Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University of Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Based on the best pedagogical traditions it follows the time demands giving profound education and training to the young generation.
People's education institute with the Literary and History, Physics and Mathematics, Natural and Geography departments which prepared teachers for comprehensive schools according to three and then four years terms of studying.
At the same time two years special comprehensive courses for preparing youth for studying at higher educational establishments existed.
Pedagogical institute with three years term of studying which prepared teachers for comprehensive schools at five faculties: Mathematics, Physics, Language and Literature, History, Agro Biology.
Teachers training institute with two years term of study and with two departments: Physics and Mathematics, Natural and Geographical.
According to the Ukrainian government order #958 of July 16, 2008 Hlukhiv state pedagogical university was named after its famous graduate, famous writer and film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko; according to the decision of the State accreditation commission of July 2, 2009, protocol #79, the educational establishment was recognized for the 4th accreditation level; according to the President of Ukraine order of October 1, 2009 #792/2009 for the state and international acknowledgement of its activity and for the profound contribution into the development of national education and science the university got the status of national.
On the basis of the university after graduate scientific training in the specialties of Theory and Methodics of the professional education and Ukrainian literature was started.
The university staff works fruitfully at enlarging the achievements of the Ukrainian and world pedagogical science, forming the state intellectual potential, creating all the conditions for the creative self-realization and cultural development of the teacher's personality.
It is situated on the glorious kozak territory full of spirit of glory, courage, honour, based on the best pedagogical traditions it follows the time demands giving profound education to the young generation.
