In the fall of 1949, a teacher's institute of foreign languages was established on the basis of the Belotserk Pedagogical College (Kyiv Region). This is how the Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Ivan Artemovich Pashchenko, who worked at the Belotserk Pedagogical School even before the Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages was founded in its place, describes the first period of our institute's existence. Therefore, we can rightly assume, without any exaggeration, that he was a teacher from the first day of our institute's foundation. He was then 25 years old. In 1954, together with the institute, he moved, as they said then, to Donbas. In Horlivka, Ivan Artemovich became the first head of the department of pedagogy. He worked here only until 1962: the age of his parents and his son's health forced him to move closer to the Kyiv region (the author's style and spelling have been preserved).

"On September 24, 1949, Oleksiy Mykytovych Rusko, the Deputy Minister of Education of Ukraine, came to Belotserkiv Pedagogical School...

September 25, 1949 O.M. Rusko, an experienced employee of a higher school, who for many years was the rector of Kyiv University named after T.G. Shevchenko, held a meeting, which was attended by, in addition to the persons appointed as teachers of the institute, a representative of the city committee of the CP(b)U, the director of the Bilotserk Agricultural Institute, head. the city department of public education, head the department of foreign languages of the above-mentioned institute, head methodical association of teachers of English, German, French languages of schools in the city of Bila Tserkva. Oleksiy Mykytovych told those invited to the meeting about the creation of a teacher's institute of foreign languages in the city, which will have three faculties: English, German and French. Familiarized with the Order of the Minister of Education of the Ukrainian SSR on the appointment of Maksym Avtonomovich Yakymenko as a director. He dwelled in detail on such issues as recruiting students to the institute; providing the institute's faculties with qualified teachers of foreign languages and what specific help the director of the institute can be provided by the city department of public education, the department of foreign languages of the agricultural institute. Rusko O.M. told those present what subjects the applicants will take the entrance exams from and what documentation needs to be prepared for them...

At the end of September 1949, in the newspaper "Kyivska Pravda" and at the beginning of October in "Soviet Education" were printed announcements about the admission of students to the Bilotserki Teacher's Institute of Foreign Languages. There were many people who wanted to receive a pedagogical education... A large number of applications came from participants in the Great Patriotic War, graduates of pedagogical schools who had experience working at a school.

On October 16, 1949, the entrance exams began, which lasted two weeks. Qualified teachers who were recommended by the departments of the Belotserk Agricultural Institute and the city department were appointed as examiners. On November 1, 1949, an order was signed by the head of the university on the enrollment (on a competitive basis) of students of the first year of the Belotserki Teacher's Institute of Foreign Languages who successfully passed the entrance exams.

Student training began on November 4. Before the start of classes, students and teachers gathered in the assembly hall of the institute. The Deputy Head of the Department of Pedagogical Educational Institutions of the Ministry congratulated the teachers and students on the start of their studies and wished them success in their work, in acquiring knowledge, and happiness in their personal lives. The director of the institute M.A. Yakymenko addressed with a warm word. He emphasized that teachers who train teachers need generosity, patience, knowledge and skills. Someone who has these qualities will not experience great difficulties in working with future teachers. And for a student, the most important thing is a serious attitude to learning, sociability, confidence in one's strengths and capabilities, honesty, understanding of another person's condition, concern for others and benevolence...

 After a short meeting of the teachers, management staff of the institute with the students, classes began in the classrooms."