Kharkiv National Air Force University

The history of the university is a capital formed by the experience of generations, a source of wisdom, courage, and traditions for its students during their studies.

The educational process at the university is aimed at forming a reliable defender of the Fatherland, a patriot, a professional in military affairs.

Every year, hundreds of young people are tested on the way to their dream of becoming an officer. The best of them join the ranks of cadets and take a military oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people. This solemn event is always held in a memorable place – at the Memorial of Glory.

The cadets sincerely honor the memory of the heroes. A monument to the most famous graduate of Marshal of Aviation IM was erected on the territory of the university. Kozheduba. All celebrations traditionally end with the laying of flowers to his monument. It is a good tradition to award the annual graduate pilot with a copy of the Sword of Friendship, donated to the university by the Royal Air Force, Prince Michael of Kent, as a token of friendship, cooperation, and mutual respect.

Learning process

The Kharkiv National University of the Air Force named after Ivan Kozhedub carries out educational activities for the training of military pilots, navigators, specialists in combat control of aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, radio engineering troops, aviation engineering, automated control systems, and ground support of aviation, computer science, and information technology, metrology, energy, etc. Cadets study at the educational and qualification levels of junior specialist, bachelor, specialist, master in 7 areas, 12 specialties, and 24 specializations.

Students study at the educational and qualification levels of bachelor, specialist, master in 9 areas, 10 specialties, and 20 specializations.

The Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National University of the Air Force

The university is licensed and trains foreign military professionals and students. The educational process at the university is based on the tasks defined by the National Doctrine of Education in Ukraine and aims to train qualified professionals of the appropriate level and profile, competent, responsible, fluent in their profession, and focused in related fields, able to work effectively at world level. standards ready for continuous professional growth. The quality of training at the university is ensured by a high level of requirements for competitive selection of applicants, highly qualified personnel, extensive use of advanced forms and modern teaching technologies in the educational process, the availability of well-equipped with modern equipment, and computer facilities. To ensure a high level of training, the university has 9 faculties by study, almost 40 departments.

Kharkiv National Air Force University

The priority of educational activities is the training of flight crews. The university has introduced step-by-step training of military pilots, which provides for the mastery of cadets during the training of light, training, and combat aircraft. The information support of the educational process is constantly increasing at the university. The book fund of the university’s educational library is more than one million copies of educational and scientific literature. The educational divisions of the university are united in an information-computer network, the world-renowned information management system of learning type “MOODLE” is introduced into the educational process, the electronic library of the university has almost 30 thousand information materials.

The scientific potential of the university

The Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National University of the Air Force is a unique higher military educational and scientific institution of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where world-class science has been formed for decades.

During the existence of the university, thousands of research and development works have been carried out, the results of which have been implemented in the development of many state and industry scientific and technical programs, in the creation and improvement of weapons and military equipment, its combat application and operation.

Thanks to numerous scientific works, the scientific achievements of the university scientists are widely known in Ukraine and abroad. Every year, scientists of the University publish more than 500 scientific papers in leading domestic and other scientific publications, prepare for publication dozens of monographs and textbooks, participate in more than 50 national and international scientific events.

Today the scientific potential of the university consists of more than 50 doctors of sciences and professors, almost 400 candidates of sciences, honored workers of science and technology of Ukraine, honored workers of education of Ukraine, honored inventors of Ukraine, honored innovators of Ukraine.