Polytechnic universities are especially in demand today. They not only support the labor market in a highly paid technical field, but also contribute to the development of domestic science. From this point of view, a good specialist engineer will never be unemployed if the education is organized at a sufficiently high level.
Among the many polytechnic universities in Ukraine, the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" (NU LP) should be noted separately. This educational institution is not only of high quality in terms of providing knowledge to students, but also time-tested. After all, NULP is one of the oldest and most sought-after technical universities in Ukraine.
Lviv Polytechnic University is the oldest polytechnic university in Ukraine
Lvivska Polytechnic differs from many other polytechnic educational institutions in that it is not only veryold by Ukrainian standards, but at the same time one of the most ancient technical schools of the academic order in all of Europe. In this case, of course, ancient does not mean bad. On the contrary, more than a century and a half since the opening of the doors of this remarkable technical institution, it has brought together many teaching traditions that enrich the university and make it more prestigious.
The opening of the university took place in 1844, on the territory of the then Austrian Empire. Florian Schindler, a well-known Austrian scientist, was appointed director of the newly created technical educational institution.
The place of Lviv Polytechnic University in university rankings
This university occupies one of the highest positions in the rankings of Ukraine. It is difficult to imagine the top ten universities in the country without Lviv Polytechnic, where it will certainly compete with such recognized institutions as KNU or KPI. This applies not only to technical universities, among which he is generally one of the first. So, according to the rating compiled by Canadian engineers, Lviv Polytechnic is not only in the top ten universities in Ukraine, but in the top twenty of the best polytechnic universities in the world! Of course, such an assumption may be greatly overestimated, since not all Western sources share this position. When taking into account the Ukrainian ratings, however, a very large number of respondents were interviewed, including both students and teachers of variousuniversities, employees of ministries and local education departments. The polls were not without employees of employment centers, who, by the way, noted the high demand for graduates of this university in the labor market.
Tuition fees
For students applying to Lviv Polytechnic National University, the cost of education can be one of the main issues. It is worth saying here that there is no fixed price for a semester of study throughout the university. The cost will vary from high to relatively low, depending on the specialization for which you are going to enter on a contract basis. In the case of contractors, it will not be difficult to enter a university, but there is always competition for key specializations.
University Science Schools
About the speci alties, by the way, a few words should be said separately. Since a detailed list can be found on the official website of the university, we would like to draw attention to the presence of a number of scientific schools that the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" has at its disposal. Speci alties are all the more in demand, the more recognized are the scientific schools organized on the basis of faculties and departments. So, when mentioning Lviv Polytechnic, it is customary to recall the institutes of architecture, geodesy, construction and environmental engineering, entrepreneurship and advanced technologies, engineering mechanics and transport, applied mathematics and fundamental sciences, etc.
Traditions of the university
Since that time, of course, much has changed, but many traditions have remained with the National University "Lviv Polytechnic". Among these traditions are high democracy and a sense of national dignity. Oddly enough, it was Lviv Polytechnic that became the center of the national movement in the 1920s. Among the students who left the walls of this university, there are many cultural figures and politicians.
Musical creativity of teachers and students
It is practically impossible in this case to separate the university and cultural activities. The presence of a symphony orchestra, the students' choir "Gaudeamus", the dance ensemble "Fidelity", the male choir of the teaching staff "Orpheus", the ensemble "Zaspa" is something that no other university can compare with. Also, the Ukrainian network "Prosvita" is actively operating at Lviv Polytechnic.
Infrastructure of Lviv Polytechnic
What can be said about the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" from a practical point of view? The university consists of twenty-seven educational and scientific buildings, it operates three gymnasium schools in cities such as Lviv and Drohobych, and three lyceums in the Lviv region. For the development of scientific research, geodetic polygons were created in Berezhany, the Shatsk Observatory for geodetic and astronomical observations. There is also a technology park at the university and two buildings that make up the university sports building.
Dormitories and sports infrastructure - everything for students
You may ask, where do the students who entered the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" live? The reviews speak of hostels, despite the fact that the standard of living in them, according to the students themselves, is quite good. In total, Lviv Polytechnic has 15 hostels for students. Not without its own he alth care system - a student clinic and a preventive sanatorium.
The most enviable element of the student infrastructure at the university are sports buildings. Two of them have nine specialized halls for practicing various sports - swimming pools, ski lodges, shooting ranges. The entire system is supervised by the Department of Physical Education of the Lviv Polytechnic. Outside of school hours, more than thirty sports are taught, there are many sports clubs and sections. Isn't that why Lviv Polytechnic almost always wins inter-university tournaments?
College of Technology
To expand the audience of students, the Technological College of the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" was also organized. It has the first or second levels of accreditation, and often its graduates continue their studies already within the walls of the university. The history of the technical school and the university, however, went in parallel. So, the Lviv Technical School of Radio Electronics was born in 1947, repeatedlyreformed. This process began to take place especially actively in the middle of the 2000s, when the institution changed its name and administrative organization almost every year. And only recently Lviv Technical School and Lviv Polytechnic were merged.
