Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Придніпровська державна академія будівництва та архітектури

Type	Public
Established	23 March 1930
Rector	Prof. V.I. Bolshakov
Administrative staff	590
Students	9,000
Location	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine 48°27′11.38″N 35°03′13.97″E / 48.4531611°N 35.0538806°E / 48.4531611; 35.0538806Coordinates: 48°27′11.38″N 35°03′13.97″E / 48.4531611°N 35.0538806°E / 48.4531611; 35.0538806
Affiliations	IAU, АUF
Website	http://www.pgasa.dp.ua

The Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture (Ukrainian: Придніпровська державна академія будівництва та архітектури) is one of the major academic institutions of higher education in Ukraine, specializing in engineering and economics, located in Dnipropetrovsk. Founded in 1930 as the "Dnipropetrovsk Institute of Civil Engineering", it currently has 7 faculties and 590 full-time faculty members (including 79 full professors and 266 associate professors).^[1] It is a member of several academic co-operations, including the IAU (1997) and АUF (2006).

History

Although the PSACEA officially opened its doors in 1930, the history of what became the current institution reaches back further. In the 1921, a College of Engineering was formed on the site and run by the government. In 1930 the сollege moved to its current location and was reorganized in Dnipropetrovsk Institute of Civil Engineering. Finally, it was given its current name in 1994. The campus is believed to be the location of the Krestovozdvijensky cathedral site.

Overview

Serving approximately 9,000 students primarily from the greater Dnipropetrovsk Oblast area, PSACEA has more than 55,000 alumni. The Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture operates year round on the semesters system. Two semesters, each 22 weeks in duration.

Today, the campus of the PSACEA consists of 3 buildings, which are connected by hallways. The area includes a library with four reading halls and twelve computing centres. It also holds an indoor swimming complex, weight-training facilities, a gymnastics practice facility, a shooting-gallery, fencing rooms and a sports camp. sports grounds which includes indoors swimming-pool, seven gymnasiums, shooting-gallery and sports camp. The Gymnasium can hold about 4,000 people for the home basketball, indoor soccer, women’s gymnastics and volleyball events. Students housing is available in eight dormitories, which offer catering services, recreational facilities and other amenities. There are a variety of group fitness programs at PSACEA. These programs are open to students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Faculties

The Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture offers the following graduate programs (sorted by faculty) All programs lead to B.Sc and M.Sc.

Faculty of Civil & Industrial Engineering

Civil Engineering

Faculty of Architecture

Faculty of Mechanics

Faculty of Economics

Faculty of Construction

Faculty of Ecology and Environmental engineering

Safety engineering

Degree program

With combination of knowledge and experience in higher education and research the Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture aims to train specialists (BSc, MSc and PhD).

Bachelor's degree programmes

The Bachelor phase starts each year in September and lasts four years and successful completion of a Bachelor's program results in a BSc or BA degree.

Master's degree programmes

Program usually takes one year. Successful completion of a master’s program is awarded with a master's degree, MSc.

PhD degree programmes

Most departments, research institutes and faculties offer doctorate programs or positions, leading to a PhD degree. PhD programs last between three and four years. The results of the research are written down in a PhD thesis, often including papers published in scientific journals.

International relations

For some Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Mechanics and Economics the language of instruction is English. Programmes taught in French leading to bachelor's and master's degrees are offered at Civil Engineering and Architecture.^[2] Scientific and student exchanges are being realizing with nine foreign universities from France, Canada, China, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Macedonia, and Belgium. Every year over 30 students and post-graduate students are sent abroad to study there.^[3]

Library

The library is the main resource for recorded knowledge and information supporting the teaching, research, and service functions of Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. Because of its size and depth, it is an important community and regional resource and a key part of institution's role as a regional university. The library currently holds over 525 770 volumes, as well as having approximately 43 406 current subscriptions to print periodicals.^[4]

Student Media

The Young Engineer is a student paper that used to publish twice a month.

Notable alumni and faculty

Henadiy Boholyubov - billionaire businessman, Privat Group^[5]
Oleksandr Garmash – Ukrainian Soviet scientist
Leonid Khmara – Meritorious Inventor of Ukraine
Ivan Kulichenko – Mayor of Dnipropetrovsk
Valeriy Pustovoitenko – Prime Minister of Ukraine

References

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↑ "Henadiy Boholyubov". The Richest. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

External links

(English) (Russian) (Ukrainian) Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture Official Website.
(Russian) Department of Computer Science
(Ukrainian) Library of Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Universities in Ukraine

Universities	Chernivtsi University Alfred Nobel University, Dnipropetrovs'k, Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk National University Donetsk State University of Management Donetsk University East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University Kharkiv University Kharkiv National University of Economics Kherson State University Kyiv National Linguistic University Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyiv International University Kryvyi Rih National University Lviv University Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Odessa National University National University Ostroh Academy Ukrainian Catholic University Zaporizhzhya National University Classic Private University Uzhhorod National University Transcarpathian State University Interregional Academy of Personnel Management Ternopil National Economic University International Solomon University International Christian University – Kiev

Technical universities	National Mining University Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport Chemical Technology University of Ukraine Donetsk National Technical University Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Kyiv National Economic University Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture Lviv Polytechnic National Aviation University National University of Food Technologies National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine Vinnytsia National Technical University Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding Zaporizhzhya National Technical University Donbas State Technical University

Medical universities	Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Bukovinian State Medical University Donetsk State Medical University Bogomolets National Medical University Crimea State Medical University named after S. I. Georgievsky Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University Odessa State Medical University National Pirogov Memorial Medical University Kharkiv National Medical University Lugansk State Medical University Zaporizhia State Medical University

Pedagogical universities	Classic Private University Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National Pedagogical University Nizhyn Pedagogical University Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University of Oleksandr Dovzhenko Kryvyi Rih Pedagogical University Vasyl Stefanyk Prycarpathian National University

Higher education in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Universities	Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology Dneprodzerzhinsk State Technical University Dnepropetrovsk State Agrarian University Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs Alfred Nobel University, Dnipropetrovs'k, Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk National University Dnepropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport named after V. Lazaryan National Mining University of Ukraine Nikopol University of Economics Kryvyi Rih National University Kryvyi Rih Pedagogical University

Academies	Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy Dnipropetrovsk University of Economics and Law Dnepropetrovsk Institute of Interregional Academy of Personnel Management National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Institutes	Dnipropetrovsk State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports Dnepropetrovsk Institute of Interregional Academy of Personnel Management Dnepropetrovsk Medical Institute of Traditional Medicine Institute of Business "Strategy" State Institute for training and retraining of industry

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