Mariupol State University

The Mariupol State University (abbr. MSU; Ukrainian: Маріупольський Державний Університет, romanized: Mariupolskyi Derzhavnyi Universytet) is a university in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

History

In September 1991, at the initiative of the Hellenic Association of Mariupol and Donetsk State University and with assistance provided by the City Hall of Mariupol, the Mariupol College of Humanities was founded as an affiliation of Donetsk State University.

In 1997, the Mariupol Institute of Humanities was recognized in Ukraine and in Greece as the leading center of academic instructions in the Greek language, revival of the Ukrainian Hellenes as well as the center of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. The university was visited by Konstantinos Stefanopoulos, President of Hellenic Republic, who was elected Honorary Professor of MIH.

Formed in 2002, the Greek Philology Faculty is the first and only one of its kind in Ukraine. Professor Kostyantyn Balabanov, Rector of Mariupol State University of Humanities, signed a Magna Charta Universitatum at Bologna University allowing MSUH to join a more than 500-member family of the best European Universities.

On June 18–19, 2005 for the first time in Ukraine, two universities – Donetsk National University and Mariupol State University of Humanities – hosted the sessions of Magna Charta Observatory. Leading scientists, as well as rectors of universities of Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe, took part in that session.

In 2006, the Library of Hellenistic Studies 'Konstantinos Leventis' appeared and became famous both in Ukraine and abroad as the most modern and highly completed library on Hellenism. Anastasios I. Leventis, Director of Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation takes part in the opening ceremony of the Library of Hellenistic Studies at MSUH.

The university becomes the seat of the European Public Law Center in Ukraine. It also becomes the library reference center on public law.

MSUH was elected member of the Presidium of the International Association of Juridical Universities, whose headquarters are located on the Law Faculty of Moscow State Lomonosov University.

Under the active guidance of Rector Balabanov, Ukraine was elected member of the European Public Law Organization.

The university became the premises of the Center of Information for the European Commission in Ukraine.

By the edict issued by Thasos Papadopoulos, President of Republic of Cyprus and with the assistance provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Consulate Honorary of Republic of Cyprus was set up at MSUH's premises. Kostyantyn Balabanov, Rector of MSUH, was nominated Consul Honorary of Republic of Cyprus in Mariupol

In 2008, the State Accreditation Committee headed by Professor Ivan Vakarchuk, Minister of Science and Education of Ukraine, decided to confer on Mariupol State University of Humanities its highest award – the fourth level of accreditation.

Campuses and buildings

General description of the buildings and premises of the university, as well as their purpose. Mariupol State University has five academic buildings.

Academic building No. 1 (Economics and Law Department). Location: Budivelnykiv Ave., 129A, Mariupol. 3-storey building with lecture halls, classrooms, dean's offices, chairs, premises of administrative services and offices, sports room, computer rooms, laboratories, a buffet. Other facilities: one computer room, one computer lab, one reading room, equipped with computers: 35 computer work places.

Academic building No. 2 (History Department). Location: Budivelnykiv Ave., 129, Mariupol. 3-storey building with lecture halls, classrooms, chairs, dean's offices, library with reading room, computer labs, dance class, first-aid post, a buffet. Academic building has the following facilities: two computer rooms, a reading room equipped with computers: a total number of computer works places – 33. Also, first-aid post and a library with a reading room and a lending library.

Educational building No. 3-4 (Philology Department). Location: st. Matrosov, 5, 129A, Mariupol. The Building number 3 (2-storey building with lecture halls, classrooms, chairs, library with reading room, first-aid post, laboratories, cloakroom) is united with the building number 4 (3-storey building with lecture halls, classrooms, chairs, deans' offices, a computer lab, a buffet) by a crossing on the second floor. There is a sports area and sports facilities. Sports facilities: a circular running track, sports ground, playground. Education and Training Facilities: TV, DVD players. Other facilities: 1 computer room, equipped with computers, chairs, dean's offices: 23 computer work places. First-aid post is located on the 1st floor of the building number 3 and a reading room with a lending library is located in building No. 3

Academic building No. 5 (Foreign Languages Department). Location: Lenin Ave., 89A, 129A, Mariupol. 2-storey building with lecture halls, classrooms, chairs, deans' offices, a reading room, sports room, computer room, laboratories, a buffet. Athletic and sports area facilities: a circular running track, sports ground. Training Facilities: TV, DVD players. Other facilities: 1 computer room, equipped with computers: 14 computer work places

Dormitory of Mariupol State University

In 2004, to the balance of the university was adopted a 9-storey building located at Budivelnykiv Ave., with floor area 7001, 2 meters. Currently MSU students from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kherson, Lviv region, from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, foreign students live in the dormitory. There are all conditions for comfortable living and studying. In the dormitory, there are recreation areas, study rooms, a kitchen with an electric stove, a gym.

Institutes and faculties

Philology Department

Dean: Doctor of Philology, Professor Bezchotnikova Svetlana

Majors:

• Ukrainian Language and Literature
• Language and Literature (Russian) (specialization: Computational Linguistics; World Literature)
• Interpretation (Ukrainian, Russian, Polish)
• Pre-School Education (specialization: foreign language (English); choreography; physical education, practical psychology, speech therapy)
• Practical Psychology
• Journalism
• Advertisement and Public Relations

Chairs:

• Ukrainian Philology
• Russian Philology and Interpretation
• Early Childhood Education
• Education and Psychology
• Social Communications
• English
• Physical Education

At the department function:

• Centre of Ukrainian Studies
• Center of Polish Culture
• Interactive Learning Lab
• spiritual and cognitive development Lab of an individual
• specialized classrooms: Training rooms emotional discharge and individual counseling
• training studio, Press Club, Film Club

Studio with learning English «Language studio».

History Department

Dean: doctor of historical sciences, professor Viktoriya Feofanivna Lysak.

Majors:

• Document Management and Informational Activity
• History
• Foreign Affairs

Chairs:

• history
• study of culture and Information Activities
• International Relations and Foreign Policy
• Politics, Philosophy and Sociology

At the department function:

• Centre for Gender Studies and Education of Mariupol State University
• Information and Analysis Center for interethnic communication
• regional representative office of Ukrainian professional edition on philosophy, political science and history "Gilea"

Economics & Law Department

Dean: Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor of the Department of Rational Nature Management and Environmental Protection Tolpezhnikov Roman Oleksiyovych

Majors:

• Law
• International Economics
• Office Management (specialization: Tourism Industry Management, management
• hotel and restaurant business, regional government)
• Ecology, Environmental Protection and Balanced Nature
• Local government

Chairs:

• Constitutional, Administrative and International Law
• Economic, civil and labor Law
• International Economics
• Management
• Mathematical Methods
• Economic Theory
• The Environmental Management and Protection

At the department function:

• Representative office of European Public Law Organization in Ukraine
• Criminalistics Laboratory
• Laboratory for research of the International Economics sub-Department, established with the support of TEMPUS
• Law clinic "YurAzov'ya" organized by law Students' Association of Department to provide free legal assistance to retirees and low-income groups of Mariupol

Foreign Languages Department

Dean: Candidate of Sciences in Social Communications, Associate Professor of the Department of Italian Philology, Hanna Valeriivna Trifonova

Honorary professors

• President of Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1997)
• Secretary General for Greeks Abroad Stavros Lambrinidis (1998)
• Rector of University of Ioannina (Greece) Professor Dimitros Glaros (1998)
• Minister for Education and Religious Affairs of Hellenic Republic Grigorios Arsenis (1999)
• Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hellenic Republic Grigorios Niotis (2000)
• Rector of Donetsk National University, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor Volodymyr Shevchenko (2001)
• Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor Ivan Kuras (2001)
• Minister of Education and Culture of Republic of Cyprus Ouranios Ioannides (2003)
• Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hellenic Republic Yiannis Mangriotis (2003)
• Prime Minister of Hellenic Republic, Head of the Party "New Democracy" Kostas Karamanlis (2003)
• Head of Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation Professor Vassos Karageorghis (2004)
• Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hellenic Republic Panagiotis Skandalakis (2005)
• President of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor Vasyl Kremen (2006)
• President of Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias (2006)
• High commissioner for Cyprus in the United Kingdom Georgios Iacovou (2007)
• Director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Ukraine Nicola Franco Balloni (2008)
• Dean of Political Science Faculty of University of Messina, Professor Andrea Romano (2009)
• President of Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation, Head of the Board of Directors of "Leventis Group" (Cyprus) Anastasios Paul Leventis (2010)
• President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias (2011)
• Director of International and Investor Relations of "System Capital Management" Jock Mendoza-Wilson (2011)

Awards and reputation

According to the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 22525 dated of December 28, 2011, "for the tangible contribution into development of national education, strengthening of the international authority of Ukraine and training of highly qualified specialists" the employees of Mariupol State University were awarded the certificate of honour of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

MSU positions in national and international academic rankings:

Ranking of universities in Ukraine, III, IV levels of accreditation "Top-200 Ukraine- 2010" of the European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO-CEPES) and the Centre "EuroEducation" – assumed 100th spot in the ranking.

"Best classical Ukrainian universities ranking" (Ministry of Education, Science Youth and Sports of Ukraine) – assumed 24th spot in the ranking.

Ranking of Ukrainian universities according to the law majors "Compass 2012" – assumed 7th spot in the ranking.

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