National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Національний університет «Києво-Могилянська академія» ДЗВО «НаУКМА» | |
| Latin: Academia Kiioviensis Mohileana | |
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| Motto | Tempus fugit, Academia sempiterna (Latin) |
Motto in English | Time passes but the Academy is eternal |
| Type | National, state-sponsored, research |
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| Founder | Petro Mohyla |
Academic affiliations | EUA |
| President | Serhiy Kvit |
Academic staff | 180 |
| Students | c. 4000 |
| Location | , 50°27′52″N 30°31′11″E / 50.46444°N 30.51972°E |
| Campus | Urban, 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Colors | Blue & White |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine |
| Website | Ukma.edu.ua |
| Official name | Комплекс споруд Києво-Могилянської Академії (ансамбль Братського монастиря) (Complex of buildings of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (ensemble of the Brotherhood Monastery)) |
| Type | History |
| Reference no. | 260025-Н |
The National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (abbr. NaUKMA, Ukrainian: Національний університет «Києво-Могилянська академія», НаУКМА, romanized: Natsionalnyi universytet «Kyievo-Mohylianska akademiia»), colloquially known as Mohylianka (Ukrainian: Могилянка), is a highly ranked national state-sponsored research university located in a historic section of Kyiv, Ukraine. The university teaches bilingually in Ukrainian and English, and is one of Ukraine's few universities with internationally recognized diplomas. NaUKMA takes part in numerous international university collaborations, such as the European University Association. With around 4000 students, NaUKMA is one of the smallest universities in Ukraine.
The university takes its name from the institution cited as its main predecessor, the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy established in 1615 and operating until 1819. The NaUKMA is located on that Academy's grounds in the ancient Podil neighborhood. In 1991, the modern university was organized, and teaching began the following year. Alumni of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy played a formative role in the intellectual and church life of Ukraine and Russia in 17th and 18th centuries. Among the most notable alumni were hetman Ivan Mazepa and philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda. Theophan Prokopovich, one of the rectors of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, elaborated upon and implemented Peter the Great's reform of the Russian Orthodox Church. The university is known as pro-Western and served as headquarters for Orange Revolution activists.