National University of Kharkiv
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Kharkiv University or Karazin University[1] officially V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is one of the major universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. It was founded in Kharkiv in 1804 by Vasily Karazin. It is the second oldest university in modern-day Ukraine.[2]
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Харківський національний університет імені В. Н. Каразіна | |
Latin: Universitas Charkoviensis | |
Motto | Cognoscere, Docere, Erudire |
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Motto in English | To learn, To Educate, To Enlighten |
Type | Public University |
Established | 1804; 220 years ago (1804) |
President | Tatyana Kaganovska |
Academic staff | 4,595 |
Students | 25,000 |
Postgraduates | 500 |
Location | , |
Colors | Blue & White |
Affiliations | IAU, EUA, WHO |
Website | karazin.ua |
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In 2022, the university was severely damaged by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.