Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Карпатський національний університет імені Василя Стефаника | |
| Motto | Άλφα και Ωμέγα |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Alpha and Omega [The First and the Last] |
| Type | public, research, national |
| Established | 1940 |
| Rector | Ihor Tsependa |
| Students | 18,000 |
| Address | Shevchenko Street 57 , Ivano-Frankivsk , , 76018 , Ukraine 48°54′54.74″N 24°42′4.29″E / 48.9152056°N 24.7011917°E |
| Campus | 6 urban |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine |
| Website | pnu.edu.ua |
Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University (abbr. CNU, Ukrainian: Карпатський національний університет імені Василя Стефаника, КНУ ім. В. Стефаника) is a public research university in Ivano-Frankivsk. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Western Ukraine.
The history of the university dates back to March 15, 1940, when Stanislav Teacher Training Institute was established. Later, in 1950, it was renamed Stanislav (since 1962 - Ivano-Frankivsk) Pedagogical Institute. In January 1971, the institution was renamed after a famous Ukrainian writer Vasyl Stefanyk by the decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
After the dissolution of the USSR, the Precarpathian University was founded on the base of Ivano-Frankivsk State Pedagogical Institute on August 26, 1992. On September 14, 2004, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine awarded the University the national status, by its decree # 204. On August 15, 2025, the university was renamed into Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University.
Currently, the university unites eight educational institutes, six faculties, three educational and consulting centers, one college, eleven research centers, Postgraduate Educational and Pre-university Training Center, Information Technology Center, the Center of Distance Learning and Knowledge Control, Teaching Management, Scientific and Research Department, Dendrological Park (Arboretum) and Botanical Garden.