Kharkiv National Academy of Urban Economy
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Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy (Ukrainian: Харківський національний університет міського господарства, Kharkivskiy natsionalniy universitet mis'koho hospodarstva; before 2013 — academy) is a Ukrainian university in Kharkiv, named after Alexei N. Beketov and specializing in urban development studies.
Харківський національний університет міського господарства імені О. М. Бекетова | |
 Kharkiv National Academy of Urban Economy campus | |
| Established | 1922 |
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| Rector | Volodymyr Babayev |
| Students | 15000 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.kname.edu.ua |
| University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 301–350 (2022) |
History
editThe educational institution was founded in 1922 as the All-Ukrainian College of Municipal Services (Ukrainian: Всеукраїнський технікум комунального господарства). Since 1924 – Faculty of Municipal Services of the Evening Workers' College of National Economy (Ukrainian: Вечірній робочий технікум народного господарства), since 1929 – Faculty of Municipal Services of the Kharkiv Institute of National Economy. Since 1930 – the Kharkiv Institute of Public Utilities, and since 1935 – the Kharkiv Training School of Public Utilities, which included the Kharkiv Institute of Public Utilities and the College of Sustainable Construction. In 1938 the Kharkiv Institute of Public Utilities was renamed into Kharkiv Institute of Public Construction, and in 1939 – into Kharkiv Institute of Municipal Construction Engineers. In 1941, the Kharkiv Training School of Public Utilities was liquidated, the Kharkiv Institute of Municipal Construction Engineers and the College of Sustainable Construction were separated into separate educational institutions.
In 1952–1959 Major General Mikhail Snegov was the head of the institute's military department.
In 1989 Kharkiv Institute of Municipal Construction Engineers was renamed into Kharkiv Institute of Municipal Engineers, 1994 – into Kharkiv State Academy of Urban Economy. In 2003, the academy received the status of a national one.
On July 19, 2008, the academy signed the Budapest Open Access Initiative and became its 436th member organization.
In 2013 the Kharkiv State Academy of Urban Economy was renamed into O.M. Beketov Kharkiv State University of Urban Economy.
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In 2022, the Housing and Communal College of the university was destroyed by a Russian rocket strike.[2]
In 2023, a new strike destroyed part of the main building.[3]
Campuses and buildings
editThe academy has six academic buildings, education and research laboratories, a library with holdings of 882,000 books, a campus with six student hostels, an indoors sports facility with track and field gymnastics, bodybuilding, boxing, oriental martial art facilities and gyms.
Institutes and faculties
edit- Academic and Research Institute of Architecture, Design, and Fine Arts
- Academic and Research Institute of Civil Engineering and Utility Systems
- Academic and Research Institute of Economics and Management
- Academic and Research Institute of Energy, Information and Transport Infrastructure
- Academic and Research Institute of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Studies
- Faculty for Foreign Students
References
edit- ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Російські окупанти знищили житлово-комунальний коледж у Харкові (фото)". Харьковские известия. June 21, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Обстріл Харкова. Ректор університету імені Бекетова розповів про ступінь руйнувань приміщень". НВ. February 5, 2023.