Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University is a higher education institution. The university was established by the Kyiv municipal council through the reorganization of the Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv Regional Teachers Training Institute. The university is communal property. The university consists of 13 faculties and one university college with more than 9,000 students. There are 35 operating departments. The scientific-pedagogical staff includes 49 PhDs, 184 EdSs, and 434 teachers. The university offers 55 Master’s and 49 Bachelor-level programs. Each year around 7,000 teachers and school principals enhance their skills and gain qualifications at the university. The university also provides students with an opportunity to visit Ph.D. training.
According to the decision of Kyiv municipal council of 8 October 2009 Kyiv Municipal Pedagogical University named after Borys Grinchenko was renamed Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and its status changed. The university was transformed from a pedagogical profile to a multi-profile classic educational institution. This enabled it to expand its activities and have more majors, ensuring satisfaction of the educational requirements of young students both from Ukraine and abroad, and meeting the needs of Kyiv and its region. In implementing tasks the Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University activity is aimed at achieving high standards and becoming a European-level institution.
The Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University is a member of international projects supported by the European Commission – Seventh Framework Program on “International Research Network for study and development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science in the field of ICT instruments, e-learning and intercultural competences (IRNet)”, TEMPUS on the themes: “Development of Embedded System Courses with the implementation of Innovative Virtual approaches for integration of Research, Education, and Production in Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia (DESIRE)”, “Education for Leadership, Intelligence, and Talent Encouraging (ELITE)”.
Structure
- Faculty of Economics and Management
- Faculty of Journalism
- Faculty of Health, Physical Education and Sports
- Faculty of Information Technologies and Mathematics
- Faculty of Musical Art and Choreography
- Faculty of Fine Arts and Design
- Faculty of Pedagogical Education
- Faculty of Law and International Relations
- Faculty of Psychology, Social Work, and Special Education
- Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Faculty of Oriental Languages
- Faculty of Ukrainian Philology, Culture and Art