People's Ukrainian Academy

People's Ukrainian Academy
Народна українська академія
Motto	Eruditio. Educatio. Cultura.
Established	1991
Rector	Kateryna Astahova
Students	1 174
Location	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Website	www.nua.kharkov.ua

People's Ukrainian Academy is a private institution of higher education in Kharkiv. Despite its full name (The Kharkiv University of Humanities' "People's Ukrainian Academy"), it is not affiliated with the University of Kharkiv.

Campuses and buildings

KhUH “PUA” buildings are located in the center of Kharkiv: library with more than 160 000 books and periodicals, reading halls, storage and place for work of this department. Within the Center of Information in Science and Humanities there is Media Library, Internet facilities, specialized education library. There are sports and assembly halls, fitness and gymnastic halls, sports ground.

In complex structure there is a medical service that has its own rooms, modern equipment; dental, physiotherapy and massage rooms. An agreement with city student hospital is signed where faculty and students are served.

There is canteen, bar, two buffets, café. PUA’s history museum was founded. Students’ trade union and Students union have their own places. Fireplace hall was put into operation for conducting cultural events.

Institutes and faculties

University of Humanities:
- Faculty “Business Administration”.

Trains economists with profound knowledge of law, English and IT.

Faculty “Translator-Interpreter”.

Trains translators-interpreters with knowledge of 2 European languages, profound knowledge of IT.

Faculty “Social Management”.

Trains sociologists with profound knowledge of psychology, English and IT.

Faculty of part-time and distant learning.
Faculty of post-graduate and additional education.

With post-graduate education faculty organizes work of “School 50+” (education of third age people) and MBA program.

Department of PhD studies.
Laboratory of Career Planning.
Laboratory of Higher Education Problems.
Laboratory of united cultural and educational environment.
Children School of Early Development;

Preschool preparation of 1.5–6 years old children according programs of developing education.

Secondary school specialized in studies of economics and law.

Full general secondary education with profound studies of economics, law, English language.

Famous alumni

Zakharov Vasyl, manager of production finances for regions of Eastern Europe and Middle Asia, «Philip Morris International Inc» (Switzerland)
Ostapchuk Kateryna, leading consultant of representative office of Austrian group “Noimann Partners Ukraine”.
Lashyn Petro, head of the Department of crediting of corporate clients of the Bank “Megabank”.
Bartian Ivan, director of subsidiary «MGF-private Ltd».

Honorable Doctors

Astakhova Valentyna, Honorary Doctor of the Higher Education Institute of the Academy of pedagogical sciences of Ukraine, Honorary Professor of the International Institute of linguistics and law.
Astakhova Kateryna, Honorary Doctor of Education Philosophy of Wisconsin International University.

Awards and reputation

Rating of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport of Ukraine. PUA is one of three best private universities.
Consolidated rating of Ukrainian HEIs. (http://ru.osvita.ua/vnz/rating/25712) PUA is one of the three best private HEIs of Ukraine.
International rating Webometrics. 8th place among Kharkiv HEIs. (http://www.webometrics.info )
Rating of Ukrainian HEIs “Kompas”. PUA is in the TOP-10 of the best HEIs named by graduates.

References

Official site

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