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Харківський національний університет імені В. Н. Каразіна | |
Latin: Universitas Charcoviensis[1] | |
Former names | Imperial Kharkiv University (1804—1917) Free Academy of Theoretical Knowledge (1920—1921) Kharkiv Institute of Public Education (1920—1932) Kharkiv State University (1932—1999) |
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Motto | Cognoscere, Docere, Erudire (Latin) |
Motto in English | To learn, To Educate, To Enlighten |
Type | National university |
Established | 29 January 1804 |
Rector | Tetyana Kahanovska |
Academic staff | 2,256 |
Students | 17,368 |
Postgraduates | 500 |
Address | 4, Svobody square, 61022 , , , |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue & White |
Affiliations | IAU, EUA, WHO |
Website | karazin.ua |
Building details | |
Головний корпус Харківського університету | |
General information | |
Location | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Completed | 1932 |
Kharkiv University or Karazin University[2] (Ukrainian: Каразінський університет), officially V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukrainian: Харківський національний університет імені В. Н. Каразіна), is a public university in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was founded in 1804 through the efforts of Vasily Karazin becoming the second oldest university in modern-day Ukraine.
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all buildings were partially or fully destroyed by attacks from Russian forces.[3][4]