Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture
The Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (informally referred to as KNUCA) – better known under its former name Kyiv Civil Engineering Institute – is the largest and most important building and architectural university of Ukraine located in the nation's capital, Kyiv. History. The institution was founded in 1930 as the Kyiv Civil Engineering Institute on the basis of factory and communal construction branch of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) and the architecture faculty of the Kyiv Art Institute. During the post-World War II Soviet period, KISI rose to become the second  highest engineering and architecture faculty in the USSR, behind the . By the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of August 13, 1993, the Kyiv State Technical University of Construction and Architecture was created on the basis of the Kyiv Civil Engineering Institute. On February 28, 1999, by the Decree of the President of Ukraine (217/99) the university was accorded the status of a National University as "Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture." Student life. Educational and scientific work is organized and carried out by more than 96 chairs numbering about 800 professors and instructors. About 10,500 students  study at the university. After the graduation, they acquire the education qualification levels of Bachelor, Specialist, and Master of Science. The postgraduate courses in about 30 specialities are available at the university for those who choose to continue their professional and scientific training under the guidance of experienced advisers. The postgraduate preparation functions at the University, 9 specialized Scientific Councils for protection of the doctor's and candidate dissertations in 25 scientific specialties, 7 research institutes and 11 specialized research laboratories works. The campus area includes six education cases, center of information technologies and computer-aided specialized laboratories, sports complex , library complex and reading hall (more than 1 million publications), eight hostels, hotel, sanatorium, educational-rehabilitation camp, food enterprises, etc. Academics. KNUCA is a large research university with a majority of enrollments in undergraduate & graduate and professional programs. Undergraduate and graduate. Faculty of Engineering Systems and Ecology. Dean - Professor Oleksandr Priymak, D.Sc. The history of the faculty begins from the date of foundation of university (1898). Students obtain bachelor's and master's degrees in the following specialities: - Ecology (specialization - Ecology and environmental protection); - Heat energy (specialization - Energy Management); - Environmental protection technologies (specialization - Environmental protection technologies); - Construction and civil engineering . The faculty consists of five departments: Department of labor protection and environment. Head - Professor Tetiana Tkachenko, D.Sc., Other leaderships: - professor Olena Voloshkina, D.Sc. - Professor Tetiana Krivomaz, D.Sc. Source: Department of labor protection and environment of KNUCA Research. KNUCA conduct high research activity. About 300 graduate students are currently (2021) focused on their individual research projects. The principal of the postgraduate division is professor Vitalii Ploskyi, D.Sc.