National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Національний університет біоресурсів і природокористування України | |
Type | National university |
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Established | 1898 |
Rector | Stanislav Nikolaenko |
Location | Kiev, Ukraine |
Website | nubip.edu.ua |
The National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Національний університет біоресурсів і природокористування України) is a leading public university in the field of agriculture in Ukraine; it is located in Kiev.
Established in 1898, prior to 1992 the institution was named the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy (Ukrainian: Українська Сільськогосподарська Академія). In the years 1992–2008 it went by the name of National Agricultural University (Ukrainian: Національний Аграрний Університет).
Notable alumni
- Trofim Lysenko – Soviet agricultural leader, after whom a powerful political-scientific movement Lysenkoism was named
- Oleksandr Moroz – Ukrainian left-wing politician; Speaker of Ukrainian Parliament in 1994–1998 and in 2006–2007
- Alex Lissitsa – leading Ukrainian agribusiness expert; president of Association of Ukrainian Agribusiness Club
- Anatoly Shvidenko – forest and ecology scientist; Professor Emeritus of the University
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Coordinates: 50°23′02″N 30°30′20″E / 50.38389°N 30.50556°E
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