The Kyiv National Economic Universitynamed after Vadym Hetman is a self-governing public university in Kyiv, Ukraine.[2] The university was founded in 1906 as Higher commercial courses.[1]
It was ranked #3 by the Ukrainian national ranking of the universities conducted by Compass in 2012.[3] According to one of the leading university rankings in the world (Eduniversal, 2015), KNEU occupied the second position among universities in Ukraine.[4] In 2020, in the same ranking, it took the third place among Ukrainian universities.[5]
In 2005, the university was named in honor of Vadym Hetman, a prominent Ukrainian banker, economist, and the founder of the National Bank of Ukraine.[1]
History of formation and development
1906 — Kyiv Higher Commercial Courses
1908 — Kyiv Commercial Institute
1920 — Kyiv Institute of National Economy (KINE)
1934 — Kyiv Financial and Economic Institute
1960 — Kyiv Institute of National Economy (KINE)
1992 — Kyiv State Economic University
1997 — Kyiv National University of Economics
2005 — Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman
2010-2014 — State Higher Educational Institution Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman — a self-governing (autonomous) research university
General information
The Kyiv National Economic University is the largest economic educational institution in Ukraine. It is recognized in Ukraine and in the world as a training center for economists, managers and lawyers.
The area of the university is 118,765 m2 or 9.4 m2 per student. Classroom foundation includes audiences for lectures, rooms for seminars and workshops, computer classes and more. The total area of fund classroom is 14,332.7 m2. The university also has 6709 m2 gyms area and own the stadium and 6 hostels. The number of students in Kyiv National Economic University is approximately 15,000.
The mission of the university is to make a significant contribution to social development through research, generation of new knowledge, their dissemination and training of competitive professionals and creative individuals.