Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics (KNURE) is a higher education institution with the highest level of accreditation in Ukraine. It is one of the oldest Universities of Technologies in Ukraine with over 12,000 students and 30 scientific centers. It has strong research and education capabilities in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, ICT and Computer Technologies. The Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics hosts the International Academy of Applied Radio & Electronics and the Eastern-Ukrainian branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which pioneered the development of distance learning in Ukraine. It has a high expertise in the introduction of innovative technologies into education and business.
The history of the Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics began in 1930 when the Kharkiv Engineering-Building Institute (KEBI) was founded based on the Building faculty of Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute and the Architectural faculty of Kharkiv Art Institute. In 1934 Kharkiv Geodetic Institute and Scientific Research Institute of Geodesy and Cartography entered the structure of the institute. In 10 years Kharkiv Engineering-Building Institute became the largest higher education institution in Ukraine numbering 1,734 students, 200 members of academic staff, and 4 faculties: Architectural, Building, Sanitary, and Geodetic. In 1966 KIMBAC was given the name of Kharkiv Institute of Radioelectronics (KIRE). After the declaration of independence of Ukraine KIRE got the status of a University and became Kharkiv Technical University of Radioelectronics (KTURE) in 1993.
University Ranking
In 2001 the status of the University was advanced to the National University. The University ranks first among technical universities of Ukraine by the results of the rankings made by the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport of Ukraine (according to “Education of Ukraine” №26 (1295) of 25 June 2012 and the website http://euroosvita.net ). In the Compass-2012 rankings, Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics became the 8th in the general ranking, the 9th under the “Technical Specialities” category, and 4th under the “IT Specialities” category. In the Compass-2012 rankings for Eastern Ukraine Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics takes 7th rank, 6th rank under the “Technical Specialities” category, and 2nd rank under the “IT Specialities” category. The Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics has retained its place in the top 200 universities of Ukraine since last year and ranks 15th among higher educational institutions of Ukraine and 2nd in Eastern Ukraine. The University runs 16th among Ukrainian higher educational institutions in the rankings of the scientific database Scopus.
Faculties
The university consists of 7 faculties and 34 departments:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences (CS)
- Faculty of Computer Engineering and Control (CEC)
- Faculty of Information and Analytical Technologies and Management (ITM)
- Faculty of Information Radio Technologies and Technical Information Security (IRTIS)
- Іnfocommunications (IC)
- Faculty of Automation and Computer Technologies (ACT)
- Faculty of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering (ELBE)