Kharkiv National University of Economics
Public university in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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The Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics (Ukrainian: Харківський національний економічний університет імені Семена Кузнеця, romanized: Kharkivskyi natsionalnyi ekonomichnyi universytet imeni Semena Kuznetsia) is the largest state-sponsored economic higher educational and research university in Eastern Ukraine. The university was established in 1912 and was named after American economist Simon Kuznets, a noted alumnus, in 2013.
MottoDiscere, cogitare, laborare docemus.
Motto inEnglish
We teach to learn, to think, to work.TypePublic University
Established1930 (1912)
Харківський національний економічний університет ім. Семена Кузнеця | |
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| Motto | Discere, cogitare, laborare docemus. |
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Motto in English | We teach to learn, to think, to work. |
| Type | Public University |
| Established | 1930 (1912) |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine |
Academic affiliations | ASECU |
| Rector | Volodymyr Ponomarenko |
| Faculty | 714 |
| Students | 9,972 |
| Undergraduates | 7,152 |
| Postgraduates | 2,672 |
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| Location | prosp. Nauky, 9A, 61001 , , |
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| Nobel Laureates | 1[1] |
| Colours | Dark Blue and Copper |
| Nickname | Inzhek |
| Website | http://www.hneu.edu.ua/ |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[2] | 251-300 (2022) |
The historical building of the Kharkov School of Commerce named after Emperor Alexander III stamped in the obverse
Notable alumni
- Mykhailo Chechetov, Ukrainian politician
- Simon Smith Kuznets, American economist, Nobel prize winner (1971)
- Evsei Liberman, Soviet economist, architect of the economic reforms of 1965
- Maria Quisling, wife of Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling
- Oleh Shyriaiev, Ukrainian military commander
- Victoria Spartz, member of the Indiana Senate, 2020 Republican candidate for Indiana's 5th congressional district