Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University

Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University
Таврійський національний університет імені В.І. Вернадського
Established	1918
Type	Public
President	Prof. M.V. Bagrov
Academic staff	391
Students	17000
Location	Simferopol, Ukraine
Former names	Taurida University M.V. Frunse Crimea University Crimea State Pedagogical University Simferopol M.V. Frunse State University
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Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University (TNU) (Ukrainian: Таврійський національний університет імені В.І. Вернадського (ТНУ)) is a public, coeducational university located in Simferopol, Ukraine. The university was founded in 1918 with active participation of the famous geologist Vladimir Vernadsky. The university now bears his name. The university has 16 departments and 20 academic institutes. The university has the status of national and is accredited to the fourth level by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine.

Departments

• The Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
• The Faculty of Physics
• The Faculty of Biology
• The Faculty of Chemistry
• The Faculty of History
• The Faculty of Philosophy
• The Faculty of Geography
• The Faculty of Slavic Philology and Journalism
• The Faculty of Ukrainian Philology and Ukrainian Studies
• The Faculty of Foreign Philology
• The Faculty of Law
• The Faculty of Economics
• The Faculty of Management
• The Faculty of Physical Training and Sports
• The Faculty of Crimean Tartar and Oriental Philology
• The Economic-Humanitarian Faculty in Melitopol
• Kerch Economic-Humanitarian Institute
• Sevastopol Economic-Humanitarian Institute
• Sudak Faculty of Management and Economics

Notable professors

• Igor Tamm
• Vladimir Obruchev
• Nikolay Mitrofanovich Krylov
• Abram Ioffe
• Boris Grekov
• Vladimir Vernadsky

Notable students

• Igor Kurchatov

External links

• University homepage

Coordinates: 44°57′04″N 34°06′17″E / 44.95111°N 34.10472°E / 44.95111; 34.10472