It's interesting
The best research institutes, prominent schools
A variety of research units – specialized institutes (Institute of Franko Studies) and general institutions (Institute of European Integration).
In total, institutes — 9
International programs
We are active participants in international internship programs, such as: Erasmus, Marie Curie Sklodowska Actions (Horizon 2020).
The exchanges with leading universities — 16
Wide range of specialties and specializations
Bachelor in 68 specialties (77 educational programs) of full-time education and 16 specialties (25 educational programs) of extramural education
Master in 51 specialties (92 educational programs) of full-time education and 15 specialties (19 educational programs) of extramural education
Specialist in 27 specialties (43 educational programs) of full-time education and 16 specialties (22 educational programs) of extramural education
Junior Specialist in 8 specialties (11 educational programs) of full-time education and 2 specialties (2 educational programs) of extramural education

Cultural and educational life
Ensembles:
Folk Song and Dance Ensemble «Cheremosh»
Folk Male Choir «Prometheus»
Chamber Orchestra
Folk bandura Choir «Lucifer»
Folk girls’ choir «Lira»
Society for learning to play the reed pipe
Modern ballet «Fantasy»
Folk band «Barva»
The band «Schmetterling»
Educational and professional theater «Proscenium»
Student mass media:
Franko TV
Journal «Kameniar»
It's scientific

The best lecturers and scholars
The educational process is provided by 204 Doctors of Science and 1 122 Candidates of Sciences. Research projects are conducted by 1 892 scholars.
Research facilities
2 000 computers
over 40 computer classrooms
over 90 laboratories
Powerful research institutions:
Astronomical Observatory
Scientific library
Botanical Garden
6 museums
The Faculties have their own multimedia rooms.
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Our patents
We registered 24 patents in 2016. As of April 2017, we have applied for 18 patents of Ukraine, including 5 inventions.
Our national heritage
- Manuscripts, old and rare books of our library
- «Research equipment complex for studying artificial celestial bodies of the near space at the Astronomical Observatory»
- The collection of tropical and subtropical plants in the Botanical Garden
- Scientific collections and exhibitions of the Zoological museum
- Collection of antibiotic-producing microorganisms
- Herbarium
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It's prestigious
Our alumni
The best at economics:
Sheremeta P.M. — Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
There are three graduates of the Faculty of International Relations in the Forbes ranking Ukrainian economists: Top Economic Thinkers
Paul Blavatskyi — Professor at Murdoch School of Management and Governance
Valery Sibilkov — Docent of the Lubar School of Business at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Valentyn Panchenko — Docent of School of Economics at the University of New South Wales
The best in IT field:
T.V. Kytsmei — the founder of a successful Ukrainian company specializing in outsource.
Socially active members:
I.M. Kalynets — poet and novelist, one of the leading representatives of the so-called “late-sixties” generation and dissident movement in Ukraine, political prisoner
D.V. Pavlychko — Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic
I.R. Yukhnovskyi — Ukrainian physicist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Academician of NAS of Ukraine
S.I. Vakarchuk — Ukrainian musician, vocalist, leader of the rock band “Okean Elzy”, composer.

Ratings
In the world web-rating Webometrics, we take 5th place among Ukrainian universities.
Among universities in Ukraine, our University ranks 3rd according to the Hirsch index and 4th according to the Scopus data.
In 2015, Lviv University ranked in the top 3 of Ukrainian universities according to the University Ranking by Academic Performance.
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International partners
Our partners in the world are:
130 institutions,
38 countries.