Kursk, Russia
1. KHARKIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Educational services for foreign citizens
Foreign students of Kharkiv National Medical University study at the 5th Faculty for Training Foreign Students (Russian medium) and at the 6th Faculty for Training Foreign Students (English medium), as well at the Preparatory Department, or undergo postgraduate and clinical postgraduate (residency) courses (Licence of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine AB No. 552643).
Undergraduate medical education
Foreign students are trained in the following specialities:
• “General Medicine”, the period of study is 6 years.
• “Stomatology”, the period of study is 5 years.
Languages of instruction: Russian, Ukrainian, English. Since 1996 the University has been training students in the English medium in General Medicine, and since 2008 in Stomatology. The acade¬mic groups consist of 8-10 persons.
Within the period of studies the students undergo academic training in main medical and dental specialities. They take part in examinations of patients, giving urgent aid, work at X-ray rooms, clinical and biochemical laboratories. Particular attention is paid to clinical rounds of patients, their management, filling in and arrangement of medical reports with their subsequent analysis.
The graduates are awarded a Diploma of Specialist and qualified as Physicians with the title of “Doctor of Medicine” in General Medicine or Stomatologists with the title of “Doctor of Medicine” in Stomatology.
Postgraduate education
Qualified graduates of higher medical educational insti¬tutions who wish to continue their postgraduate training (in the Russian language) are given the right to undergo:
• a clinical postgraduate course (residency) lasting 2-4 years;
• a postgraduate course with an opportunity to defend a thesis competing for a scientific degree, the term of training is 3 years.
KhNMU has created all conditions for improving the professional level in the specialities acquired. The University departments have modern diagnostic and medical equipment and laboratories for researches. The most popular specialities include Surgery, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, etc.
The work of a clinical postgraduate (resident) is carried on in compliance with the individual plan, which is devised and approved under the guidance of the head of a department or its professor, who is responsible for training of this resident, not later than one month after his/her enrolment. The plan envisages study of the basic speciality, a number of related clinical subjects, medical statistics, clinical biochemistry and pharmacology, medical genetics, etc.
Each specialist, who has finished his/her clinical postgraduate course, is awarded a Certificate of Specialized Training in Medicine (Residency) according to international standards and a Transcript to the above Certificate with indication of the numbers of hours in the studied subjects and grades for them. This Certificate gives the right to carry out all works, which are related to the speciality acquired.
Entry requirements
In order to enter Ukraine with the purpose of receiving higher education it is necessary to get a student’s visa in the Ukraine’s Embassy. The visa is granted on the basis of an invitation of the Ministry of Education and Science; this invitation is issued by the University in accordance with the established procedure. In order to receive the invitation it is necessary to submit an application and copies of the person’s passport and general certificate of secondary education.
Foreign citizens, who have complete upper secondary education, are admitted to the first year.
Candidates for training in the first year and at the Preparatory Department should submit the following papers:
1. document, which confirms required qualification for studying at higher educational establishments: a general certificate of secondary education plus a transcript of subjects taken and grades awarded (biology, chemistry and physics are compulsory);
2. birth certificate;
3. medical certificate of health confirming ability of training under conditions of the climate in Ukraine and certified by an official health care authority of the country, where a foreigner has come from; the certificate should be issued not later than two months before the person’s arrival in Ukraine for studying;
4. certificate evidencing absence of HIV-infection;
5. insurance policy for giving emergency medical care;
6. 8 colour photos having the size of 3 x 4 cm;
7. return ticket valid for one year with an open date for the applicant’s return to his/her home country.
The documents set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 shall be originals. If these papers are in English, French, German, Arabic or any other language but not Ukrainian or Russian, applicants should submit authorized translations of the documents into Ukrainian or Russian. The documents are to be certified pursuant to the legislation of the country of their origin and legalized pursuant to the established order, unless other ways are provided for by international agreements of Ukraine.
Foreign citizens are admitted to the first year of KhNMU by the Admissions Committee from August 15 to November 1. His/her papers having been checked, the Admissions Committee makes a decision to allow the foreigner to take interviews in biology and the Russian or English language. The knowledge is graded as “sufficient” or “insufficient”.
In accordance with the results of the interviews (provided the entrant’s level of knowledge is graded as “sufficient”) and on the basis of a decision of the Admissions Committee the entrant sets up a contract with the University for training. The student having paid his/her tuition fee, an order about the student’s enrollment to the University is issued.
Documents to a clinical postgraduate course (residency) are received from September 1 to October 20. The following papers are to be submitted:
1. passport (an original and a copy);
2. diploma of higher medical education and a transcript to it, legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Embassy of the graduate’s country in Ukraine;
3. 6 colour photos having the size of 2 x 3 cm;
4. personal staff form (to be filled in personally);
5. curriculum vitae.
A person, who wishes to undergo a clinical postgraduate course (residency), should take a speciality examination in order to assess his/her level of skill and knowledge in this medical occupation and his/her professional level as a medical specialist. The Ministry of health of Ukraine analyses the submitted papers and results of examinations, and after that gives its consent to enrollment.
In order to undergo a postgraduate course, foreigners should, in addition, submit a certificate of finishing a clinical postgraduate course (residency) in the proper speciality.
Students’ accommodation
Accommodation for the foreign students is provided by student hostels rated at 2,422 lodgers. In order to live at a hostel, the students must conclude a proper contract. This accommodation is available for the whole period of training. Hostel fees depend upon the size and comfort of the dwelling space.
The University Scientific-Practical Medical Centre provides medical care of students. The students regularly undergo prophylactic medical and photofluorographic examinations.
The students have meals at 2 canteens for 160 clients and 6 refreshment bars for 80 clients.
The students are provided with facilities for going in for sports. The University has 3 gymnasia (for games, gymnastics and heavy athletics).
2. V N KARAZIN KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
About V N Karazin Kharkiv National University
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is a leading Ukrainian research and educational institution with a 216-year history.
In the «Top-200 Ukraine» UNESCO Chair Ranking in 2019, the University ranked third among all Ukrainian institutions of higher education. According to the annual QS World University Rankings 2020, Karazin University is included in the Top 500 universities in the world. The University ranks 491st, which is the highest position compared to other Ukrainian universities.
According to the British publication Times Higher Education 2020 — a weekly magazine specializing in higher education — Karazin University is among the world’s best universities for the second time, ranking in the group 1001+.
Currently, the University consists of 22 Schools and educational and research institutes: School of Biology, School of Geology, Geography, Recreation and Tourism; School of Economics; School of Foreign Languages; School of History; School of Computer Sciences; School of Medicine; School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences; Educational and Research Institute of Ecology; Educational and Research Institute «Karazin Business School»; Educational and Research Institute of Computer Physics and Energy; Educational and Research Institute «School of Physics and Technology»; School of International Economic Relations and Travel Business; School of Psychology; School of Radiophysics, Biomedical Electronics and Computer Systems; School of Sociology; School of Physics; School of Philology; School of Philosophy; School of Chemistry; School of Law; and the Institute of International Education for Study and Research.
There are 20,724 degree seekers at the Schools, the Center for International Education, the Center for Pre-University Education: 16,260 students, 4,066 international students, 301 postgraduate and doctoral students. 438 doctors of sciences, professors, more than 1,274 PhDs, associate professors take part in scientific research and training of specialists. Among the University employees are 30 academicians and corresponding members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and branch academies.
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University prepares specialists in 115 majors, covering the whole range of modern classical university education.
Every year, the University researchers publish more than 60 textbooks and 300 study guides, about 90 monographs, more than 80 issues of the University Bulletin, and other collections of research papers, about 5,000 scientific articles and abstracts, including more than 400 articles in leading international research journals. Annually, the University organizes more than 150 international and all-Ukrainian research and scientific-methodical conferences.
The wide international recognition of the University is evidenced by the fact that it was among the initiators of the Magna Charta of the European Universities (Bologna, 1988), co-founder of the Eurasian Universities Association. The University actively participates in the World and European University Associations, teaches about 3,000 foreign students, postgraduate and doctoral students, training specialists for 50 countries, cooperates in science and education with more than 100 universities and other organizations of all continents.
3. POLTAVA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
About Poltava State Medical University
The Poltava State Medical University is one of the oldest leading institutions of higher education in Ukraine, the history of which begins with the Faculty of Odontology, organized at the Kharkiv Medical Academy in 1921. The faculty became the first academic specialized educational institution for training dentists. In 1931 the faculty was reorganized into the Kharkiv Stomatological Institute, which in 1967 was transferred to Poltava.
Currently, the PSMU conducts undergraduate training of specialists at 4 faculties: Dental, Medical №1, Medical №2, International; postgraduate training at the Academic and Research Institute of Postgraduate Education; pre-medical training at the Preparatory Department for Citizens of Ukraine, at the Educational and Research Center for Foreign Citizens Training. The University has organized the Academic and Research Clinical “Dental Center”, where the experts of the university provide multidisciplinary consultative and medical dental care to the population of the city and the region.
There are 57 Departments in PSMU; 11 Departments of the University obtained the status of basic ones. Clinical training of students, interns and trainees of the Academic and Research Institute of Postgraduate Education is conducted at 42 clinical departments located at the affiliated medical facilities (58) of Poltava region, between which cooperation agreements have been concluded.
Scientific potential of the university involves 632 staff members: Doctors of Medical Sciences - 86, PhD - 426; Professors - 83, Associate Professors - 270. The university is proud of its 8 Laureates of the State Prize of Ukraine, 12 Honored Doctors of Ukraine, Honored Workers of Science And Technology of Ukraine, 1 Honored Health Worker of Ukraine, 1 Honored Innovator of Ukraine, 2 Honored Workers of Education of Ukraine.
Currently, 4,948 students study at the PSMU, including 1,352 foreign citizens from many countries around the world. For English-speaking students, the teaching is conducted in English.
Foreign citizens study in accordance with the curricula and programs of the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine; on an equal footing with domestic students they use classrooms, reading rooms and the library; they are allocated with premises for cultural, religious events and gatherings of fellow countrymen. The educational process is provided by educators who have special training and extensive experience working with foreign citizens at the initial stages of their education. After graduating from the University, foreign citizens are awarded with internationally recognized diplomas.
In order to implement the state policy in the field of higher education, the Scientific and Methodological Laboratory of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine for the training of dentists is operating in the PSMU. The Center for Practical Training has been established, which includes educational and practical training centers, where students of all faculties and interns have the opportunity to prepare for state attestation.
In order to perform basic and applied research in the relevant scientific areas in the structure of the University operates the Research Institute of Genetic and Immunological Foundations of Pathology and Pharmacogenetics.
The Poltava State Medical University trains specialists in accordance with the Information on the implementation of educational activities in the field of higher education in specialties at the level of:
Masters:
- Dentistry (221);
- Medicine (222);
- Pediatrics (228);
- Public Health (229);
Bachelors (the Junior Specialist Diploma is required):
- Nursing (223, educational program “Nursing Care”) (the Junior Specialist Diploma, Junior Bachelor Diploma is required);
- Bachelors (11 years of complete secondary education is required):
- Nursing (223, educational programs “Paramedic”, “Nursing Care”) (general secondary education is required);
Professional Junior Bachelors (9 years of general secondary education is required):
- Nursing (223, educational program “Nursing Care”);
- Dentistry (221, educational program “Prosthetic Dentistry”);
- Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy (226, educational program “Pharmacy”);
- Professional Junior Bachelors (11 years of complete secondary education is required):
- Nursing (223, educational program “Nursing Care”);
- Dentistry (221, educational program “Prosthetic Dentistry”);
- Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy, full-time study (226, educational program “Pharmacy”);
- Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy, distance study (226, educational program “Pharmacy”);
4. ZAPORIZHIA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
About Zaporizhia State Medical University
Zaporizhiya State Medical University is a modern, multi-profile higher education institution of the 4th level of accreditation with the right of autonomous management.
The history of Zaporizhzhia State Medical University comes back to the Women Pedagogic Courses organized in Odessa in 1903.
In 1959 the Pharmaceutical Institute was transferred from Odessa to Zaporizhzhia and renamed in Zaporizhzhia Pharmaceutical Institute, and in 1968 — in Zaporizhzhia Medical Institute.
In 1994 the Institute was reorganized into Zaporizhzhia State Medical University of the 4th (the top) level of accreditation, which main task is to provide higher education services at Bachelor, Specialist and Master levels in medicine and pharmacy for Ukraine and foreign countries.
The university is ranked among the top three state medical educational institutions: as of January 1, 2018, the university employed 808 teachers, including 131 doctors and professors and 483 associate professors and candidates of sciences. Among the scientists of the University, there are a Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, 46 members of the International Academies of Sciences and International Scientific Societies, seven Honorary Science and Engineering Workers of Ukraine, four State Prize of Ukraine winners, five winners of the Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences prize, a winner of the President of Ukraine prize, two winners of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Prize, six Honored Doctors of Ukraine, five holders of the Cabinet of Ministers scholarships for young scientists, two holders of the President of Ukraine scholarships for outstanding health workers, two excellent workers in education, two honored coaches, an honored journalist of Ukraine, four masters of sports. mbbs in ukraine.