Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University (Vasyl Stus DonNU)(Ukrainian:Донецький національний університет імені Василя Стуса,romanized:Donetskyi natsionalnyi universytet imeni Vasylia Stusa;Russian:Донецкий государственный университет,romanized:Donetskiy gosudarstvennyy universitet) is one of the leading higher educational institutions ofUkraine.The university's history starts in 1937 from the moment of the creation of a pedagogical institute inDonetsk(thenStalino). In 1965, the institute was transformed intoDonetsk State University.It was accorded theNationalstatus in 2000.
Донецький національний університет імені Василя Стуса Донецкий государственный университет | |
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| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1937 |
| Rector | Ilya Khadzhynov |
| Location | , Ukraine |
| Website | http:// donnu.edu.ua |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Regional – Overall | |
| QSEmerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 301-350 (2022) |
In 2014, due to thewar in Donbas,a number of teachers and students left Donetsk and subsequently reestablished the university as Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University inVinnytsia.[2]At the same time, some teachers and most students remained in Donetsk, therefore splitting the university in two.[3]
History
edit1937 to 1945
editOn July 15, 1937, a decree from theUkrainian SSRestablished theStalin State Pedagogical Institutein the city of Stalino (Donetsk). Its first director was Oleksandr Yevdokymenko, who was arrested in 1938 and sentenced to ten years imprisonment duringJoseph Stalin'sGreat Purge.Originally the institute consisted of two departments, History and Philology, and had five chairs.
Serhiy Ksenofontov became its head in 1940 and added the Physics-Mathematical Faculty in 1941. Due toNazi Germany's invasion of theSoviet UnioninWorld War II,in 1941 the institute was evacuated first toKungurand soon thereafter toMolotov,where it was liquidated. It was re-established in 1943, following the liberation of Donetsk, by a decision of the Council of People's Commissars of theUkrainian SSR.
After World War II
editThe school's Student Scientific Association, composed of two divisions – historical-philological and physical-mathematical – was established in 1951. In 1961, Mykola Khoroshailov took over from Ksenofontov as the head of the institute and its name was changed toDonetsk State Pedagogical Institute.In 1964, the institute was subordinated toKharkiv State Universityand became aDonetsk branch of Kharkiv State University named afterMaksim Gorky.
On May 28, 1965, the Soviet of Ministers of the USSR enacted a decree on organizing theDonetsk State University(DonSU) based at the Donetsk branch of Kharkiv State University. Professor Leonid Lytvynenko became the firstrectorof the university (1965–1968). 1965 saw the launch of post-graduate studies (with an initial enrollment of 16 students), the addition of the faculties of biology and physics, and the construction of the students' campus.
Appointed the second rector of the university, Professor Yuriy Shevlyakov managed the institution from 1968 to 1970, during which the main 12-storey building was constructed. Professor Hryhoriy Tymoshenko was the third University rector (1970–1975). In 1972, the university's history museum was opened in the main building. Professor Hryhoriy Ponomarenko became the rector in 1975, followed by Professor Volodymyr Shevchenko in 1986. On September 11, 2000, the university was accorded national status by a decree of thePresident of Ukraine,Leonid Kuchma.
War in Donbas and move to Vinnytsia
editDuring thewar in Donbas,the university officially relocated toVinnytsia.[4][5]In June 2016, 75 out of 105 staff members voted in favour of naming the university after one of its alumni, the poetVasyl Stus.[6]
Infrastructure
editVasyl' Stus Donetsk National University unites educational and research centers forming a complex that includes: 6 Faculties; 2 regional Training and Retraining Centers; Department of International Education, the UNESCO Department for Ecology in the Technogenous Region; Business Centre; Youth Centre for Legal Studies; the Laboratory for International Scientific and Technical Cooperation; Consulting Centres of the British, German and French Councils; Postgraduate Courses and Doctoral Studies etc.
Notable alumni
edit- Ivan Dziuba,Ukrainian academician, minister of culture, literary critic, author of "Internationalism or Russification?",Holodomorsurvivor, co-founder of thePeople's Movement of Ukraine
- Iya Kiva(born 1984), Ukrainian poet, translator, journalist, critic
- Hryhoriy Nemyria,Ukrainian politician, vice prime minister in theSecond Tymoshenko Government
- Volodymyr Rafeienko,Russian and Ukrainian writer
- Vasyl Stus,Ukrainian poet, Soviet dissident
- Dmytro Bilokolos,politician and diplomat,Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.[7]
Notes and references
edit- ^"QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia".Retrieved15 January2023.
- ^"Order of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine about university relocation to Vinnytsia"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2017-07-30.Retrieved2017-07-30.
- ^Bilenky, Serhiy (2020)."Donetsk National University".Encyclopedia of Ukraine.
It is still disputed how many faculty members and students relocated to the university's new location, but it is estimated that around 60 percent of its faculty and less than 20 percent of its students did so. The rest of the former faculty and students remained in occupied Donetsk where they continue to use DonNU's former campus with its extensive material resources, including library, laboratories, and research collections.
- ^Haring, Melinda (August 26, 2016)."How One University Defied Putin and His Armed Mob".Atlantic Council.Archived fromthe originalon September 13, 2016.
- ^Goncharova, Olena (November 13, 2014)."Donetsk National University finds refuge, no cash".Kyiv Post.
- ^Coynash, Halya (20 June 2016)."Donetsk University Finally Named After Great Ukrainian Poet Vasyl Stus".Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group.
- ^"Білоколос Дмитро Захарович -".Енциклопедія Сучасної України.2018-01-11. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-01-11.Retrieved2024-03-27.
This article incorporates text from "History of the University" at theOfficial Web Site of the University,whose republication is expressly allowed if referenced to donnu.edu.ua.