Classic Private University

The Classic Private University (Ukrainian: Класичний приватний університет, romanized: Klasychnyi pryvatnyi universytet) is a university in Ukraine. It was founded as Zaporizhzhia Institute of State and Municipal Administration (ZIDMU) in 1992. In November 2007, it changed its name from the "Humanitarian University "ZIDMU" to the "Classical Private University". The university has 6 institutes, a college. It offers postgraduate and doctoral programs in 11 specialties. There are five specialized academic councils for doctoral defense.

The university was founded in 1992 as International Institute of Public and Municipal Administration.

1996 – The Institution was renamed into Zaporizhzhia Institute of Public and Municipal Administration.

1998 – The Scientific and Educational Complex was established, which included Institutions of higher education of all levels of accreditation (I-IV), technical colleges, gymnasiums and schools.

1999 – The Institute obtained the IIIrd level of accreditation and a new comfortable six-storied building was launched.

2000 – According to the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine the Institution obtained the status of the University of the Humanities under the name “University of the Humanities “ZIPMA”.

2003 – A student hotel and an elementary 1-4 grade school were opened.

2004 – The Institutes of Postgraduate Education and Distance Learning were opened having their own buildings. Melitopol and Energodar Institutes of Public and Municipal Administration of the University of the Humanities “ZIPMA” began functioning.