Cherkasy National University or officially The Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy is located in Cherkasy . It is one of the leading universities of Ukraine. More than 95 years old, it has more than 6 000 students that acquire 54 specialties (Philology, Pedagogical and Social Sciences, Arts, Economics, IT-technologies, Physics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences). Currently, its structure consists of eight institutes and two faculties (academic departments). The university was named after Ukrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky who was born in Cherkasy region.