen, top managers, leading specialists, scientists, and people who share both common national and cultural backgrounds.
Ternopil National Economic University prepares students according to all higher education degrees, including Junior Specialist's, Bachelor's, Master's, PhD (Candidates of Science), and Doctors of Science. There are currently seven institutes, seven faculties, four international educational programs and faculty programs, three branches and four colleges within Ternopil National Economic University.
Ternopil National Economic University prepares students according to all higher education degrees, including Junior Specialist's, Bachelor's, Master's, PhD (Candidates of Science), and Doctors of Science. There are currently seven institutes, seven faculties, four international educational programs and faculty programs, three branches and four colleges within Ternopil National Economic University.
Ternopil National Economic University currently provides young people with quality educational services, comfortable dormitories, sports facilities, martial arts and boxing gyms, an «Economist» sports complex and a new library featuring electronic resources for students to realize their full potential.
The library facilities are the crown jewel of the University's campus. There are over five-hundred thousand copies stored within the o Library of TNEU, which includes: 240,673 copies of scientific literature, 235,364 copies of educational literature, 7,819 unpublished papers (579 theses and 7240 abstracts), 3678 copies of periodicals and 37,752 copies of electronic media. The library staff are working on creating a repository of works by university teachers. The system contains 9131 full-text papers of university researchers.
Sources of information and bibliographic search are presented in a system of directories and card files. The library service provides the means to search for information in the electronic catalogue, whose database includes 304718 entries.
Today TNEU has about 1500 computers. They are used both for administrative purposes (dean's offices, departments, offices, centres), and educational ones (educational laboratories at faculties, libraries). All of them are connected in one corporate network, which includes branches outside of Ternopil. All TNEU buildings in Ternopil have access to the Internet. With the development of new information technologies, the University has improved its approach to the learning process, mainly by providing students with the opportunity to use their free time for further self-improvement.
All branches outside Ternopil city limits are connected via the "VoIP" technology, the so-called IP telephony. This is the only large-scale internal telephone network in Ternopil.
One of the necessary conditions for the successful functioning of any higher educational institution, including the Ternopil National Economic University, is efficient information flows between departments of the University, a system of quality document management and automated data collection and processing systems. In Ternopil, all TNEU buildings are interconnected by high-speed fibre-optic lines, enabling data transfer between them at 1 gigabit per second. Also, all computers are connected to the Internet, the speed of which at the University is 500 MB/s (megabits per second). Internet services are provided by three independent providers, while two "Juniper" routers have been put into operation.
As a branch of Ternopil National Economic University, the Center of Reserve Officers Preparation is fully functional in military training within Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy. Participants of this program achieve the rank of «Junior Lieutenant in Reserve» while studying at the University.
Since the University signed the Magna Charta Universitatum in 2008, the recognition and implementation of its principles have promoted the University's international cooperation. The University also joined the European Association for International Education (1999), the European University Association (2007), Talloires Network (2012), Border University Network (2013), International Cultural and Educational Association (ICEA) (2014), The Eastern-European University Network
(2014), joining the institutions from Belarus, Poland, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary. Furthermore, the University has a partnership agreement with the company «Base Group Labs» since 2010.
Today the University has bilateral partnership agreements with 98 foreign higher education institutions from 29 countries, 67 of which are universities from 16 EU countries. Other countries of collaboration include Georgia, Canada, USA, China, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Norway, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Cyprus.
Ternopil National Economic University is recognized throughout Ukraine for a high educational rating and membership in several international organizations. It is also renowned for creative musical groups that promote personal development and self-realization among students. Culture is the guardian of historical memory that nourishes and strengthens the nation. Within our University, art acts as an invisible force which informs our civil community, which provides us with a unique sense of identity.
The teaching staff of Ternopil National Economic University strives to instil aspects of personal development within each student. Further, creative musical groups and soloists of Ternopil National Economic University enhance their skills among various genres to the extent of competing alongside professionals.
Creative potential contributed from art groups of Ternopil National Economic University is essential for further development and artistic achievement.