The Odesa State Agrarian University has an international education center for the training of foreign citizens, which trains students at the preparatory department for admission to a higher educational institution and basic training at the faculties.
Foreigners and stateless persons are enrolled in higher education institutions based on the results of the interview and on the basis of the concluded contract. Foreigners arriving for study must have an entry visa of type “D”, which they obtain at the Embassies of Ukraine in the respective countries.
The basis for issuing an entry visa to Ukraine for the purpose of study is the original of the corresponding invitation, which is issued at the request of foreigners (Odesa, 13 Panteleimonivska St., Center for International Education for the Training of Foreign Citizens, room 107, phone: +38 (093) 363-75-22, (048) 784-57-26 E-mail: foreign@osau.edu.ua
Foreigners are admitted to study for junior bachelor’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and doctor of philosophy degrees for accredited educational programs.
OSAU can also accept foreigners for postgraduate studies, doctoral studies, programs of the preparatory faculty (subdivision), for learning the state language and/or the language of instruction, as well as for postgraduate education, advanced training and internships.
Foreigners are admitted to accredited educational programs. Foreigners can choose such specialties. as:
- agrobiotechnological faculty: horticulture, horticulture and viticulture, plant protection and quarantine, agronomy, floristry and horticulture;
- institute of biotechnology and aquaculture: production and processing technology of animal husbandry products;
- faculty of geodesy, land management and agricultural engineering: geodesy and land management, agricultural engineering;
- Faculty of Economics and Management: management, accounting and taxation, economics;
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Medicine
Acceptance of documents from foreigners for obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees is carried out in the following terms:
– from July 1, 2023 to August 30, 2023 – the first set
– from September 4, 2023 to November 30, 2023 – the second set
The Preparatory Department of the Odessa State Agrarian University (hereinafter – ODAU) accepts foreigners and stateless persons who have a document of complete general secondary education and are able to study in institutions of higher education and live in the climatic conditions of Ukraine due to their health.
Entrants from visa-free and visa-free countries to enter Ukraine for study need an Invitation to study, which can be obtained from the International Education Center for the Training of Foreign Citizens.
The invitation can be received by the entrant or a proxy by providing a notarized Power of Attorney.
Pre-university training:
The pre-university training program will allow adapting the acquired knowledge to the educational system of Ukraine. Successful completion of studies at the Preparatory Department is a guarantee of admission to the ranks of students of Odesa State Agrarian University or any other institution of higher education in Ukraine.
The Preparatory Department carries out purposeful language training for foreign citizens and training in general education disciplines in order to ensure successful study at the main faculties of OSAU and other higher education institutions of Ukraine.
Pre-university training consists of two cycles:
– The first cycle – language training
– II cycle – study of general disciplines.
The International Education Center for the Training of Foreign Citizens provides training for foreign citizens in the following areas:
– health care, biological, agricultural
– engineering and technical, engineering and economic
Training is conducted in Ukrainian and English when forming a group of 15-20 people.
Terms of admission:
The terms of admission to the PVI, by separate agreements, admission is possible during the year.
Duration of study:
– preparatory department – According to the Regulations on the International Education Center for the Training of Foreign Citizens of OSAU (new edition), approved by the meeting of the Academic Council of OSAU dated July 1, 2021, protocol No. 10, Order of the Chancellor of OSAU No. 241-Zag dated July 2, 2021, the term of study of the CMO with PIG is 3- 12 months.
Start of classes:
– at the preparatory department: depending on the number of academic groups;
– students at the faculties – from September 1 (admission during the year is possible by separate agreements)
Admission of foreigners to study can be carried out face-to-face and/or remotely. In connection with the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine started distance learning in higher educational institutions, therefore Odesa State Agrarian University and the Center for International Education for the Training of Foreign Citizens also joined this type of education. According to the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 276 dated March 15, 2023.
How to get an invitation to study?
- fill out the application form and send it by e-mail to the Information Center of OSAU (osau@osau.edu.ua) with a request for admission to the university;
- write a motivational letter;
- issue a written consent to the processing of personal data;
- send a copy of the passport (full name, citizenship, date of birth, passport number, address of permanent residence) in English;
- send a copy of the education document with a list of subjects studied and grades in English.
After receiving the invitation, the foreign applicant pays visa support to the SE “Ukrainian State Center of Public Education” in the amount of UAH 648. (you can pay for visa support yourself, you can find out detailed information at the link https://mfa.gov.ua/consul/foreigners or with the help of the partner company through which you applied for the invitation)
How to get an entry visa?
In order to obtain an entry visa for the purpose of studying in Ukraine, the applicant applies to the Embassy of Ukraine in his or a neighboring country with an application for obtaining an entry visa, adding to the application an invitation to study at OSAU. After receiving a study visa (D), the applicant must inform OSAU by e-mail or phone about the date of arrival in Ukraine, so that he will be met by representatives of the university.
How to pass customs control?
Upon arrival in Ukraine, to pass customs control, foreigners must have with them:
- passport with visa “D”;
- original invitation to study;
- money in the amount of at least $3,000 (three thousand) US dollars in cash or on a card to confirm your financial solvency;
- know the purpose of coming to Ukraine.
If at least one of the above items is not fulfilled, the foreigner will not be allowed to enter the territory of Ukraine by border control.
Upon arrival for study, foreigners must submit the following documents, legalized in the prescribed manner, to the Center for International Education for the Training of Foreign Citizens:
– application addressed to the rector of the University;
– invitation to OSAU;
– the original and a copy of the document on education with an appendix (obtained from the educational disciplines of the evaluation), certified in the country of their issuance in the manner that is officially used in this country for such certification, legalized by the relevant foreign institution of Ukraine and translated into Ukrainian and notarized in Ukraine – 2 copies);
– a copy of a foreigner’s passport document or a document certifying a person without citizenship, translated into Ukrainian with a notarized translation certificate;
– contract (policy) of voluntary medical insurance;
– a medical certificate confirming the absence of HIV infection and fluoroscopy of the chest. In the absence of a certificate, or if the certificate is not recognized in Ukraine, the foreign entrant is obliged to donate blood for analysis for the absence of HIV infection in a timely manner at his own expense.
The document must be issued no later than 2 months before entry to study in Ukraine.
– a medical health certificate (original and copy with a notarized translation into Ukrainian), which confirms the absence of medical contraindications for living and studying in Ukraine, certified by the official health care authority of the country from which the foreign citizen arrived;
– birth certificate (a copy translated into Ukrainian);
– a certificate of submission of an education document for recognition (nostrification) in Ukraine or a Certificate of recognition in Ukraine of a foreign education document (if available);
– 12 photos, size 30×40 mm, color, matte.
Documents must be certified in accordance with the legislation of the country of their issuance and legalized in the prescribed manner (consular legalization or apostille).
After enrolling in studies, foreigners at the International Education Center for the Training of Foreign Citizens must:
– draw up an agreement on the provision of educational services (training);
– pay tuition fees;
– to extend the period of stay in Ukraine;
– issue an insurance policy for the provision of medical assistance;
– draw up a contract of voluntary liability insurance for the reimbursement of expenses related to the execution of the decision on deportation outside Ukraine;
– carry out the nostrification procedure of education documents at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine during the first semester of study.
How to issue a temporary residence permit in Ukraine?
Citizens of states with a visa entry procedure arrive in Ukraine with a type “D” visa obtained at a consular institution of Ukraine abroad at the invitation of the University to study. Within five working days after arriving at the University, but no later than 30 days before the visa expires, they are required to provide the International Education Center for the Training of Foreign Citizens with a passport and documents necessary for issuing a temporary residence permit in Ukraine (further – certificate).
Citizens of countries with visa-free entry can stay in Ukraine for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. That is, to calculate the permitted period of stay, 180 days are counted back from the date of submission of documents. A foreigner will not violate the rules if within this 180-day period he was in Ukraine for no more than 90 days. Such foreigners must, within five working days after arriving at the University, but no later than 30 days before the end of the established period of stay in Ukraine, submit to the Department for Work with Foreign Citizens a passport and the documents necessary to issue a permit.
In order to prepare a complete package of documents for issuing a passport, a foreigner or a stateless person who has arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of studying, submits to the International Education Center for the Training of Foreign Citizens:
– a passport document with a type “D” visa, unless otherwise stipulated by the legislation and international treaties of Ukraine;
– translation into Ukrainian of the page of the passport document with personal data, notarized in Ukraine;
– a comprehensive insurance policy for foreigners for the period of validity of the study permit
Foreigners who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of studying and received a permit are considered to be legally staying on the territory of Ukraine for the period of study. Passports are issued to foreigners and stateless persons who have reached the age of 16.
The certificate is produced in the form of a card containing a contactless electronic medium.
The passport is a document certifying the identity of a foreigner or a stateless person and confirming the legal grounds for temporary residence in Ukraine. The certificate is issued for the study period, which is determined by the order of the University on establishing study periods for foreign students.
Documents for registration of a passport (including instead of a lost or stolen one), its exchange are submitted in person by a foreigner or a stateless person to a state enterprise belonging to the sphere of management of the State Customs Service, or to the territorial body of the State Customs Service at the place of registration.
Documents for issuing a passport must be submitted no later than 15 working days before the end of the established period of stay in Ukraine.
In the event of the occurrence of circumstances (events) in connection with which the certificate is subject to exchange (except for the expiration of its validity period), documents for its exchange shall be submitted within one month from the date of occurrence of such circumstances (events).
In case of expiration of the validity period of the permit, documents for its exchange may be submitted no later than 15 working days before the date of expiration of its validity period. In such a case, the passport to be exchanged is returned to the person after receiving the documents and surrendered by him when receiving a new passport.
After receiving a passport, a foreigner must submit it within three working days to the Center for International Education for the Training of Foreign Citizens in order to register the place of residence in Ukraine.
In accordance with clause 7 of the Rules for registration of the place of residence, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 207 of 02.03.2016, the registration of the place of residence is carried out only at one address. If a person lives in two or more places, he registers his place of residence at one of these addresses of his choice. Official correspondence and delivery of official correspondence is conducted with the person at the address of the registered place of residence.
Foreign students are obliged to register their place of residence within 30 calendar days after deregistration of the place of residence and arrival at the new place of residence.
If a foreign student violates the procedure for issuing (issuing, exchanging) a passport and/or terminating the grounds for further legal stay on the territory of Ukraine, such a foreigner will be expelled from the student body (listeners) for violating the migration legislation of Ukraine.
The extension of the period of stay in Ukraine is carried out in the bodies of the state migration service on the basis of a written application of the University, which is prepared by the Department for Work with Foreign Citizens. The appeal is submitted no later than three working days from the date the foreigner submitted his national passport (or a document that replaces it) to the University.
Students of higher education and students of Odesa State Agrarian University are provided with a dormitory.