Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University - VSPNU

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University is one of the leading higher education institutions of Ukraine founded in 1940 

The vision of the university:

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University is a modern competitive international level educational and research center, the potential of which affects the development of the region and the formation of human capital.

Our mission:

The university is accredited by the highest IV level of accreditation.


The scientific infrastructure of the university is represented by 23 educational and scientific centers, the International Scientific Center “Observatory”, the Scientific Park “Precarpathian University”, the Botanical Garden, the Arboretum “Druzhba”, the Scientific Library, 2 interdepartmental laboratories, 10 scientific laboratories and the Center for the collective use of scientific equipment. The university operates a joint educational and scientific laboratory of the physics of magnetic films with G V Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which has the status of a National Property of Ukraine. 

More than 35 international projects have been successfully implemented, in particular within the framework of ERASMUS+ grant programs, cross-border cooperation “Poland-Ukraine”, “Ukraine-Romania”, USAID, UNIDO, the “Renaissance” fund, Twinning “Ukraine-Great Britain”, DAAD.
The largest projects are: the State investment project “Construction of the International Student Youth Meetings Center of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland (Mykulychyn village, Ivano-Frankivsk District)” and the project “International Scientific Center “Observatory” on Mount Pip Ivan” (Pip Ivan, Chornohirskyi range, the Carpathians).
In 2023, for the first time the university won in the grant competition of the Horizon Europe program and now it is starting to implement the project “Expanding the capabilities of EDUC for the inclusive development of the European Research Area ” (EDUC-WIDE).
Every year, the university implements educational, scientific and infrastructural grant projects, developing its scientific potential, improving the educational process and influencing the development of the region.

The university consists of 12 faculties: the faculty of foreign languages, the faculty of psychology, the faculty of mathematics and informatics, the faculty of economics, the faculty of physics and technology, the faculty of physical education and sports, the faculty of pedagogy, the faculty of philology, the faculty of history, political science and international relations, the faculty of natural sciences, the faculty of tourism, faculty of management.
There are 3 educational and scientific institutes – Law Institute, Institute of Arts, Kolomyia Institute (Kolomyia town).
There is 1 college – Ivano-Frankivsk Vocational College of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University.
As for other structural departments, there are the sports and recreation complex “Smerichka” , the Nauka stadium, and the Olimp sports complex.

The university has 78 departments, the educational process is provided by 815 full-time scientific and pedagogical workers. Full-time employees include 174 doctors of science, professors (21% of the total number) and 506 associate professors (62%). Teachers and students were among the first in Ukraine to start protest actions, which grew into the Revolution of Dignity. A student of the Faculty of Philosophy, Roman Huryk, the hero of the Heavenly Hundred, became “Hero of Ukraine” (posthumously).

There are 17,192 students (5,146 – tuition free and 12,046 – under contract) studying at the university in all majors and levels of education, moreover, 731 postgraduate students and 19 doctoral students are obtaining scientific degrees.

Currently, the university implements a number of socially responsible projects aimed at improving working conditions for employees as well as conditions and quality of education for students.


Prof. Bogdan Rachiy

e-mail: bogdan.rachiy@pnu.edu.ua

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PPD - Partner country Project Director

Field of Science Interests:
Material Science, Supercapacitors, Electrochemistry, Physics and Chemistry of Surface. 

Education: Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, 2000-2005), Faculty of Physical and Mathematics, Department of Material Science and New Technology; 

specialty: Physics, Lector. 

Postgraduate experience at the ‘Vasyl Stefanyk’ PreCarpathian National University (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine), Sub-Department of Material Science and Novel Technology, spec. 01.04.18 – Physics and Chemistry of Surface. The theme of the Candidate dissertation: Morphology and electrochemical properties of thermal modified nanoporous carbon. Science consultant: Dr. Sci. (Phys.&Math.) Budzulyak Ivan, Prof. of Material Science and Novel Technology Sub-Department at the ‘Vasyl Stefanyk’ PreCarpathian National University (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine). 

Title: PhD., Candidate of the Physical-Mathematical Science (December 2010), Name and status of education/scientific establishment: ‘Vasyl Stefanyk’ PreCarpathian National University (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine) spec. 01.04.18 – Physics and Chemistry of Surface. 

SCIENCE PROJECTS: Nano-sized particles in generation and storage electric energy devices (financial support of CRDF/USAID (UKX2-9200-IF-08) and Ministry of Education and Science) of Ukraine (М/130-2009), 2009-2012) – Researcher.

Dr. Pavlo Kolkovskyi

e-mail: pavlo.kolkovskyi@pnu.edu.ua


Dr. Nataliia Ivanichok

e-mail: nataliia.ivanichok@pnu.edu.ua


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