WHO WE ARE
Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation dba Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation was founded in 1997 to support and fund the growth and operations of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv, Ukraine. As the first Catholic university in the vast territory of the former Soviet Union, UCU is at the forefront of building a civil society in Ukraine, educating its students to be moral leaders of a new Ukraine. Through its fundraising activities in the United States, UCU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, assists UCU in meeting its educational and financial challenges and gives donors a secure way to support the premier Catholic educational institution in Ukraine.
UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
Located in Western Ukraine, in the heart of Ukraine’s cultural city of Lviv, is the first Catholic university on the vast territory of the former Soviet Union. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in subjects such as computer science, business, law, theology, government administration, and rehabilitation medicine. The University is open to members of all religions and faiths and is inspired by Western and Catholic principles of ethics, compassion, and transparency. With a student body of nearly 2400 and more than 30 academic departments, UCU occupies a unique space in Ukraine’s higher education landscape.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
UCU is a leading university in Ukraine; according to standardized testing results, UCU entrants are in the top 5% of high school graduates. Among UCU graduates are well-known businessmen, civil servants, politicians, public figures, journalists, clergy, and many others. UCU is educating the future leaders of Ukraine.
THE BEST FACULTY IN UKRAINE
UCU students learn from exceptional professors who are shaping the future of education in Ukraine. Across the University, faculty are designing innovative curricula and pioneering new approaches to teaching, championing research and inquiry as essential to forming the thinkers and doers who will lead meaningful, real-world solutions. The University attracts and retains faculty members who are respected leaders in their fields and embody the values and principles of Catholic Social Teaching for the common good and the dignity of the human person.
A MODERN CAMPUS
UCU provides students with everything they need to learn and thrive—even in wartime. The University is equipped with backup generators and secure shelters, ensuring a safe, warm, and uninterrupted learning environment. Its campus features bright, spacious classrooms with modern technology, including computers and projectors, as well as comfortable spaces for study and collaboration, air-conditioned interiors, outdoor terraces, and areas for recreation and sports. All facilities are thoughtfully designed with full accessibility in mind.
At the heart of campus is the Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky Center, home to the University library, classrooms, student gathering areas, and exhibition spaces. Students live in the Collegium, which is more than a residence hall—it is a formative living-learning community. Through shared trips, conversations with inspiring leaders, competitions, and a wide range of activities, students grow not only academically but also personally and spiritually.
A NOT FOR PROFIT UNIVERSITY IN UKRAINE
UCU is a non-profit University in Ukraine. The University is supported worldwide by those who cherish their Ukrainian heritage, those who aim to see Ukraine continue to develop itself into a free and just democratic nation, and those who embrace the Catholic ideals of God and morality for the betterment of society.
