Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University

Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University (Ukrainian: Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка) is a higher education institution. The university was established by Kyiv municipal council through reorganization of Kyiv regional Teachers Training Institute named after Borys Hrinchenko. The university is communal property.

According to the decision of Kyiv municipal council of 8 October 2009 Kyiv Municipal Pedagogical University named after Borys Grinchenko was renamed Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and its status changed. The university was transformed from a pedagogical profile to a multi-profile classic educational institution. This enabled it to expand its activities and have more majors, ensuring full satisfaction of educational requirements of Kyiv dwellers, meeting the needs of Kyiv and its region. In implementing these tasks the university's activity is aimed at achieving high standards and becoming a European-level institution.

Since January 1, 2024, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University has officially added the word "metropolitan" to its name and changed its logo. The university received its new name due to the merger of two institutions. On June 23, 2022, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and Kyiv Academy of Arts were united into a single institution under the new name Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University.

The university consists of 13 faculties and one university college with more than 9,000 students. There are 35 operating departments. The scientific-pedagogical staff includes 49 PhDs, 184 EdSs, and 434 teachers. The university offers 55 masters and 49 bachelor level programmes. Each year around 7000 teachers and school principals enhance their skills and gain qualifications at the university. The university gives PhD training.