Editing Poltava (section)

==Education==

Poltava has always been one of the most important science and education centres in Ukraine. Major universities and institutions of higher education include the following:
[[File:Полтавська духовна семінарія.jpg|thumb|Theological seminary, which during [[World War I]] was converted into a military school quartering the Vilno Cadet School]]
* [[Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University|Poltava National Pedagogical University]] named after [[Vladimir Korolenko|V. G. Korolenko]]
* National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic"
* Poltava Agrarian State Academy
* Poltava State Medical University
* [[Poltava University of Economics and Trade]]
* [[Poltava Military Institute of Connections]]
* Poltava Law Institute of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
*[[Poltava branch of the State Academy of Statistics, region and audit to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine]]

'''Astronomy'''
* Poltava gravimetric observatory (PGO) is situated a bit north from city centre (27–29 Miasoyedov St.). Its main work directions are measurements of Earth rotation, latitude variations (applying zenith stars observations, lunar occultation observations and other)
* Observational station of PGO in rural area, some 20&nbsp;km east along the M03-E40 highway. Radiotelescope URAN-2 (Ukrainian: ''УРАН-2'') is situated there too.