Uzhhorod National University , in the city of Uzhhorod, is one of the major universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Soviet Union.Uzhhorod State University was founded on October 18, 1945 in accordance with joint resolution of Council of People's Commissars of Ukrainian SSR and Central Committee of Communist Party of Ukrainian SSR. The resolution stated the following: "due to considerable demand of cultural upbringing in Transcarpatian Ukraine and the solicitude of the Council of Transcarpatian Ukraine, Council of National Commissars of Ukrainian SSR and Central Committee of Ukrainian Communist Party decree: "to open in 1945 State University in Uzhhorod with the following faculties: history, philology, biology, medicine ". Preparatory courses were opened first.