National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

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National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Національна академія наук України

Formation	November 27, 1918 (1918-11-27) (official date and the first General Assembly)[1] November 14, 1918 (1918-11-14) (signing of the law by the Hetman of Ukraine)[1] February 11, 1919 (1919-02-11) (by the Soviet historiography)[2][3]
Headquarters	Kyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates	50°26′42″N 30°30′45″E / 50.44500°N 30.51250°E / 50.44500; 30.51250
Chairman	Anatoliy Zahorodniy[4]
Website	www.nas.gov.ua/en/Pages/default.aspx

The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU; Ukrainian: Національна академія наук України, romanized: Natsionalna akademiia nauk Ukrainy, abbr. NAN Ukraine) is a self-governing state-funded organization in Ukraine that is the main center of development of science and technology by coordinating a system of research institutes in the country. It is the main research oriented organization along with the five other academies in Ukraine specialized in various scientific disciplines. NAS Ukraine consists of numerous departments, sections, research institutes, scientific centers and various other supporting scientific organizations.

The Academy reports on the annual basis to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The presidium of the academy is located at vulytsia Volodymyrska, 57, across the street from the Building of Pedagogical Museum, which was used to host the Central Council during the independence period of 1917-18.

In 1919–1991 it was a republican branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.^[2]