Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs is a high-level training centre for the National Police of Ukraine that meets all international standards and is under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The University keeps up with the times, develops educational and scientific activities, strengthens its material and technical base, and trains modern personnel for the country's law enforcement agencies under the legal regime of martial law.

The Rector of the University is Valerii Sokurenko, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine, Police General of the third rank.

There are five educational and research institutes, an institute of postgraduate education and distance learning, Sumy branch, Kremenchuk Flight College and the Centre for Initial Professional Training ‘Police Academy’. The University's priority areas of activity have always been practical orientation of the educational process, military-patriotic and national-patriotic education.

The Educational and Research Institute No. 1 (training of specialists for pre-trial investigation bodies of the NPU) trains full-time bachelors in the speciality 081 ‘Law’ (4 years of study) and masters.

The Educational and Research Institute No. 2 (training of specialists for the criminal police units of the NPU) trains full-time bachelors under the state order in the following specialities: 081 ‘Law’, 071 ‘Accounting and Taxation’ (4 years of study); 262 ‘Law Enforcement’ (3 years of study).

The Educational and Research Institute No. 3 (training of specialists for the NPU's preventive activity units) trains full-time bachelors in the speciality 262 ‘Law Enforcement’ (3 years of study) and masters.

The Educational and Research Institute No. 4 (training of specialists in information and analytical support and cybersecurity of the NPU) trains full-time bachelors in the following specialities: 125 ‘Cybersecurity and Information Protection’, 126 ‘Information Systems and Technologies’ (4 years of study); 262 ‘Law Enforcement’ (3 years of study). This is the only institute in the system of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine that trains specialists for cyber police units of the National Police of Ukraine.

The Educational and Research Institute No. 5 trains specialists at the expense of individuals and/or legal entities in full-time and part-time forms of education, including foreign citizens: 

- Bachelor's degree programmes in 081 ‘Law’, 125 ‘Cybersecurity and Information Protection’, 126 ‘Information Systems and Technologies’, 071 ‘Accounting and Taxation’, 072 ‘Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market’, 053 ‘Psychology’ (4 years of study), 262 ‘Law Enforcement’ (3 years of study);

- Master's degree in 081 ‘Law’, 125 ‘Cybersecurity and Information Protection’, 072 ‘Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market’, 053 ‘Psychology’, 262 ‘Law Enforcement’ (study period 1 year 6 months).

The educational process is provided by 28 departments, 7 cycle commissions, 5 research laboratories, and a powerful scientific and pedagogical team, which employs 100 Doctors of Sciences, 309 Candidates of Sciences, 71 professors, more than 200 associate professors, and 6 senior researchers. There are 11 employees of the University who have the title of ‘Honoured’. There are 4 specialised academic councils for awarding the degree of Doctor of Science, one-time specialised academic councils for public defence of a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the following specialities: 081 ‘Law’, 053 ‘Psychology’ and 011 ‘Educational and Pedagogical Sciences’.

The University Library is an effective centre of information support for the students and academic staff. The book fund includes more than 400 thousand copies, the electronic catalogue - almost 500 thousand bibliographic records, the electronic library - 85 thousand full-text electronic sources, the repository - 22 thousand scientific works of the university authors. The library of the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs is included in the UniRank directory of university libraries in the world.

The university provides training grounds: The Centre for Combating Cybercrime and Monitoring Cyberspace, the Centre for Correctional and Psychodiagnostic Activities, Gender Education, and the Centre for Ukrainian-Polish Development. There is a Legal Clinic in Kharkiv and its branches in Vinnytsia, Kamianets-Podilskyi, and Sumy. Cadets and students provide free legal aid to the public under the guidance of experienced professionals.

The University is actively involved in international programmes and projects aimed at improving the law enforcement system of Ukraine. KhNUIA is implementing the projects of the Horizon 2020 programme - ‘iNteracting netwOrk of inTelligence and securIty practitiOners with iNdustry and acadEmia actorS’ (NOTIONES), ‘European Regional Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age’ (EQUALS-EU) and ‘Strengthening the Capacity of the National Police of Ukraine to Combat Cybercrime and Child Sexual Exploitation on the Internet’ (OSCE Coordinator). The Horizon 2020 programme is an EU initiative, the largest programme that supports the development of science and innovation on a competitive basis. The university is a co-executor of the RESONANT project of the Horizon Europe programme.

KhNUIA is implementing the project ‘EU Policy Traffic Light: Gender, Rights, Migration and Digitalisation’ under the Jean Monnet Programme of the Erasmus+ programme. The project aims to demonstrate how the use of digital technologies ensures privacy and general human rights at different stages of the migration cycle, especially women's rights. The aim of the Jean Monnet Erasmus+ programme is to intensify the European integration discourse, promote excellence in European integration studies, engage higher education institutions in researching European integration processes and disseminating the ideas of a united Europe.

KhNUIA carries out annual comprehensive criminological, sociological and psychological monitoring of the state of crime, causes and conditions of crime, background phenomena, trust in law enforcement agencies and public opinion about police work. This monitoring is implemented within the framework of the research projects ‘Security and Trust’ (since 2013), ‘Youth and Drugs’ (since 1997), and ‘Ukrainian Longitudinal Study’ (since 2019). All studies are conducted within the framework of regional programmes, international memoranda and cooperation agreements with national research institutions, with the support of the National Police and regional police departments of the regions where they are subsequently implemented, as well as in cooperation with international organisations (EUAM, UNODC, American and European research and educational institutions, professional associations). Research results are published in the world's best publishing houses and peer-reviewed journals of the 1-2 quartile, and presented at such world-class scientific events as the annual conferences of the European Criminological Society, the American Criminological Society, etc.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is implementing the Community Police Officer project on the basis of KhNUIA with the support of ICITAP (the US Department of Justice's International Criminal Investigative Training and Advanced Program).

At the initiative of the state leadership, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Police, the University is introducing the Educational Security Service project. Its goal is to protect children in schools during a full-scale war and to create a safe environment after the war.

The university is also in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' lyceums of security and national-patriotic education, participates in the Police Cadets project, educates young people in the spirit of national-patriotic and military-patriotic orientation, and attracts young men and women to enter and study at police higher education institutions.

One of the main principles of organising the educational process at KhNUIA is its practical orientation. The cadets of the University receive not only theoretical knowledge during lectures and seminars, but also master the practical skills necessary for service under the legal regime of martial law. Employees of KhNUIA serve in the police of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

Thousands of university graduates are defending our country with arms in their hands. Police officers serve in the de-occupied territories to protect public safety and order, detecting saboteurs, accomplices of the Russian aggressor, collaborators, demine the territories, help to establish humanitarian aid for the population, document war crimes, etc.

Among the graduates of KhNUIA there are heroes who will always remain in our hearts. The deputy commander of the ‘Azov’ separate special purpose detachment of the National Guard of Ukraine for combat and special training, Senior Lieutenant Vitalii Hrytsaienko, call sign ‘Gogol’, was killed during the defence of Mariupol. He volunteered to join the unit to defend our country from Russian aggression. For his personal courage and heroism, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine and the Order of the Golden Star. The Poltava Lyceum with enhanced military and physical training, which is now under the care of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, was named after Vitalii Hrytsaienko. Vitalii Hrytsaienko's name, along with the names of other heroes, is immortalised in the Book of Memory of the Fallen Graduates of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, which contains the stories of those who heroically gave their lives for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

Physical culture, sports and a healthy lifestyle are an essential part of raising conscious citizens of Ukraine and true patriots of their country. Numerous sports clubs, such as sambo and judo, boxing, kettlebell lifting, athletics, game sports (football, volleyball, basketball), as well as sports competitions held regularly at the university, help to build strength, character and willpower in young people. This is important for the education of future law enforcement officers, who must be physically fit to perform their duties and be able to protect and assist those who cannot do so on their own.

The most talented and trained cadets and students defend the honour of the university and our country at competitions at the national, European and world levels, gaining victories.

The cadets and students are provided with comfortable conditions not only during the educational process, but also in their everyday life: modern dormitories, canteens, and a medical and sanitary unit. It should be noted that the academic buildings and dormitories are equipped with shelters in case of air raid or shelling.

The entire university staff has become an active participant in the volunteer movement, helping both the military and civilians. Every month, the trade union organisation transfers funds for the needs of the Security and Defence Forces. Employees and students deliver medicines, medical equipment and supplies to hospitals, hospitals and other medical institutions and involve foreign partners, international organisations and charitable foundations in this work. They purchase and repair vehicles for the frontline. They make camouflage nets, trench candles and blood donations. They provide assistance to civilians and participate in the implementation of national social programmes such as ‘No Barriers’, ‘Friendly Support’, ‘Visit a Wounded Soldier, Honor a Hero’ and others.

One of these projects is the Driving School for People with Disabilities, a training course for drivers of category B vehicles. Two specialised classrooms have been set up for the training of people with limited mobility, where theoretical training is provided. Practical skills can be acquired using a specialised vehicle with additional certified equipment. The university has all the necessary conditions for quality education and comfortable living, taking into account the physical needs of different categories of students, including people with disabilities.

For the purpose of psychological and social adaptation of war veterans, the staff of the Department of Tactical and Special Physical Training conducts weekly sports lessons with them. The university has created appropriate and comfortable conditions for the involvement of combatants and war veterans in physical education, sports and physical activity, which contributes to the quality physical recovery of our defenders.

The staff of the higher education institution is confident that the war will end victoriously and the university will return to the Hero City of Kharkiv as its main training base. Each representative of the large university family contributes to the Victory, to the bright future of Ukraine as a free, democratic, European state through dedicated service, responsible work, and hard study!

‘Knowledge. Law. Honour’ is the motto of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs. These words are the life credo of all employees, cadets, students, master's, postgraduate, doctoral and PhD students and graduates of the University. These are the foundations of the past, present and future of Kharkiv Police University.