Donetsk National Technical University
university in Ukraine
The Donetsk National Technical University (abbr. DonNTU, formerly Donetsk Polytechnic Institute as well as other names) is the largest and oldest higher education institution established in Donbas, founded in 1921. Since 2024, a Ukrainian-controlled campus has been operating in Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, due to the Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian-controlled campus in Donetsk continues to function, leaving the university effectively split between the two governments.
History
The university was founded in 1921, becoming the first higher education institution in the Donbass.
In the early years of the university, it was attended by Nikita Khrushchev.
In 1941 the university temporarily relocated to Prokopyevsk, RSFSR (modern day Russia).
Following the loss of Ukrainian government control over Donetsk in 2014 during the war in Donbas, the university split into two. One branch of the university continued to operate in Donetsk, while the other was evacuated to Pokrovsk.
As of 2022, the Donetsk National Technical University has been accredited in Russia, and graduates have begun receiving Russian-recognized diplomas.
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