Cherkasy National University

What Cherkasy National University does

Cherkasy National University (Черкаський національний університет імені Богдана Хмельницького) is a state-owned national university located in Cherkasy, Ukraine, operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Founded in 1921, the institution completed its 105th academic year in 2026 and is structured around 9 educational-scientific institutes delivering 53 bachelor's degree programs and 14 doctoral specialties. Its primary customer base is domestic Ukrainian students across undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels, supplemented by international students engaged through programs such as Fulbright and Erasmus+.

The university's revenue model combines state budget allocations for subsidized student places with tuition from contract (fee-paying) students. Academic delivery is supported by a digital infrastructure stack including an e-University platform, a learning management system, and electronic document management tools. The FOTIUS educational-scientific institute partners with industry vendors, including Mindtech Studio for AI-related lectures, to deliver applied technology training, and the university maintains a research output that includes the DOAJ-indexed journal "Physics and Mathematics."

In 2026 the university was awarded the European Charlemagne Youth Prize, an external validation of its civic and educational engagement, and it holds ongoing partnerships with Western academic institutions including Max Planck, Erasmus+, and Fulbright. These partnerships indicate a deliberate strategy toward international integration of its academic and research activities despite the broader geopolitical environment affecting Ukrainian higher education.

Name

Cherkasy National University

Legal name

Cherkasy National University named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky (Черкаський національний університет імені Богдана Хмельницького)

Website

https://cdu.edu.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cherkasy National University is a Ukrainian state national university operating 9 institutes, 53 bachelor's programs, and 14 doctoral specialties, serving primarily domestic students through state-funded and contract tuition, with Western academic partnerships and DOAJ-indexed research output.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

STEM-Focused Public Research Universities (EDAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Academic research programs
• Distance learning systems
• Doctoral education programs
• Teacher training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cherkasy

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees - Contract Education: Revenue from students studying on contractual (paid) basis beyond state-funded positions. The university offers both full-time (with separation from production) and part-time (without separation) study programs.
2. State Budget Funding: Government funding for state-ordered (budget-funded) student positions across various educational levels including bachelor's, master's, PhD programs.
3. Scientific Research Grants: Funding from research projects, grants, and scientific activities including international collaborations.
4. State Procurement: Public procurement activities for goods, services and works as documented in annual procurement plans and archives from 2010-2026.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cherkasy National University is a state-owned higher education institution offering bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs through nine academic institutes covering philology, pedagogy, natural sciences, computer science, law, economics, and social technologies. It delivers instruction in-person and via remote/blended formats supported by a proprietary e-University platform, and operates specialized PhD defense councils and a digital education center. The university also engages in scientific research, international cooperation, and vocational training including retraining and advanced training programs.

Product overview

Cherkasy National University operates as a comprehensive higher education institution offering a digital ecosystem of educational products and services. The core digital infrastructure consists of the e-University platform (е-Університет) as the central hub, complemented by a Student Portal for course selection, Scientific Library and Institutional Repository for research outputs, and an Educational Testing Platform for assessments. The university publishes the Visnyk Cherkaskoho Universytetu scientific journal series and provides institutional webmail, distance learning, and online payment services. The institution encompasses multiple specialized institutes and faculties including the Faculty of Computer Technology, Intelligent and Control Systems (FOTIUS), which offers programming courses. Beyond traditional education, the university provides specialized services such as Ukrainian language proficiency testing and mental health support, along with digital tools like the NMT-2026 admission score calculator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor's degree programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 1025 bachelor's graduates across 53 programs in single academic year cycle
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• TOV Audit Konsaltynh Tsentr (ТОВ Аудит Консалтинг Центр)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026The Accounting and Finance Department of ChNU expanded cooperation with TOV Audit Konsaltynh Tsentr through a working meeting on June 23, 2026. Head of Department Prof. Oleksandr Yatsenko met with company leadership to discuss collaboration opportunities.
• TransferWiseminorOthersListed as industry partner of the Faculty of Computer Technology, Intelligent and Management Systems (FOTIUS). Nature of partnership relates to student industry engagement and potential employment pipeline.
• Artel Outsourcing GroupminorOthersListed as industry partner of FOTIUS faculty for student industry connections.
• Master of CodeminorOthersListed as industry partner of FOTIUS faculty.
• WEBQUALIminorOthersListed as industry partner of FOTIUS faculty.
• UcozminorOthersListed as industry partner of FOTIUS faculty.
• ERSTE FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerERSTE Foundation runs the Next Visionaries program - an academic leadership and innovation program for Ukrainian youth aged 21-25. The 2026-2027 program runs October 2026 to May 2027, concluding with a trip to Vienna. Over 70 young leaders have graduated from the program.
• Fulbright ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChNU actively participates in Fulbright scholarship programs including Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program and Research and Development Program for young scholars. Announced call for 2027-2028 academic year applications.
• Old Dominion University (University Old Dominion)Strategic or Co-development PartnerEnglish Language Chat Hour - English conversation practice club conducted by university teachers in collaboration with Old Dominion University. Offered August 26, 2026.
• National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (НаУКМА)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerChNU and NaUKMA expanded academic cooperation through signed agreement on November 27, 2025, strengthening inter-university collaboration.
• Erasmus+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union mobility program active at ChNU. Students study abroad at German universities through Erasmus+ programs.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIZ implements the 'YOUA - Shaping New Pathways, Building Ukraine's Future' project under the Centers for Migration and Development (ZME) initiative. ChNU contributes to digital platform 'Додому' (Home) for Ukrainian citizens abroad.
• Max Planck Institute (Інститут Макса Планка)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostdoctoral research opportunities advertised through ChNU. Open to computer science students and PhD researchers. Receiving side covers accommodation, travel, and provides monthly stipend. Deadline: November 1, 2026.
• EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie ActionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostdoctoral fellowship program advertised through ChNU. Targets researchers with PhD and up to 8 years of research experience across all fields. Grant covers transport, accommodation, research, administrative and indirect costs. Deadline: September 9, 2026.
• Mindtech StudiominorOthersTechnology company conducting AI-focused lecture for FOTIUS students on 'How AI is changing developer work' on November 27, 2025. Also offers winter internship program starting January 2026.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman: Specialized Ukrainian national university focused on economics, finance, and management with doctoral programs in those fields. Comparable to ChNU's Institute of Economics and Law and its economics/management PhD specialties.

Direct peers

• Lviv Polytechnic National University: Major Ukrainian public research university with strong STEM and engineering doctoral programs and active Erasmus+ partnerships. Directly comparable in scale, public-research status, and breadth of multi-disciplinary institutes.
• Uzhhorod National University: Regional Ukrainian public national university of comparable scale and multi-institute structure with active Erasmus+ and cross-border research partnerships. Directly comparable on public-university model and doctoral program portfolio.
• Sumy State University: Ukrainian public research university with comparable multi-disciplinary institute structure, doctoral programs in technical and economic fields, and active international mobility programs. Comparable in scale, program breadth, and state-university positioning.
• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: Ukraine's flagship public research university offering bachelor's through doctoral programs across comparable multi-disciplinary faculties. Directly comparable as a state-funded national university competing for the same NMT-tested domestic student pool and international research partnerships.
• National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA): Top Ukrainian research university with comparable bachelor's-through-PhD program structure and active academic cooperation agreement with ChNU signed November 2025. Directly comparable on research intensity, doctoral portfolio, and European-academic positioning.
• V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: One of the oldest public research universities in Ukraine with similarly broad multi-institute structure and doctoral programs in physics, mathematics, and humanities. Directly comparable on state-university status, multi-disciplinary portfolio, and research-indexing in Scopus/Web of Science.
• National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine: Ukrainian public national research university with comparable multi-disciplinary structure including natural sciences, agriculture (similar to ChNU's accredited 'Agronomy' program), and doctoral programs across sciences and economics.
• National Technical University of Ukraine 'Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute': Ukraine's leading STEM-focused public national university offering doctoral programs in Computer Science and Software Engineering. Directly comparable to ChNU's FOTIUS faculty and 14 STEM doctoral specialties, competing for the same technical student cohort.

Regional players

• Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University: Kyiv-based public university with strong digital education programs and pedagogical focus. Comparable as a Ukrainian public university competitor for education and humanities students, though more regionally concentrated in Kyiv.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCz2cwZDwyKiq2EpP25Qs6LA
• Facebookfacebook.com/cnubh2015
• Instagraminstagram.com/chnu_life

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

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