FACULTY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, YOUTH AND SPORTS OF UKRAINE
TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV
The Institute of Biology
Lyudmyla Ivanivna Ostapchenko, Head of the Education and Science Center “Institute of Biology”, Professor, Doctor of Biological Science, Academician of the Academy of Science of Higher Education of Ukraine, Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Laureate of the Palladin Prize awarded by the National Academy of Science of Ukraine
The Education and Science Center “Institute of Biology” of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv was founded in May, 2010. It comprises Departments and the following research units: the Bohach Research Institute of Physiology, the Academician Fomin Botanical Garden, and the Kaniv Nature Reserve. The Department of Biology from which the Institute evolved was founded in 1933, after the reform of higher education in Ukraine in the 1920s. Two of its Departments (the Department of Botany and the Department of Zoology) were established as far back as 1834 within the Faculty of Philosophy of St. Volodymyr’s University. The Department of Human Physiology was founded in 1842 and the Department of Histology and Embryology in 1868 within the Faculty of Medicine.
The history of the University spans almost two centuries and contains such highlights as the work of internationally renowned scientists and biologists – including C. Kessler, I. Schmalhausen, S. Navashin, M. Holodniy, M. Severtsov, O. Palladin, D. Zerov, O. Kystyakivskiy, O. Khryshtal, A. Yemchenko, D. Vorontsov, P. Bohach, M. Kucherenko and many others.
Research and teaching staff at the Institute consists of more than 280 people, including 2 Academicians of the Ukrainian Academy of Agricultural Science, 24 Professors, Doctors of Biological Science (PhDs), 36 Associate Professors, and 93 staff with higher postgraduate degrees. Among the staff there are 3 laureates of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology, 5 laureates of the Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv Prize, and 6 laureates of prizes for outstanding scientists awarded by the National Academy of Science of Ukraine.
The Institute comprises 12 departments:
Department of Biochemistry;
Department of Biophysics;
Department of General and Molecular Genetics;
Department of Microbiology and Immunology;
Department of Virology;
Department of Human and Animal Physiology;
Department of Plant Physiology and Ecology;
Department of Zoology;
Department of Botany;
Department of Cytology, Histology and Developmental Biology;
Department of Fundamental Medicine;
Department of Ecology
The Institute of Biology incorporates the Bohach Research Institute of Physiology and 15 research laboratories. In recent years, research work at the Institute has been carried out within two major Government research programmes entitled “Human Health” and “Environmental Protection”.
The Institute has close ties with various research institutes of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Health, and the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences. The Institute also works with 45 educational and research institutions in other countries, including the USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Belgium, Russia, Belarus, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Those students of the Institute of Biology, who come to study from other cities, may be provided with accommodation in a Hall of Residence. Hall of Residence №9 is the principal one, which can accommodate 520 students. In the Halls of Residence there are two reading halls, a student union room, a medical ward and a gymnasium.
The Institute of Biology Education and Research Centre offers full-time and part-time study and three categories of degrees: Bachelor, Specialist, Master.
Bachelor courses:
6.040102 Biology
6.040106 Ecology, Environmental Protection and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Specialist courses:
7.04010202 Microbiology
7.04010201 Biology
7.04010203 Virology
7.04010205 Biochemistry
7.04010206 Biophysics
7.04010207 Zoology
7.04010208 Botany
7.04010209 Genetics
7.04010210 Plant Physiology
7.04010211 Immunology
7.04010212 Human and Animal Physiology
7.0401023 Laboratory diagnostics of biological systems
Master courses:
8.04010202 Microbiology
8.04010201 Biology
7.04010203 Virology
8.04010205 Biochemistry
8.04010206 Biophysics
8.04010207 Zoology
8.04010208 Botany
8.04010209 Genetics
7.04010210 Plant Physiology
8.04010211 Immunology
8.04010212 Human and Animal Physiology.
7.0401023 Laboratory diagnostics of biological systems
Duration of education:
Bachelor: full-time – 4 years, part-time – 5 years.
Specialist: full-time – 1 year, part-time – 1 year.
Master: full-time – 2 years, part-time – 2 years.
Graduates of the Institute work at both public institutions and private enterprises. Those who feel a vocation to continue academic work can join various scientific research institutions of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, the Academy of Agricultural and Medical Sciences, research units of our University and other educational establishments.
The languages of study for foreign citizens at the University are Ukrainian, Russian and English.
We welcome those who want to acquire modern biological education, and become a good professional!
OUR CONTACTS:
WEB-site of the Institute of Biology: www.biology.univ.kiev.ua
The Faculty of Preparatory Studies:
03022, Ukraine, Kyiv, Vasylkivska Str., 36, office 94
(Building of the Institute of Postgraduate Education, Metro Vasylkivska)
tel.: +38 (044) 521-33-01
fax: +38 (044) 521-35-50
WEB-site: http://pfku.univ.kiev.ua
E-mail: pfku@univ.kiev.ua
The Faculty of Foreign Citizens:
03022, Ukraine, Kyiv, Vasylkivska Str., 36, office 71
(Building of the Institute of Postgraduate Education, Metro Vasylkivska)
tel.: +38 (044) 521-65-68
fax: +38 (044) 521-35-50
WEB-site: www.univ.kiev.ua
E-mail: admission@univ.kiev.ua