Odessa National Polytechnic University

Odessa National Polytechnic University
Одеський національний політехнічний університет
Motto Ex Professo
Type Public
Established 1918
Rector Oborskiy Gennady
Administrative staff
4000
Students 15,000
Location Odessa, Ukraine
Website www.opu.ua

Odessa National Polytechnic University (Ukrainian: Одеський національний політехнічний університет) is a Ukrainian public institution of higher education and research in Odessa.

History

The university history started on September 18, 1918. Over years of its existence ONPU launched into professional life thousands of youth. Among its graduates are many talented engineers, scientists, heads of scientific organizations and universities, top management staff at different industries, as well as political actors.

Academics

Today the university represents a huge training center of high-qualification personnel in the south Ukraine. The Odessa National Polytechnic University figures among 14 Ukrainian universities, members of the European Universities Association, as well as among four Ukrainian universities, members of International Universities Association.

ONPU created a "polytechnic university" complex consolidating licea, high schools, colleges, and technical schools of the whole southern Ukraine region. 20,000 of students, graduate employees, post-graduate students are trained here, the process being effected by 4,000 lecturers, researchers and practical engineers. There are 57 academicians and corresponding members of both special Ukraine Academies of Science, more than 120 professors and Doctors of sciences, almost 450 senior lecturers, Ph.D., 21 honoured workers of Science and Engineering of Ukraine, honoured worker of the National Education of Ukraine, 13 academicians of international academies.

The teaching process follows a multistage system: Bachelor, Specialist (practical engineer), Master of Science, Candidate of Science (Ph. D.) and the Doctor of Science. The Odessa National Polytechnic University structure includes 11 institutes, teo faculties, 62 departments, technical school and college.

Structure

Famous alumni

Rating

At the rating calculated annually among more that 400 Higher educational institutions and Universities of Ukraine (evaluated by the International Staff Academy and the Ukraine Academy of Pedagogy) the Odesa National Polytechnic University holds 15–18 rates and during last five years is rated steadily in the number of TOP TEN from among technical and technological Ukrainian Universities.

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Coordinates: 46°27′38″N 30°45′05″E / 46.46056°N 30.75139°E / 46.46056; 30.75139

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