Key facts
- Former names
- Uniwersytet Jana Kazimierza, ( John Casimir University) , Universität Lemberg
- Motto
- Patriae decori civibus educandis
- Motto in english
- Educated citizens – glory of the Motherland
- Type
- Public
- Established
- 20 January 1661 ; 365 years ago ( 1661-01-20 )
- Founder
- King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, John II Casimir Vasa
- Affiliations
- Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
- President
- Roman Hladyshevskyi
- Students
- 11,649
- Location
- Lviv , Ukraine
- Colors
- Blue and gold
- Website
- https://www.lnu.edu.ua/en/
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The Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (named after Ivan Franko, Ukrainian: Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка, romanized: Lvivskyi natsionalnyi universytet imeni Ivana Franka) is a state-sponsored university in Lviv, Ukraine. Since 1940 the university is named after Ukrainian poet Ivan Franko.
The university is the oldest institution of higher learning in continuous operation in present-day Ukraine, dating from 1661 when John II Casimir, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, granted it its first royal charter. Over the centuries, it has undergone various transformations, suspensions, and name changes that have reflected the geopolitical complexities of this part of Europe. The present institution can be dated to 1940.
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