Education, Training

Higher education in the region is carried out in 39 institutions including separate subdivisions:

  • 4 universities
  • 3 institutes
  • 1 academy
  • 26 colleges
  • 2 vocational schools
  • 1 technical school
  • 1 affiliate
  • 1 faculty

45,9 thousand students study in higher education institutions of the region and work more than 5 thousand scientific and academic employees.

Leading universities of Ivano-Frankivsk region

Name Number of students Number of employees Number of specialities Website
State Higher Educational Institution "Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University" 13276 1627 77 pu.if.ua
Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas 7285 1484 30 nung.edu.ua
State Higher Educational Institution "Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University" 5412 1034 7 ifnmu.edu.ua
King Danylo University 1483 154 15 iful.edu.ua

Top Colleges of Ivano-Frankivsk region

Name Number of students Number of employees Number of specialities Website
Ivano-Frankivsk College of State Higher Educational Institution "Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University" 1448 174 7 ifk.pnu.edu.ua
Nadvirna College of National Transport University 1005 226 13 ncntu.com.ua
Ivano-Frankivsk Basic Medical College 1081 164 1 mc.if.ua
Ivano-Frankivsk State College of Technology and Business 1171 132 6 dktb.if.ua
College of Electronic Devices of Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas 1115 138 7 ifkepnung.if.ua
Burshtyn Energy College of Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas 714 180 11 bek.if.ua

In total 16137 students are studying in colleges acquiring 60 specialities. More than 5 thousand people enter colleges annually.

The vocational education network includes 20 vocational institutions, where more than 7 thousand students are studing at 85 working professions (60 % of which are integrated and technically difficult) for further working in industry, agriculture, construction, trading, transport and service spheres. In 2019, 3316 skilled workers and junior specialists were trained in vocational education institutions in the region.