Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University Taurida National V.I.Vernadsky University is the single classical university in Crimea and one of the largest centers of science and education in the south of Ukraine. It was founded in 1918. Today it’s a state school of higher education, which enjoys the 4-th accreditation level. It consists of 17 faculties, which provide training of students in 45 specialities. Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University The University also has the Faculty of Advanced Studies, which provides second higher education in 12 specialities, and the Faculty for Foreign Students. Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University The training of specialists of the highest qualification is provided through the postgraduate training. More than 250 postgraduate students study now in more than 50 specialities. About 40-45 Candidate and 8-10 Doctor’s Degrees are defended each year. The Faculty of Philosophy The first set of students on the speciality “Philosophy” was carried out in 1993, when on the base of history faculty the Department of Philosophy was created. In 2000 the Departments of Сulturology and Political science were opened. On the basis of these three departments in 2003 the Faculty of Philosophy was created. The Faculty of Philosophy 3 special councils of Candidate's thesis defence work on the base of Faculty: – Philosophy; – Сulturology; – Political sciences. The Department of Culturology (Culture Study) In 1990 The Department of Theory and History of Culture was created. Since 1994 – the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Culture. Since 2002 – The Department of Culturology. The Department of Culturology The Department of Culturology is headed by Prof. D. Berestovskaya, PhD in Philosophy since 1991, professor since 1992, the Honoured Culture Worker of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the leader of the humanitarian direction of the Ukrainian NAS Crimean scientific center. The Department of Culture Study At the Department of Culture Study 17 people work, among them 2 professors and 7 candidates of Culturology, Philosophy and History Science. The Department of Culture Study has four major fields: Theory of culture; History of culture; Ideological, historical and institutional features of religion; Ethnocultural. The Department of Culture Study scientific work The Department is the organizer of the international scientific conference «The culture of the Black Sea Region peoples from ancient times to our days». Since 1997 together with the Crimean scientific center of Ukrainian NAS the Department of Culturology publishes magazine «The Culture of the Black Sea Region». It has international status. Thank you for your attention! http://www.crimea.edu/tnu/eng/index.html