Cooperation in the fields of research and student and faculty exchanges is one of the priority areas for Karazin University. One of top priorities in research projects is advanced integration into the scientific and educational space of the EU and beyond by extending cooperation with international organizations and partner institutions through academic mobility, double degree programs and projects.

The university conducts scientific research in all modern fields of knowledge: physics and nanophysics; nuclear physics and energy; radiophysics and electronics; biology and biotechnology; medical physics; chemistry; information technologies; law; sociology; international relations; philology/ linguistics etc.

About the Institution

Being one of the oldest public HEIs in Ukraine, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (KKNU) offers the whole spectrum of classical university education. Before the war waged by Russia against Ukraine, KKNU had over 20000 students, 4000 of them were international students from 50 countries. About 440 full professors, over 1300 associate professors and PhD students work in schools and research institutes of KKNU. The University publishing house issues 40 scientific journals specialized in different branches of sciences. According to QS World University Rankings, KKNU is ranked first in Ukraine.

KKNU is an active member of the International Society of leading European and world universities, member of the World and European University Association and other leading research associations. Within the framework of the EU program Erasmus+ KA1, KKNU has 59 current agreements with foreign HEIs. Teams of scientists have successfully implemented a total of 11 Jean Monnet projects for the period from 2013 to 2022, and have become an associate partner in 6 Erasmus + KA2 CBHE projects. Also, the university has participated in projects under the programs Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, projects of the British Council, DAAD and others.