Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University

Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University has recently celebrated 395-the anniversary of its founding and 75-th anniversary of Ukrainian pedagogical establishment revival in a picturesque town Kremenets of Ternopil region. This is one of the oldest higher education institutions in western Ukraine, which is now established as a recognized education and culture, science and methodology centre of pedagogical education in Halychyna. According to the Ukrainian higher education institutions' results consolidated rating, the University ranks the second among pedagogical universities. It has received International Academic Popularity and Quality Rating "Zolota Fortuna" laureate diplomas.
Special attention is given to faculty professional development. The University graduate school (aspirantura and doctorantura) is functioning successfully. Thirty-eight faculty members defended Doctor of Sciences dissertations and 253 faculty members defended PhD (Kandydat of Sciences) dissertations. It has already become a good tradition for our graduates to seek employment at the University. 68% of teaching staff, 100% of Rector's Office staff, 58% of all deans, 52% department chairs, and 55% of all sciences doctors are our alumni. These figures demonstrate the university high research potential and quality of education.
We are proud to state that University has evolved as research and study, science and education centre of Ukraine, a site of international and all-Ukrainian research conferences, congresses, readings, etc., a place of 5 specialized academic councils, with of them awarding Doctor of Sciences degrees, a testing ground for much Ukrainian higher education know-how.
Students are offered a wide range of specialities they can choose from during study, and the number of specialities on offer is growing every year. Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology, nine Faculties, University Preparatory Centre and Centre of Further Education, offer their academic programmes to students. Thirty-eight academic departments employ 469 faculty, including one full member and one corresponding member of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, three academicians of the Academy of National Higher Education of Ukraine, 53 doctors of sciences, full professors, more than 340 associate professors. Almost 7 000 students are engaged in full-time and correspondence study.
University education is based upon the coordinated system of professional orientation. Correspondence School of Mathematics aims to select future Mathematics teachers among gifted students of Ternopil region and other regions of Ukraine. The content of curricula and academic programmes at both undergraduate and graduate levels has been revised and updated with the implementation of a credit-transfer system of study, computer technology, licensing of new specialities. Our students regularly participate in and win all-Ukrainian Olympiads.
Success is assured by the university administration's constant attention to the logistical support of the educational process. We have study rooms equipped according to modern standards, laboratories with visual aids and computers. Students can use libraries with necessary manuals and textbooks, unique literature, spacious reading rooms, a virtual library of educational and scientific works. For the convenience of the library visitors the department of scientific and technical information and automation is created, electronic catalogue and electronic versions of publications are significantly replenished.
University computer network connects all academic buildings and students' halls of residence with fibre optic complex, which provides access to the Internet. Each student has free access to electronic library funds and electronic versions of our courses and database of other institutions and information centres. Wireless network using Wi-Fi technology is functioning to provide rapid access to internal and external resources via the Internet with mobile devices.
We introduce new forms of students' independent work, their consistent and systematic learning online. MOODLE learning management system, which allows faculty to create their unified subject courses, has been launched. We believe that organization of educational process is closely connected with providing the right living conditions for students. There are five modern residence halls, six gyms, sports complexes and tourist centres, an internet cafe, and a sanatorium where more than a hundred people can improve their health.
The University provides opportunities for professional mastering specialities and specializations, allowing graduates to feel confident in the labour market, creating conditions for mastering innovative teaching and information technologies. In general, today, we concentrate our efforts on training highly qualified specialists, young, educated people whom our society needs in times of rapid development of science.