Oleksandr Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University () is a university in Hlukhiv, Ukraine. The university was founded in 1874 as a teachers institute. It was awarded the status of pedagogical university in 2001. Hlukhiv University is an integral part of the educational system of Ukraine. It is the educational establishment of the European type with powerful and effective education system, known and famous. Based on the best pedagogical traditions it follows the time demands giving profound education and training to the young generation. In more than 100 years of history of the university different social, political and economic changes in the society were reflected. It currently has three faculties and about 5,000 students.
History
Programmes of re-organizing the school system and re-building the pedagogical education system caused the existence of the following periods in the historical development of the educational development:
1874–1917
On September 21, 1874, the official opening Hlukhiv teachers training institute took place. It was the educational establishment with three-year term of studying preparing teachers for the town colleges.
1917–1921
The pedagogical institute existed with the Literary and History, Physics and Mathematics, Natural and Geography departments.
1921–1924
People's education institute with the Literary and History, Physics and Mathematics, Natural and Geography departments which prepared teachers for comprehensive schools according to three and then four years terms of studying. At the same time two years special comprehensive courses for preparing youth for studying at higher educational establishments existed.
1924–1925
Pedagogical courses included to the pre-study and the first course.
1925–1930
Pedagogical college preparing teachers with higher pedagogical education for primary schools.
1930–1933
Social education institute with three years term of studying.
1933–1937
Pedagogical institute with three years term of studying which prepared teachers for comprehensive schools at five faculties: Mathematics, Physics, Language and Literature, History, Agro Biology.
1937–1954
Teachers training institute with two years term of study and with two departments: Physics and Mathematics, Natural and Geographical. During the years of fascist occupation, the institute was badly damaged. The ruined building 2 of the institute. Valuable books from the institute library, equipment of the studies were ruined but the educational establishment was the first among the institutes to recommence its work in 1943. In summer of 1944 sixty young specialists got their diplomas. In 1945 the institute had already 180 graduates.
1954–1956
Pedagogical institute with Physics and Mathematics faculty trained teachers for secondary school.
1956–1972
Pedagogical institute trained teachers with higher education for primary school with the specialty “Pedagogics and Methodics of primary education” at full-time and extramural forms of studying.
1972–1986
Pedagogical institute with two faculties: primary school teachers training and technical subjects and Labour training teachers training.
1986–1993
Pedagogical institute with faculties: pre-school education, primary school teachers training, Labour training teachers training.
1993–2010
The university confirmed its status as the higher pedagogical educational establishment of the European type. By the order of the Ukrainian Government #504 of May 2001 Hlukhiv state pedagogical institute got the status of university. According to the Ukrainian government order #958 of July 16, 2008 Hlukhiv state pedagogical university was named after its famous graduate, famous writer and film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko; according to the decision of the State accreditation commission of July 2, 2009, protocol #79, the educational establishment was recognized for the 4th accreditation level; according to the President of Ukraine order of October 1, 2009 #792/2009 for the state and international acknowledgement of its activity and for the profound contribution into the development of national education and science the university got the status of national. On the basis of the university after graduate scientific training in the following specialties: 13.00.04 – Theory and Methodics of the professional education; 10.01.01 – Ukrainian literature; 13.00.02 – Theory and Methodics of education; 13.00.05 – Social Pedagogics was started.
In 2009, the university was named after one of its alumni, the famed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleksandr Dovzhenko