University of Lviv

Ivan Franko National
University of Lviv
Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка
Latin: Universitas Leopoliensis
Former names
Universität Lemberg
Uniwersytet Jana Kazimierza
(John Casimir University)
Motto in English
Educated citizens – glory of the Motherland
TypePublic
Established20 January 1661 (1661-01-20)
FounderKing of Poland
John II Casimir Vasa
PresidentVolodymyr Melnyk[1]
Students11,649
Location,
Specialty programs111
ColorsBlue and gold   
Websitehttps://www.lnu.edu.ua/en/
University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[2]1201-1400 (2023)
THE World[3]1201–1500th (2023)
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[4]191 (2022)

The Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Ukrainian: Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка, romanizedLvivskyi natsionalnyi universytet imeni Ivana Franka) is a public university in Lviv, Ukraine.

The university is the oldest institution[citation needed] of higher learning in continuous operation in present-day Ukraine, dating from 1661 when John II Casimir, King of Poland, granted it its first royal charter. Over the centuries, it has undergone various transformations, suspensions, and name changes that have reflected the geopolitical complexities of this part of Europe. The present institution can be dated to 1940. It is located in the historic city of Lviv in Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine.

  1. ^ Power structure Lviv National University named after Frank. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Ivan Franko National University of Lviv".
  3. ^ "Ivan Franko National University of Lviv". 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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