The Kyiv National Economic University, named after Vadym Hetman, is a higher educational institution in Kiev, Ukraine, and a self-governing (autonomous) research National University. The university was founded in 1906.[1] The main building is located on Victory Avenue, 54/1. It is estimated the quality of education and training graduates in third MBK (Compass, 2009) and the twenty-third place (Mirror Weekly, 2007) in Ukraine.[citation needed] According to one of the leading universities in the world rankings (Eduniversal, 2012 ), the MBK occupied the third position among universities in Ukraine.[3] The university has been named in honour of Vadym Hetman since 2005.[1] He was a Ukrainian politician and financier, who was killed in 1998.