South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushinsky is a public university in the large city of Odessa. Founded in 1817, SUNPU is one of the oldest educational institutions of Ukraine and the first teaching one on the northern Black Sea coast.
The University is a leader in the training of students and well-known far beyond the country. It collaborates with educational and research institutions of various countries. There are International Distance Learning Centre, which is the only one in the south of Ukraine, educational research, information and cultural centres of Israel, Turkey, the USA, Lithuania, People’s Republic of China (Confucius Institute). Lecturers and students participate in more than 30 international projects. The University is a coordinator of project studies according to international programmes TEMPUS, Visegrad Fund, Fund “Ukraine-Norway”, etc.