"Another university!", "Farewell, the institute, let the university live!" - with such headlines in September 1998 the local and All-Ukrainian educational press published. The staff and students of the Uman Pedagogical Institute awaited extremely pleasant news - the Pedagogical University was established by the order of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine based on the Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Institute.

The rector of the university remained the former head of the institute - Kuz Volodymyr Grygorovych. On October 29-30, 1998 a presentation of the newly created Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University took place.

"Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University declared itself as the center of science, culture and spirituality of the region as an institution for the formation of teachers, teaching and guidance personnel for the education of Ukraine. The team of the university creatively works in different directions, persistently pursuing high indicators important for society and the state. Uman Pedagogical University became the center of culture revival and traditions of the people, the center of enlightenment and spirituality - an honorary mission and extremely responsible! "- Volodymyr Kuz said such words for the staff, students and guests of the holiday.

By October 1998, only in one month, a huge reorganization work was carried out among all postgraduates, students and listeners (3616 persons at that time) at Uman State Pedagogical Institute before the newly established university; its statute was developed and approved, seals were produced, stamps etc. There were 5 Departments at the university at that time: Pedagogical, Natural, Physical, Technical, Philological and Economical, which trained specialists in 9 specialties. The educational process was carried out in 16 Chairs, which provided teaching of 308 disciplines.

The teaching staff consisted of 218 people, including 7 doctors of sciences, 73 candidates of sciences, associate professors, an academician of the Science Academy of the Higher School of Ukraine and the Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Honored Worker of the Higher School of Ukraine, 2 Honored Workers of National Education of Ukraine.

20 years have passed and today Uman Pedagogical University has 11 Departments and an educational-scientific institute. In the structure of the university. There is a separate subdivision - Kaniv College of Culture and Arts. The educational process at the university is provided by 39 Chairs. Scientific and pedagogical potential are 540 full-time employees, in particular, 2 full members (academicians) of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 academician of the Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Ukraine, 38 doctors of sciences, professors and 278 candidates of sciences, associate professors. There are the People's Artist of Ukraine, the masters of sport of Ukraine of international class, laureates of international competitions and state awards among the university's scientific and pedagogical staff. In the daytime and correspondence forms of education, the higher education of 9 branches of knowledge is acquired by about 10 thousand students (by the bachelor's degree - 33 specialties, by the master's degree - 30 specialties). Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University has been and remains the leading institution of higher education of the European level in Cherkasy region, which provides the labor market with highly skilled and competitive specialists in a wide range of pedagogical, engineering, technological and economic specialties.

VIVAT ACADEMIA! VIVANT PROFESSORS!

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