Assembly of Academic Boards: Grand Meeting to Mark Karazin University’s 216th Anniversary

Karazin University is celebrating its 216th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the University has held a grand meeting of the Assembly of Academic Boards with the participation of the administration, faculty members, students, and friends of the University.

"You are one of the best universities in Ukraine, a leader in many issues of Ukrainian education and science, and you perfectly implement the motto ‘Classics ahead of time’. Congratulations on your anniversary. Glory to Karazin University!” said President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Chairman of the University Board of Overseers, Anatolii Zahorodnii, in a video greeting.

Professor Anzhelika Krutova, Director of the Department of Education and Science of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, also congratulated the Karazin University community: “Karazin University is the flagship of education and science in Ukraine in general and Kharkiv region in particular. Recalling the times when the first 57 students entered the University classrooms 216 years ago and were taught by 15 professors, we see that during this time the University has come a very significant and fruitful way of development. Now we have a powerful educational and scientific institution that always amazes us with its achievements, striving for the best. Karazin University very successfully combines the traditions of classical science with innovative methods and learning technologies. And this is what ensures its consistently high positions in rankings, the demand for the University graduates in the labor market."

During the event, the University President, Vil Bakirov, delivered the report "Kharkiv University: Yesterday, Today, and Always", which analyzed Karazin University's historical path, its achievements, challenges facing it at different times, its importance in the development of Kharkiv as a powerful European metropolis, a center of education, science, culture and art, etc.

"It is worth mentioning that the history of the University has been quite difficult, sometimes dramatic and even tragic. Despite all this, the history of Karazin University is full of brilliant intellectual ups and downs, spiritual victories. Despite all problems and difficulties, the University has never lost its unique identity. It has preserved its historical memory and multiplied the best traditions. It is the only Ukrainian university that was invited to initiate the Bologna Process and sign the Magna Charta Universitatum in September 1988. Today, Karazin University not only rises above the architectural landscape of Kharkiv with its majestic buildings, but also above the intellectual landscape of the city — with its scientific and moral authority. It is the center of attraction of creative and talented people wherever they work," he said.

During the event, the inauguration of Doctor Honoris Causa took place. This year, the Diploma of the University Doctor Honoris Causa, a medal and a gown were given to Professor, Colonel-General Volodymyr Tolubko.

Prizes were also awarded to Karazinites who achieved significant results in their work last year. The V. N. Karazin Prize was awarded to the Head of the Department of Physical Chemistry of the School of Chemistry, Professor Mykola Mchedlov-Petrosian; the 1st Degree Prize was granted to Viacheslav Beresnev, Professor of the Department of Materials for Reactor Building and Physical Technologies of the Education and Research Institute “School of Physics and Technology”; the 2nd Degree Prize was awarded to Natalia Vinnykova, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science, School of Philosophy, and Anatolii Kucher, Associate Professor of the Department of Ecology and Neoecology; the 3rd Degree Prize — to Associate Professor of the Department of Physical and Biomedical Electronics and Complex Information Technologies of the School of Radiophysics, Biomedical Electronics and Computer Systems Serhii Berdnyk; Professor of the Department of Fundamental Mathematics of the School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences Volodymyr Kadets; Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Safety and Environmental Education, Education and Research Institute of Ecology, Ivetta Kryvytska.

The grand meeting ended with the anthem of Karazin University performed by the University Choir.

A full recording of the event is available on YouTube, Facebook.