I. K. Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television

Key Highlights

• Public specialist arts university founded in 1904
• Officially registered as a state higher-education institution
• Organized around the Faculty of Theatre Arts and Institute of Screen Arts
• Active bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral admissions in 2026

Student Life & Environment

Student life is closely connected to creative production. The university maintains an educational theatre, and its structure also includes a library, a psychological service and student self-government. The Student Council states that it represents student interests, communicates information, organizes cultural events and supports creative and professional self-realization. Its committees draw students from both the Faculty of Theatre Arts and the Institute of Screen Arts, providing a route into campus organization beyond classes and productions. Housing requires particular attention. The university’s own 324-bed residence on Lukianivska Street is listed as temporarily closed for reconstruction. For 2025–2026, students needing accommodation were directed toward residences operated by the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport or the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music. That arrangement should not be assumed for 2026–2027: incoming students should obtain the latest placement notice and confirm availability, price, location and contract conditions directly. The university’s psychological service advertises confidential assistance for students and postgraduate researchers facing emotional, social or study-related difficulties, including online support. Because artistic programs can involve rehearsals, productions and collaborative project work outside conventional lecture patterns, applicants should ask departments about weekly schedules, access to facilities and expectations surrounding evening or weekend activity.

Location & Surroundings

The university’s official and legal address is 40 Yaroslaviv Val Street in Kyiv. This central-city setting places students in Ukraine’s capital and within its wider theatre, film, television and cultural environment. The educational theatre’s main stage is also identified at Yaroslaviv Val, although teaching and creative activity may use additional university locations. Applicants should confirm the normal teaching site for their chosen program before arranging accommodation or calculating travel time. Kyiv offers access to cultural institutions and professional communities that are especially relevant to an arts student, but living in the city in 2026 also requires realistic planning around wartime conditions. The university pages reviewed do not provide a complete prospective-student guide to transport, everyday expenses, air-raid procedures or accessibility. Students should therefore consult current official Ukrainian and local guidance and ask the university about shelters, emergency communications, in-person teaching arrangements and contingency plans. Housing may be some distance from the principal academic address because the university’s own residence is under reconstruction and recent alternative placements used other institutions’ dormitories. International applicants should also assess entry, residence and insurance requirements separately from academic admission.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The university admits students both to state-funded places and to places financed by individuals or legal entities. It publishes separate official fee documents for entrants and continuing students, including a 2026–2027 schedule for new entrants. There is no single institution-wide tuition figure: charges depend on the program and other study conditions. Applicants should use the applicable 2026–2027 entrant document and confirm whether the quoted amount is annual, how payment is scheduled and whether later-year increases are possible. International applicants should also request the separate foreign-student fee information because domestic contract prices should not automatically be applied to them. Accommodation must be budgeted independently. The university residence is temporarily unavailable because of reconstruction, and the alternative dormitory arrangements described for 2025–2026 may not continue unchanged in 2026–2027. Students should obtain written confirmation of a place and current price before treating university-arranged housing as available. Other relevant costs may include materials, performance clothing, production expenses, equipment, transport between sites and day-to-day living in Kyiv; no reliable current totals for these items were published in the reviewed sources. Career preparation is closely aligned with the institution’s specialist fields. The university says graduates work across culture and the arts, while its curriculum and educational theatre connect study to acting, directing, production, technical screen work and arts scholarship. However, no verified placement rate, employer list, salary data or guaranteed professional pathway was found. Candidates should ask each program for recent graduate outcomes, internship arrangements, portfolio expectations and access to production facilities before comparing value.