National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine | |
Native Name: | Національна металургійна академія України |
Motto: | Doce Meliori |
Mottoeng: | Teach Better |
Established: | 1899 |
Type: | State university |
Rector: | Olexandr Velychko |
Students: | 15,000 |
National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (NMetAU; formerly DMetl, Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute) is a university in Dnipro dedicated to the study of metallurgy.[1]
National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine is the oldest higher metallurgical educational institution of Ukraine. It was founded as a factory department of the Ekaternoslav Higher Mining School in October 1899. In 1912, the department was transformed into the metallurgical faculty of the Mining Institute, which later became the Dnipro Metallurgical Institute in 1930. In 1993, the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine granted the Institute the status of a state university. In 1999, the Decree of the President of Ukraine granted it the status of the National Academy.
There are 13 schools focusing on various scientific disciplines in the academy. Some examples of subjects studied are iron and steel metallurgy, thermal engineering, metallurgical equipment, and metalworking.
The academy is a part of many international programs, such as Erasmus, TEMPUS, and DAAD.[2] The academy also participates in the Bologna Process.
NMetAU has a high ranking among Ukrainian universities, often placed in the top 20 or top 10 schools.
Rating of Ukraine universities III, IV accreditation levels "Top 200" Ukraine
Rating of Ukraine universities in Ukraine "Compass 2012"
The national system of ranking evaluation of higher education institutions: Technical universities 2012 – 8th place