Rules for reception of foreign citizens

1. Admission to higher education institutions of foreigners and stateless persons is carried out in accordance with the Laws of Ukraine “On Higher Education”, “On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons”, “On Ukrainians Abroad”, “On Refugees and Persons in Need of Additional or Temporary Protection”, “On the Establishment of Additional Legal and Social Guarantees for Citizens of the Republic of Poland Staying on the Territory of Ukraine”; Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated September 12, 2018 No. 729″Issues of obtaining higher education by certain categories of persons”; The procedure for organizing admission to institutions of professional (vocational and technical), professional pre-higher, higher education of Ukraine and training (internship) of foreigners and stateless persons using the Unified Interdepartmental Information System of Ukraine for foreigners and stateless persons wishing to study in institutions of professional (vocational and technical), professional pre-higher, higher education of Ukraine, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated June 28, 2024 No. 758; Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated November 1, 2013 No. 1541 “Some issues of organizing recruitment and training (internship) of foreigners and stateless persons”, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on November 25, 2013 under No. 2004/24536; by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated December 2, 2019 No. 1498 “On approval of the Procedure for establishing quotas for obtaining higher education by foreigners and stateless persons within the scope of the state order in accordance with international treaties of Ukraine”, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on February 10, 2020 under No. 153/34436.

Citizens of the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Belarus and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who do not have a permanent residence permit in Ukraine are admitted to study with an individual permit from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

2. Foreigners and stateless persons, stateless persons who have applied for recognition as refugees, persons who have applied for protection in Ukraine and provided a Certificate of Application for Protection in Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as foreigners) may obtain higher education at the expense of individuals and/or legal entities, unless otherwise provided for by international treaties of Ukraine, the binding consent of which has been granted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, legislation or agreements between higher education institutions on international academic mobility.

Admission of foreigners and stateless persons, in particular foreign Ukrainians permanently residing in Ukraine, citizens of the Republic of Poland, persons recognized as refugees, and persons in need of additional protection, to places of state order is carried out in accordance with paragraph 6 of Section III of these OSAU Admission Rules. Admission of other categories of foreigners to higher education institutions for study at places of state order is carried out within the quotas for foreigners.

Admission of foreigners for higher education is carried out for accredited educational programs. Odessa State Agrarian University (hereinafter referred to as OSAU) accepts foreigners for study in the programs of the preparatory faculty (Center for International Education for the Training of Foreign Citizens, hereinafter referred to as the CMO for IEG), for studying the state language and/or the language of instruction, as well as for postgraduate education, advanced training and internships.

3. Admission of foreigners for study can be carried out in person and/or remotely. Recruitment of foreigners for study is carried out using the Unified Interdepartmental Information System of Ukraine for Foreigners and Stateless Persons wishing to study at OSAU (hereinafter referred to as the Unified System).

The validity period of an electronic invitation to study issued by the Unified System is no more than six months from the date of affixing to it an electronic qualified seal of a professional (vocational-technical), professional pre-higher, higher education institution or a qualified electronic signature of an authorized person of a professional (vocational-technical), professional pre-higher, higher education institution.

The invitation to study issued by means of the Automated System “Electronic Journal” of the state enterprise authorized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine remains valid until April 1, 2025 inclusive.

Foreigners who have received an electronic invitation to study, received a set of services for information and consulting support (in case of receiving an invitation to study by means of the Automated System “Electronic Journal” of the state enterprise authorized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine), and also completed the procedure for legalization of education documents in the country of their issuance: legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country that issued the education document; legalized at the consular department of the diplomatic mission of Ukraine abroad (consular legalization or apostille).

If the applicant has submitted a foreign document on education on the basis of which admission to the State Academic University is based, a validation procedure is carried out – an analysis of the document on education for compliance with the educational level with the conditions for admission and the requirements for the execution of documents on education. Validation is carried out by the relevant selection committee of the University or by an institution entrusted with the functions of the national information center for academic mobility.

In the case of distance admission, the foreigner sends legalized or notarized copies of documents on previous education by mail to the educational institution. When crossing the state border of Ukraine for the first time and upon arrival at the educational institution, the foreigner hands over the original documents in person.

To organize the distance recruitment of foreigners for higher education, as well as for postgraduate education, an agreement is concluded with a partner organization that is a resident of the country of origin of the applicants or personally by the applicant, in the absence of a partner organization of which the applicant is a citizen.

OSAU has concluded agreements with the following partner organizations: Guangzhou Zhongwu Educational Technology CO., LTD (PRC), Eurostar (Turkey, Istanbul), for consultations, conducting entrance tests and exams in a remote format.

Conclusion of agreements by educational institutions of Ukraine is possible with organizations that meet the following requirements:

– compliance of the area of ​​premises for remote submission of documents, consultations and entrance tests with the established norms of quarantine restrictions in the country where the recruitment is carried out;

– provision of applicants with personal protective equipment;

– ensuring the procedure for identifying applicants using face recognition technologies, which includes checking personal data (surname, patronymic (if available)), biometric data and their verification;

– ensuring control over compliance with academic integrity requirements during the entrance exam for foreigners;

– ensuring a place to store phones, tablet computers and other electronic devices of applicants seized during the entrance exam;

– providing a device to suppress cellular and Internet networks;

– providing video surveillance around the perimeter of the classroom in which the entrance exam for foreigners is taking place, by installing at least two video cameras;

– providing technical equipment for video communication with the examination committee of the educational institution in real time (computer, video camera, microphone, TV or projector with a screen);

– having at least two employees in the classroom to monitor compliance with the requirements of academic integrity and technical support during the entrance exam for foreigners;

– providing all applicants with individual computers with a connection to the institution’s online platform, through which the entrance exam for foreigners will be held;

– providing consultations and training before the entrance exam for foreigners in order to familiarize themselves with the rules for taking it remotely and using the online platform;

– providing a video recording of the entrance exam, transferring the video material to the educational institution via an online platform, storing information and video materials after the entrance exam for foreigners for five years in a partner organization.

In the case of personal admission, the applicant is personally identified, which includes verification of personal data, namely: the applicant must demonstrate a document certifying his identity (passport/international passport) via video communication, as well as state his last name, first name and patronymic (if any).

Exams are taken in a remote format exclusively in synchronous mode with the provision of its video recording (including from the screen of the applicant’s device).

During the conduct of entrance exams in a remote form, interaction between the commission members and applicants is carried out in the mode of a video conference organized on the Zoom, Moodle platform.

Each applicant – a participant in the Zoom video conference – must be signed in the system under his first and last name. After identifying all applicants, the examiners provide access to tasks in the Moodle system.

During the entrance exams in a remote form, the applicant must:

– independently ensure the technical possibility of accessing the exam from any gadget that has both video and audio communication, using all possible means (wired and mobile Internet). The quality of the video image must provide the examiner with the opportunity to identify the applicant, and the quality of the audio connection – clear sound in the reverse direction (questions – answers to questions), throughout the entire test, the applicant must have a video camera and microphone turned on;

– comply with the requirements of academic integrity when taking the entrance exam for foreigners, put away additional technological devices (phones, tablet computers and other electronic devices of the applicant) in an inaccessible place;

– ensure video surveillance around the perimeter of the room in which the entrance exam is taking place by installing at least two video cameras;

– provide technical equipment for video communication with the examination commission of the State University of Economics and Business Administration in real time (computer, video camera, microphone, TV or projector with a screen);

– provide consultations and training before the entrance exam in order to familiarize yourself with the rules for taking it remotely and using the online platform, if necessary.

If the examiners find that the applicant violates the requirements of academic integrity, then as a result of the test he is given an unsatisfactory grade. The examiners draw up a corresponding act about this.

The video recording of the entrance exam is stored after the entrance exam for foreigners for five years at the university, and a link to this record is entered into the Unified Database.

4. The recruitment of applicants from among foreigners for study at the expense of individuals and/or legal entities may be carried out by the State University of Economics and Business Administration:

– during the year for study at the preparatory department;

– twice a year for the appropriate level of education within the terms:

The rules for admission to postgraduate studies for 2025 are approved by the Academic Council of the State Academic University of Ukraine as an appendix to the Rules for Admission (Appendix 7).

The State Academic University of Ukraine calculates the points/grades of the applicant based on the document on the previously obtained level of education and establishes the minimum number of points/grades required for admission in general education subjects, in which the entrance exam for foreigners is held.

Enrollment of foreigners for studies at the appropriate level of higher education is carried out on the basis of a document on the previously obtained level of education based on the results of the entrance exam for foreigners in certain subjects and the language of instruction and on the basis of academic rights to continue studies granted by the document on the obtained level of education in the country of origin, and taking into account the success scores that give the right to continue studies at the next level of higher education in accordance with the legislation of the country that issued the document on the obtained degree (level) of education.

List of competitive subjects for admission to study for a bachelor’s or master’s degree (veterinary direction) based on the PZSO and NRK 5:

For competitive selection for studies for a master’s degree based on NQF6 or NQF7, the following subjects are determined: Ukrainian or English, depending on the language of instruction of the subjects of the educational program for which admission and professional entrance examination are conducted.

5. All categories of foreigners who enter the University are enrolled in the University on the basis of enrollment orders. Confirmation of the fact of study may be a certificate issued by the UDEBO.
6. The requirements of the State Academic Academic University of Ukraine regarding the eligibility of applicants from among foreigners who have arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of study, as well as the deadlines for accepting applications and documents, conducting an entrance exam for foreigners and enrollment are specified in the Admission Rules and published on the official website of the University.
7. Foreigners who are granted state scholarships under international treaties, national programs, other international obligations of Ukraine are admitted to study within the established quotas for foreigners on the basis of the referrals of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
8. Foreigners who arrive in Ukraine to participate in academic mobility programs or to obtain higher education under educational programs agreed between Ukrainian and foreign higher education institutions are admitted to study taking into account the contractual obligations of the relevant higher education institutions.
9. Foreigners and stateless persons, in particular Ukrainians abroad who permanently reside in Ukraine, persons recognized as refugees, and persons in need of additional protection, have the right to obtain higher education on an equal basis with citizens of Ukraine, in particular at the expense of the state or local budget, with the exceptions established by the Constitution of Ukraine, laws of Ukraine, or international treaties, the binding consent of which has been granted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

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