The?Kryvyi Rih Pedagogical University?(also referred to as?KDPU) was founded in 1930 as a University of?Vocational Training, is the oldest pedagogical institution in?Kryvyi Rih, reorganized in Pedagogical University. In the prewar period the University has trained about 1,000?teachers. in 1999 on the basis of the State Pedagogical University was established Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University. The proclamation of the?independence of Ukraine?in 1991 brought about radical changes in every sphere of University life. In 2011?Cabinet of Ukraine?founded Kryvyi Rih National University. It existed for 5 years and was divided into three separate institutions again in 2016.