Central Institute of Training Leaders of Public Education of Ministry of Education of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (CITLPE), (Decree of Union of Ministers and Central Committee of Communist Party of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic since 27.12.1952) was the first higher educational institution of postgraduate education in Ukraine.
Directors of this Institute were:
Tomashevskyi Volodymyr Antonovych (1953-1954);
Bondar Andriy Dmytrovych (1954-1955);
Gulenko Ivan Severianovych (1955-1968);
CITLPE was renamed in Central Institute of Improving Teachers of Ministry of Education of Ministry of Education of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (further – CIIT) by the Decree of Union of Ministers and Central Committee of Communist Party of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic since 10.05.1962 №523.
Directors of this Institute were:
Nikitenko Vasyl Petrovych (1968-1973);
Nikolaienko Ivan Vlasovych (1974-1975);
Gonchar Arsentii Danylovych (1975-1979);
Zhernosek Ivan Pylypovych (1979-1992).
In 1992 CIIT was renamed in Ukrainian Institute of Training Leaders of Education of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine (further – UITLE), which was headed by Madzigon Vasyl Mykolayovych.
Since 1993 till 1999 the Rector of UITLE was Drobnohod Mykola Ivanovych. During his leading UITLE was reorganized in State Academy of Leaders of Education (Decree of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine №526 since 29.05.1997).
In 1999 Central Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education of National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences (CIPPE of NAPS of Ukraine) was established due to the Decree of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine since 22.07.99 №1327. Oliynyk Victor Vasylyovych was appointed to be the Rector.
Innovation researches in the field of distance learning of postgraduate education caused the necessity of reorganization of CIPPE of NAPE of Ukraine.
University of Educational Management (further - UEM) was established on 7th November, 2007 (Order of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine since 8.11.2007 №969-r).
«Realization of this important government decision gives opportunity to form powerful educational institution of fourth level of accreditation, in structure of which scientific parks, technological parks, business incubators and other innovation structures will conduct their activity, research activity of students and scientific and pedagogical workers will be strengthen.
It gives possibility essentially to widen experimental work of training professionals in fields of administration, economics, psychology, pedagogics of higher education; realize common international education programs and projects; provide integration to European educational space.” – Victor Vasylyovych Oliynyk, Rector of University of Educational Management, professor, member of Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine.