Academician P. T. Tronko Centre for Ukrainian Studies and Local History

The Academician P. T. Tronko Centre for Ukrainian Studies and Local History was founded as a research structural unit of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in 2008. It coordinates research in the field of Ukrainian studies and local history at the University, in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region. The Centre was created with the support of the National Union of Local Historians of Ukraine in order to preserve and develop the traditions of scientific area studies.

The employees of the Centre regularly participate in conferences, symposia, seminars, roundtables on topical issues of area studies; organize contests of student research papers in the field; provide assistance to faculty and students, as well as other interested parties, in area studies research; study and generalize the experience of area studies centres.

The employees of the Centre promote the historical and cultural heritage of our region in the media, give consultations to teachers of the city and the region. The Centre conducts classes in historical area studies (including optional ones), various excursions, consultations on creating expositions of museums and exhibitions. The Centre carries out important projects related to publication of archive materials, area studies literature, other printed matter (primarily, in preparing various calendars of memorable dates, anniversary collections, encyclopaedic and reference literature, guides).

The Centre cooperates with humanitarian academic and educational institutions, with the Ukrainian Society for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments, and other organizations.