H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University is one of Ukraine's oldest higher educational institutions. The rise of teacher education in the Kharkiv region is linked to the teaching activities of the prominent Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda, who once taught at Kharkiv Collegium. This institution laid the foundation for developing education in the Sloboda region.
The Kharkiv best pedagogical education traditions developed and strengthened in the twentieth century at the Kharkiv Pedagogical Institute, named after Hryhorii Skovoroda in 1945. Today, it is H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, a leading state higher education institution whose main objective is to train modern teachers of various subject fields who will be able to educate the younger generation of Ukrainians on intellectual, cultural, and spiritual nation-centered principles. The University is a major center of Ukrainian pedagogical education and science. For over two centuries, the University has been operating in compliance with the best national and global practices, contemporary principles, and the latest trends in the field of educational services to provide a well-rounded education to Ukrainians, shape citizens, patriots, experts, innovators, national and global culture and morality champions.
The University has its traditions, study programmes, research, and educational procedures. The University teaching staff work on the relevant issues and seek solutions for the vital problems of contemporary science, education content, and quality, as well as improving teaching and learning methods.
H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University is a powerful educational center known in Ukraine and abroad. The institution has its modern infrastructure to ensure students’ quality education and research. The University actively cooperates with the leading universities of the USA, UK, Germany, Poland, France, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Hungary, Albania, Jordan, Israel, Netherlands, Japan, China, and Iran. University academic staff participate in international projects and conferences, they are awarded with international grants, and they further develop their professional skills abroad.
The degree granted by H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University symbolizes personal prestige and assurance of success for all our graduates. It is a starting document that opens the prospects of fast and effective career development from being an undergraduate to a senior management position. Our alumni include well-known educators, prominent scholars, renowned artists, Olympic champions, diplomats, successful entrepreneurs, writers, journalists, politicians, and a variety of young people who, having acquired quality educational and life experience, started and successfully run their careers.
We are looking forward to meeting you.
Ім'я великого українського філософа, поета і народного просвітителя Г.С.Сковороди в офіційній назві нашого університету.