University of Kharkiv was decorated the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, the Order of the October Revolution and the Order of Peoples' Friendship. Kharkiv National University holds the second place in Ukraine in volume of publications and citations in scientific database Scopus and the Hirsch index, with the best academic results in the School of Medicine and School of Biology. In 2021, according to QS World University Rankings, it is the best university in Ukraine and ranks 477th university in the world. Units Departments School of Biology School of Chemistry School of Computer Sciences School of Ecology School of Economics School of International Economic Relations and Tourism School of Foreign Languages School of Medicine School of Geology and Geography School of History School Mechanics and Mathematics School of Law School of Physics School of Philology School of Philosophy School of Psychology School of Physics and Energy School of Radiophysics School of Sociology Institute of High Technologies School of Physics and Technology School of Computer Science School of Energy Physics Scientific institutions Kharkiv University History Museum State Natural History Museum of National University of Kharkiv The Museum of Archaeology Notable alumni and professors Nobel prize winners Élie Metchnikoff (Medicine, 1908) Lev Landau (Physics, 1962) Simon Kuznets (Economic Sciences, 1971) Others Józef Piłsudski, Chief of State of Poland, first Marshal of Poland Boris Gourevitch, author, activist Roza Sarkisyan, theatre director Sergiy Vilkomir, computer scientist Marta Fiedina, synchro swimmer Maria Burmaka, singer, musician Anton Korobov, chess Grandmaster See also Open access in Ukraine List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945) References External links Official Website University of Kharkiv at Encyclopedia of Ukraine University Library Educational institutions established in 1804 1804 establishments in Ukraine National universities in Ukraine Buildings and structures destroyed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine