The Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) is a private higher education institution in Lviv, Ukraine, affiliated with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Established in 1928 as the Greek Catholic Theological Academy by Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, it was re-established in 1994 and formally refounded as UCU in 2002. UCU offers programs across various faculties, including Theology, Humanities, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, and Applied Sciences. The university emphasizes the Eastern Christian tradition and aims to form leaders dedicated to serving with professional excellence both in Ukraine and internationally.