# T. H. Shevchenko National University «Chernihiv Colehium»

> university in Chernihiv, Ukraine

**Wikidata**: [Q4513545](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4513545)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/t-h-shevchenko-national-university-chernihiv-colehium

## Summary

T. H. Shevchenko National University «Chernihiv Colehium» was founded in 1916.

## Summary
T. H. Shevchenko National University «Chernihiv Colehium» is a national university and pedagogical higher-education institution located in Chernihiv, Ukraine, founded in 1916. It is named after the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko (name in effect since 28 March 1961) and operates a Ukrainian-language website at http://www.chnpu.edu.ua/.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1916.
- Instance of: university (academic institution for further education).
- Location: Chernihiv, Ukraine; coordinates 51.50027778° N, 31.31555556° E.
- Named after: Taras Shevchenko (name effective from 1961-03-28).
- Rector: Oleh Sheremet (record includes a qualifier listing Mykola Nosko with start_time 2021).
- Official website (Ukrainian): http://www.chnpu.edu.ua/.
- Street address reference: Hetmana Polubotka Street, Chernihiv.
- Authority identifiers: ROR 024ykzk09; GRID grid.445807.a; GND 118666813X; VIAF 2568155919375839730002; Google Knowledge Graph ID /g/121lgzm3; Yale/Lux ID group/659f26c5-2b2d-4c59-a3fa-8be3fb34bebe.
- Historical official names (selected): Чернігівський учительський інститут (1916–1919), Чернігівський інститут народного освіти (1920–1929), Черниговский педагогический институт (various periods), Черниговский государственный педагогический университет им. Т. Г. Шевченко (1998–2010), and National University "Chernihiv Collegium" named after T. G. Shevchenko (from 2016).
- Image (central building): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Central_Building_ChDPU.JPG.

## FAQs
### Q: Where is T. H. Shevchenko National University «Chernihiv Colehium» located?
A: The university is located in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Hetmana Polubotka Street. Its geographic coordinates are 51.50027778° N, 31.31555556° E.

### Q: When was the university founded?
A: The institution traces its inception to 1916.

### Q: After whom is the university named?
A: The university is named after Taras Shevchenko; that name has been in effect since 28 March 1961.

### Q: What is the university's official website?
A: The university's Ukrainian-language website is http://www.chnpu.edu.ua/.

### Q: Who is the rector?
A: The rector is listed as Oleh Sheremet; the rector record includes a qualifier referencing Mykola Nosko with start_time 2021.

## Why It Matters
T. H. Shevchenko National University «Chernihiv Colehium» matters as a long-standing higher-education and pedagogical institution in northern Ukraine with roots stretching back to 1916. Over more than a century it has evolved through multiple institutional forms and official names—teacher institute, institute of public education, pedagogical institute, and state pedagogical university—reflecting its sustained role in teacher training and higher education in the Chernihiv region. Its formal naming after Taras Shevchenko since 1961 connects the institution to a central figure of Ukrainian cultural identity. As a national university, it holds formal identifiers used in international research and library systems (ROR, GRID, GND, VIAF, Google Knowledge Graph), which supports discoverability, academic collaboration, and institutional recognition. Its physical presence in Chernihiv, including a documented central building image and mapped coordinates, marks it as a local educational anchor. For researchers, students, and regional planners, the university represents continuity of pedagogical education in Ukraine and an organizational node for academic activity in Chernihiv.

## Notable For
- Continuous institutional history beginning in 1916 with multiple documented transformations and official names reflecting pedagogical focus.
- Officially named after Taras Shevchenko since 1961, linking the university to a major Ukrainian cultural and national figure.
- Recognized national university status with multiple authority identifiers (ROR, GRID, GND, VIAF, Google KG) facilitating international reference and cataloging.
- Physical and geolocated presence in Chernihiv (coordinates and Hetmana Polubotka Street), with photographic documentation of its central building in Wikimedia Commons.
- Multilingual presence in Wikimedia/Wikipedia across at least six languages (ar, be, mk, pl, ru, uk).

## Body

### Overview
- Full current preferred short names: НУ «Чернігівський колегіум» імені Т. Г. Шевченка and НУ «Черниговский коллегиум» имени Т. Г. Шевченко (preferred from 2016-03-16).
- The entity is classified on Wikidata as an instance of university (academic institution for further education).
- Commons category: National University Chernihivsky Collegium.

### Names and institutional history
- The institution's recorded official names document its evolution:
  - Чернігівський учительський інститут (1916–1919).
  - Чернігівський інститут народного освіти (1920–1929).
  - Черніговский институт социального образования (1930–1932).
  - Черниговский педагогический институт (multiple periods; see records for specific date ranges).
  - Черниговский педагогический университет им. Т. Г. Шевченко (1998–2010).
  - National University "Chernihiv Collegium" named after T. G. Shevchenko (short name preferred from 2016).
- The institution has been named after Taras Shevchenko since 1961-03-28.

### Location and campus
- City: Chernihiv, Ukraine.
- Street: Hetmana Polubotka Street (location reference).
- Coordinates: 51.50027778° N, 31.31555556° E.
- Visual media: central building image available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Central_Building_ChDPU.JPG.

### Governance
- Rector: Oleh Sheremet (record includes a qualifier listing Mykola Nosko with start_time 2021).
- The university appears in Wikimedia project WikiProject Ukraine and has related categories for employees and alumni.

### Identifiers and external links
- Website (Ukrainian): http://www.chnpu.edu.ua/.
- ROR: 024ykzk09.
- GRID: grid.445807.a.
- GND: 118666813X.
- VIAF: 2568155919375839730002.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/121lgzm3.
- Yale/Lux ID: group/659f26c5-2b2d-4c59-a3fa-8be3fb34bebe.

### Wikimedia and language presence
- Wikipedia language editions with articles: Arabic (ar), Belarusian (be), Macedonian (mk), Polish (pl), Russian (ru), Ukrainian (uk).
- Sitelink count recorded: 6.

### Categories and metadata
- Topic's main Wikimedia category: Category:National University Chernihivsky Collegium.
- On-focus list: WikiProject Ukraine.
- Category identifiers for organizational staff and alumni are recorded (category_for_employees_of_the_organization: Q49525121; category_for_alumni_of_educational_institution: Q32468159).

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## References

1. GRID Release 2017-05-22