Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University

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Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University

Таврійський національний університет імені В.І. Вернадського
Taurida National V.I. Vernadsky University main building, Simferopol (2011)
Former names	Taurida University M.V. Frunse Crimea University Crimea State Pedagogical University Simferopol M.V. Frunse State University
Motto	Latin: Nosce Te Ipsum
Motto in English	Know thyself
Type	Public State University
Established	1918
President	Prof. Valerii Bortniak for the Kyiv TNU
Academic staff	391
Students	17000
Location	Kyiv , Ukraine 44°56′11″N 34°08′03″E / 44.93639°N 34.13417°E / 44.93639; 34.13417
Website	http://tnu.edu.ua/ https://tn.university/ for the Kyiv TNU / http://ta.cfuv.ru/ for Simferopol TNU

V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University (TNU) (Ukrainian: Таврійський національний університет імені В.І. Вернадського (ТНУ)) is a public university currently located in Kyiv. The university was founded in Simferopol in 1918 with the active participation of the geologist Vladimir Vernadsky. The university now bears his name. The university has 16 departments and 20 academic institutes. The university has the status of national and is accredited to the fourth level by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine.