Enrolling at a Ukrainian university
After you arrive, you hand in your original papers, sign your study contract and get enrolled. Your residence permit is given for your study period.
Example: Medicine in English
Steps to enrol
In order.
- Arrive and report: Go to the foreign students' office with your papers.
- Entrance exam: If you did not sit it remotely, sit it on campus.
- Sign your contract: It states your fees.
- Pay your fees: As your contract says.
- Enrolment order: The university gives you a written enrolment order (the university's written decision that you are enrolled). It says how long you will study.
- Residence permit: Use the university's papers to apply for your temporary residence permit (TRP), the card that lets you stay longer than 90 days.
Proof that you study
You can get a certificate from Ukraine's national education database. It shows that you are a student.
Contract
Papers to enrol
The list from National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya (VNMU), as an example. Other universities ask for similar papers.
Study papers:
- Invitation for Study - The university's letter for your visa.
- School certificate and marks - Legalised, with a Ukrainian translation checked by a notary.
Personal:
- Passport copy - Two copies; show the original.
- Photos - 8 photos, 30 x 40 mm.
Health:
- Health insurance - For your whole study period.
- Medical certificate - Issued no more than 2 months before you enter Ukraine.
Document Preparation Tips
- Get your papers legalised (stamped as real by the right offices) in your country and at the Embassy of Ukraine, or apostilled (a single official stamp some countries use instead)
- Translate into Ukrainian. A notary (a person who certifies papers) must check and stamp the translation
Recognition
Your first weeks on campus
Universities help foreign students settle in.
Support office
- Help with papers, your residence permit, housing and studies
Safety training
Campus
Your residence permit as ID
Benefits of Your Student ID:
- Official ID - Your temporary residence permit is your official ID in Ukraine.
Example: Bogomolets NMU
Simulation centre
Practise clinical skills on simulators.
University Clinic
A hospital where students learn, in central Kyiv.
Library
Reading rooms and online resources.
Credits
ECTS credits (European study credits)
- A full year: Usually 60 ECTS credits.
- One credit: 30 hours of study work.
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Support for foreign students
International Student Center (Bogomolets NMU)
Bogomolets National Medical University (Bogomolets NMU) has a centre for foreign students.
- Admission
- Papers
- Help with your residence permit
- Housing
Medical care (Bogomolets NMU)
Basic doctor care for international students.
- Doctor visits
- Check-ups
Tips
- Ask early: Contact the foreign students' office when you arrive.
Enrolment questions
Tips
- Bring originals and two copies of every paper
- Have translations checked and stamped by a notary before you travel
- Keep a copy of your contract
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