Botanical Garden

Scythian Neapolis (Greek: Σκυθική Νεάπολις) was a settlement that existed from the end of the 3rd century BC until the second half of the 3rd century AD. Anciently, it was considered a town of the Tauric Chersonesus (Crimea). The archeological ruins sit on the outskirts of the present-day Simferopol.

V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University is a higher education institution located in Simferopol and created in 2014, on the basis of Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University. It has a century-long history with a network of research and production facilities, which has more than 7,000 staff and over 32,000 students, including about 3,000 international students from 54 countries.

V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University (TNU) (Ukrainian: Таврійський національний університет імені В.І. Вернадського (ТНУ)) is a public, coeducational university currently located in Kyiv. The university was founded in Simferopol in 1918 with active participation of the geologist Vladimir Vernadsky.