Notable alumni and faculty members National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

ivan mazepa – hetman of ukraine.

alumni of old kyiv-mohyla academy have played important role in ukrainian professional life. many hetmans of zaporozhian cossacks, political leaders of ukraine in 17th , 18th centuries, educated here. these include ivan mazepa, pylyp orlyk, pavlo polubotok, ivan skoropadsky , ivan samoylovych. grand chancellor of russia alexander bezborodko of ukrainian origin , alumnus. kyiv-mohyla academy religious school of note in orthodox world , archbishops of russian empire such stephen yavorsky , feofan prokopovich metropolitan bishop of rostov dimitry of rostov alumni.

hryhori skovoroda – philosopher.

more recently, several generations of writers, artists , scholars have been schooled @ kyiv mohyla academy. examples include writer simeon of polotsk, architect ivan hryhorovych-barskyi, , composer artemy vedel. ukrainian philosopher hryhori skovoroda alumnus of university. mikhail lomonosov, russian scientist , founder of moscow university briefly student @ kyiv mohyla academy.

after 1819, when university turned purely religious institution, still upheld international reputation , has been alma mater moldavian poet alexei mateevici , metropolitan bishop of romanian orthodox church visarion puiu.

alumni of naukma employed national , international companies, research , governmental institutions , many graduates continue studies abroad. journalist , politician andriy shevchenko , contemporary ukrainian writer maryna sokolyan studied @ naukma.