The National University of Ostroh Academy

The National University of Ostroh Academy (The NUOA) is a higher educational institution licensed and accredited by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine as Autonomous Scientific and Research University. It offers an excellent setting, combining rigorous training with a rich cultural atmosphere. First founded in 1576 and then re-established in 1994, the NUOA enjoys an excellent reputation all over Ukraine and abroad. In 1999 in Paris the NUOA was awarded the “Prize for Quality” which was created with the purpose of rewarding and encouraging institutions excelling in the quality, image, and prestige of their products by the TRADE LEADERS CLUB. The NUOA is the only Ukrainian University to set the Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon in reading T. Shevchenko’s poetry for 456 hours without a break in 2014, and the Guinness World Record for Largest Archeology Lesson in 2019. The NUOA offers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs in law, economics, history, cultural and political studies, psychology, international relations, PR and linguistics, journalism. There are about three thousand students studying at the NUOA. Academic staff consist about 300 highly qualified university instructors. Scientific Library of the NUOA enjoys excellent leading in Ukraine. It is the first digitalized library in the region. The NUOA collaborates with many educational institutions the world. Since 2002, the NUOA has participated in a number of TEMPUS and ERASMUS projects, and has recently developed a new internationalization plan. In its framework, the NUOA fosters the institutional participation in EU programmes, networks and initiatives on internationalization of higher education and development cooperation. Currently the National University of Ostroh Academy is involved in many projects aimed to increase the quality of education, educational management, curriculum development, contribution and to strengthening e-learning network, consolidation advanced educational technological features, promotion of pro-active approach for the use of the modern educational technologies and securing and improving relations with the international partners in higher education. Academic Colleges and Departments • College of Humanities (Ukrainian Language and Literature, Culture Studies, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Ukrainian Diaspora Studies); • College of Economics (Economic Theory, Finance and Credit, Economic Cybernetics, Accounting and Auditing, Computer Science); • College of Political and Informational Management (Political Studies, Document Studies and Informational Activities, State Management, Psychology, Public Health, National Security); • College of Foreign Languages (The English Language and Literature, Foreign Languages); • College of International Relations (History of Ukraine, International Relations, Country Studies); • College of Law (Special Legal Subjects).