Information and Computing Center

Information and Computing Center (ICC) of Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics was established in 1963 based on the vacuum-tube computer “Minsk-14.” It was one of the first computing centers within the system of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine. Throughout its development, the ICC has gone through successive generations of electronic computing machines (ECMs), evolving from large, low-performance vacuum-tube systems to modern high-speed personal computers and servers.

The ICC is a structural unit of the University, created to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of NURE’s information systems, provide information-technical and telecommunication resources to support the educational environment and scientific research, and to build and maintain the University’s IT ecosystem. The ICC reports directly to the University Rector and coordinates its activities with the Rector’s IT Advisor.

The primary mission of the ICC is to ensure the stable and effective operation of information systems in support of the educational process, scientific research, and administrative functions of the University community. Educational activities conducted within the ICC utilize state-of-the-art software and technical learning tools.

Key areas of ICC activity include:

• Ensuring the educational process, scientific work, and other statutory activities of the University are supported with modern computing technologies and uninterrupted access to the Internet and local network resources;

• Contributing to the professional development of academic staff, engineering and technical personnel, and University management in the field of modern information technologies and digital literacy, within the competence of ICC personnel;

• Implementing modern IT solutions in the organization of the educational process;

• Administering the University’s corporate email environment and other services within the University’s IT ecosystem;

• Developing and updating usage policies and instructions for information services and access to the University’s local computing network;

• Studying best practices in the development of new information technologies and software-hardware tools to support educational and scientific activities at the University.

The ICC is also responsible for ensuring the uninterrupted operation of designated information-technical and telecommunication systems during special periods, as defined by University leadership.

In its operations, the ICC collaborates with all structural units of the University. It may coordinate the activities of designated personnel responsible for maintaining information, technical, telecommunication, and other digital services across the University — including faculties, departments, the scientific library, accounting office, human resources department, Center for Distance Learning Technologies, Center for Information Systems and Technologies, and others — within its authority and under the directives of the University administration.