Rector - Ponomaryova Galina Fyodorovna, Professor, Honoured worker of public education of Ukraine, Academician of International Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Academician of National Academy of Human Problems.
Founded in 1920 Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Institute is a pedagogical establishment of higher education of the III level of accreditation.
College of education is an integral structural subdivision of Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Institute.
Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Institute exercises training of kindergarten teachers, musical instructors of preschool institutions, teachers of primary school, English teachers, teachers of informatics, physical training teachers, music teachers and social pedagogues according to the education and qualification level of junior specialist, bachelor, specialist.