University of Lviv

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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 dates back to 1661 when John II Casimir, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, granted it its first royal charter. Although the university’s activities were repeatedly interrupted and affected by political upheavals, it has preserved a continuity of tradition with the institution founded in 1661, which makes it, in this respect, the oldest institution of higher education in present-day Ukraine. The present institution can be dated to 1940.

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