Formerly capital of the historical region of Galicia, Lviv is now regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today’s Ukraine. The historical heart of Lviv with its old buildings and cobblestone streets has survived Soviet and Nazi occupation during World War II largely unscathed.
The city has many industries and institutions of higher education such as Lviv University and Lviv Polytechnic. Lviv is also home to many world-class cultural institutions, including a philharmonic orchestra and the famous Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The historic city center is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Lviv celebrated its 750th anniversary with a son et lumière in the city center in September 2006. On 12 June 2009 the Ukrainian magazine Focus judged Lviv the best Ukrainian city to live in. Its more Western European flavor has earned it the nickname the “Little Paris of Ukraine”.
About Lviv
Lviv is one of the most important cultural centers of Ukraine. The city is known as a center of art, literature, music and theatre. Nowadays, the indisputable evidence of the city cultural richness is a big number of theaters, concert halls, creative unions, and also a high number of many artistic activities (more than 100 festivals annually, 60 museums, 10 theaters).
Lviv’s historic center has been on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list since 1998.
Lviv’s historic churches, buildings and relics date from the 13th century. In recent centuries it was spared some of the invasions and wars that destroyed other Ukrainian cities. Its architecture reflects various European styles and periods.
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
History
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University is formerly known as the Lvov State Medical Institute. The history of Lviv Medical University goes back to 1661, when on 20 January the Jesuit Collegium in Lviv by the privilege of Polish King John II Casimir acquired the status of academy.On 16 November 1784, according to the privilege of the Austrian emperor Joseph II, signed on 21 October 1784, Lviv University was revived with four faculties: theology, philosophy, law and medicine.
Beginning from 1961 University provides education for foreign citizens. During 50 years over 2,5 thousand doctors and pharmacists – foreigners have got the education here and have been working successfully as doctors and pharmacists in many countries of the world.
Academics
Education is provided in Ukrainian, Russian and English Languages. Now 70% of University foreign students study in English Medium Program.22 scientific schools actively function and develop in University: of obstetrics and gynecology, biochemical, hygienic, of infectious diseases, of history of medicine and pharmacy, microbiological, morphological, of neurology and neurosurgery, of oncology, of Otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmological, of pathological anatomy and pathological physiology, pediatric, psychiatric, of dentistry, of internal diseases, pharmacological, physiological, or physiatry, of chemistry and pharmacy, of surgery. University library contains more than 530000 volumes of textbooks, manuals and other relevant medical literature.
Faculty and Staff
University is ranked 7246 in the world by Webometric’s world University ranking and ranked at 4681 in the world out of 11,000 universities by 4icu world university ranking.At 78 University departments, at the Institute of Clinical Pathology, in the Central Research Laboratory and Laboratory of industrial toxicology are working 1211 scientists: 134 Doctor of Sciences and more than 620 Ph.D. degree holders, including 113 full professors, 369 associate professors, 50 senior tutors, 662 assistant professors, 17 researchers.
Today Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University combines 6 faculties, medical college, 78 departments, 14 academic buildings, teaching drugstore, botanical garden, CRL and Laboratory of industrial toxicology, Institute of clinical pathology, the research center for investigation of anticancer drugs, scientific library, sanatorium.
Student Life
About 2746 students are studying at 38 departments here. 484 foreigners are studying at the faculty as well. The teaching process is carried out by 500 teachers – academicians, professors, assistant professors, senior teachers and assistants. The annual university amount of students is more than 19100 persons, which includes 5426 undergraduate students (including more than 1000 foreign students), 62 students of Preparatory Course, more than 1500 internship doctors, 50 students of Master’s program, 70 students of PhD program, 70 Postgraduate doctors (Clinichna Ordynatura), around 11000 students of Faculty of Postgraduate training, 312 students of Medical College. Students of all Faculties study according to the credit-module system.
University library contains more than 530000 volumes of textbooks, manuals and other relevant medical literature.
Lviv is located on the edge of the Roztochia Upland, approximately 70 km (43 mi) from the Polish border and 160 kilometres (99 miles) from the eastern Carpathian Mountains. The average altitude of Lviv is 296 metres (971.13 feet) above sea level. Its highest point is the Vysokyi Zamok (High Castle), 409 m (1,341.86 ft) above sea level. This castle has a commanding view of the historic city centre with its distinctive green-domed churches and intricate architecture.
Lviv’s climate is humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with cold winters and mild summers. The average temperatures are −3.1 °C (26 °F) in January and 18.3 °C (65 °F) in July. The average annual rainfall is 745 mm (29 in) with the maximum being in summer. Lviv approximately receives 1809 hours of sunshine annually.
Lviv is one of the largest cities in Ukraine and is growing rapidly. According to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the monthly average salary in the Lviv is a little less than the average for Ukraine which in February 2013 was 2765 UAH.
According to the World Bank classification Lviv is a middle-income city.
Lviv has 219 large industrial enterprises and almost 9,000 small ventures.
For many years machinery-building and electronics were leading industries in the Lviv. The Lviv-based company Elektron, a trademark of national TV-set, produces also 32 and 37 inches liquid-crystal TV-sets. In 2013 Elektrotrans JV starts producing low-floor trams, the first Ukrainian 100% low-floor tramways.
Due to the rich cultural programme, developed infrastructure (now Lviv has more than 8 000 hotel rooms, over 700 cafes and restaurants, free WI-Fi zones in the city center, good connection with many countries of the world) Lviv is considered one of Ukraine’s major tourist destinations. The city had a 40% increase in tourists in the early 2010s; the highest rate in Europe.
Touristic Areas in Lviv:
- The Old Town
- Market Square (Ukrainian: Ploshcha Rynok)
- Black House (Ukrainian: Chorna Kamyanytsia)
- Armenian Cathedral
- The complex of the Dormition Church
- The St. Peter and Paul Church of the Jesuit Order
- Korniakt Palace
- Latin Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
The public bus network is represented by mini-buses (so-called marshrutka) and large buses mainly LAZ and MAN. On 1 January 2013, the city had 52 public bus routes. The price in August 2011 of a one-way single ride in a marshrutka within the city of Lviv was 2.00 UAH regardless of the distance traveled. No tickets are provided – and the money is paid to the driver.
The Lviv tramway now runs about 220 cars on 75 kilometers (47 miles) of the track. Previously in bad shape, many tracks were reconstructed in 2006 and even more, is due to be reconstructed.
The price in February 2011 of a tram/trolleybus ticket was 1.50 UAH (reduced fare ticket was 0.60 UAH, e.g. for students). The ticket may be purchased from the driver.
Modern Lviv remains a hub on which nine railways converge providing local and international services. Lviv railway is one of the oldest in Ukraine. The first train arrived in Lviv on 4 November 1861. The main Lviv Railway Station, designed by Władysław Sadłowski, was built in 1904 and was considered one of the best in Europe from both the architectural and the technical aspects.
The airport is located 6 kilometers (4 miles) from the city center. In 2012, after renovation, Lviv Airport gets new official name Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO). A new terminal and other improvements worth under a $200 million has been done in preparation for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. Public transport from Airport to City Center: Bus No. 48 and 9
Lviv is an important education centre of Ukraine. The city contains a total of 12 universities, 8 academies and a number of smaller schools of higher education.
Also within Lviv, there are a total of eight institutes of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine and more than forty research institutes. These research institutes include the Centre of Institute for Space Research; the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics; the Institute of Cell Biology; the National Institute of Strategic Studies; the Institute of Neuro-mathematical Simulation in Power Engineering; and the Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians.
The city of Lviv was the location where the software for the Lunokhod programme was developed. The technology for the Venera series probes and the first orbital shuttle Buran were also developed in Lviv. A considerable scientific potential is concentrated in the city: by the number of candidates of sciences, scientific organizations Lviv is the fourth city in Ukraine. Over 100,000 students annually study in more than 50 higher educational establishments.
