H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukrainian: Харківський національний педагогічний університет імені Григорія Сковороди) is a Ukrainian university in Kharkiv. It was founded in 1933.
Харківський національний педагогічний університет імені Григорія Сковороди, (Kharkivsky natsionalny pedahohichny universytet imeni H. S. Skovorody) | |
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Motto | Eruditio salvabit Ukrainam |
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Established | 1933 |
Rector | Yuriy Boychuk |
Students | 10000 |
Location | , Ukraine 50.019°N 36.317°E |
Website | hnpu |
On the territory of the university there was a monument to the Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda, which was opened on September 28, 2012, and destroyed on the night of July 6, 2022 (around 00:15) as a result of a missile attack by the Russian army from Belgorod. The premises of Kharkiv National Pedagogical University named after H.S. Skovoroda were also destroyed. Three floors in the central building of the institution collapsed. Also, a 40-year-old watchman of the university died at the scene.
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