Department Regulations of Academic Services for International Students

Department of Academic Services for International Students (DASIS) does the following:

- organizes an educational process of international students according to the “bachelor's” and “master's” licensed in IFNTUOG qualification levels;

- introduces international students with curricula and degree programs, academic schedule, timetable, monitoring measures, examination periods,

  academic failure dissolving, final state examination;

- keeps record of international students, controls procedures of renewal, transfer and expelling;

- provides international students with additionally paid educational services (if required);

- prepares educational certificates and other documents;

- monitors attendance and academic achievements;

- prepares diplomas and diploma supplements for international students.

The program of Preparatory Department for Foreign Citizen (PDFC) provides two learning stages:

1st stage (І semester) – language training (supervised by a teacher) at a simple level, learning grammatical forms and syntactic relations in language.

2nd stage (ІІ semester) – further language training, country studies and study of general disciplines (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and other subjects), which are basic in higher education institutions of engineering and technical field of studies.

                                                               Note: Consultations on subjects are held during the out-of-university time.

Training groups of foreign citizens at the Preparatory Department consist of 8-10 persons, that ensures effective organization of educational process. Teaching methods help foreign citizens to learn Ukrainian language, get acquainted with the history, culture and traditions of Ukraine and to master scientific terminology, as required within chosen educational program (see:Fields of Study).

Foreign citizens, who successfully passed graduation exams are granted a Certificate of Completion of the Preparatory Department in a state-approved format, which gives the right to enter IFNTUOG, as well as any higher education institutions in Ukraine.

Admission to the Preparatory Department for Foreign Citizens is carried out on the basis of:

      1. Full secondary education;

      2. Invitation for Study.

5 steps of Admission to the Preparatory Department for Foreign Citizens (PDFC):

On arrival in Ukraine, a foreign citizen (within 5 days) should PERSONALLY apply to the university office (0102) the following documents:

1. Invitation for Study;
2. Original and notarized translation into Ukrainian of a document about full secondary education;
3. Original and notarized translation into Ukrainian of a supplement about full secondary education with grades (scores);
4. Notarized translation into Ukrainian of valid passport or stateless identity document;
5. Health certificate (valid within two months from the moment of issue) verified according to the laws of your country and translated into Ukrainian;
6. Insurance policy, unless otherwise is not provided by international treaties of Ukraine.
7. Original of acceptance letter for study in IFNTUOG (in case if a foreign citizen has an Invitation for Study from other university);
8. 10 photos (3,5X4,5 мм) (matte).

Foreign citizen fills in an application form (see Application Form1 or Application Form 2) about enrollement to the Preparatory  Department for Foreign Citizens and signs it in the Department  of  Registration and Migration Services (DRMS) (office 0421a) and in the Center for International Education (CIE) (office 0411). 

               Foreign citizen should write down in an application form his/her valid telephone number in Ukraine. 

Foreign citizen makes tuition payment for training at the Preparatory Department according to the following bank account details: 

Order for admission is issued within 3-5 working days (admission is made after full payment received on the university account only). After admission, foreign citizen concludes an agreement on the provision of educational services, which is a normative document that defines the obligations and rights of the university and the foreigner for the entire period of study at the Preparatory Department. Education agreement is concluded on the day of the order for admission issue (register date of the order for admission and the date of agreement should coincide). In case of late conclusion of an agreement at the expense of individuals and entities, foreign citizen can be expelled from the university.

Temporary residence permit for foreign citizen is issued on the basis of order for admission within 25 (twenty-five) working days.

After admission to the Preparatory Department, foreign citizen will be informed about schedule (group number, day and time of classes, room number).

Foreign Citizens of the Preparatory Department learn the state (Ukrainian) language and improve their knowledge in general and theoretical disciplines required for the admission to higher education institutions of Ukraine. General and theoretical disciplines are divided into the following fields of study:

• Engineering: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drawing;
• Biological: Chemistry, Biology, Physics;
• Economic: Mathematics, Computer Science, General and Economic Geography.

№	Subjects		Hours	Language Course		Basic Course (Fields of Study)
						Engineering	Economic	Biological
Study Period				1 month	3-4 months	7-10 months
	Ukrainian Language	Level А1 - Elementary	120
		Level A2 - Basic	240
		Level В1 - Intermediate	360
	Mathematics		128
	Physics		128
	Drawing		52
	Computer Science		52
	Chemistry		68
	Biology		120
	General and Economic Geography		120
	Fundamentals of Economy		60
Tuition Fee (payment is made in the national currency of Ukraine according to NBU rate applicable on the date of payment):
	- Ukrainian as Language of Instruction			120 $	650 $	1100 $
	- English as Language of Instruction					1300 $
Document issued after successful completion of PDFC:				Сертифікат Certificate in learning Ukrainian as a Foreign Language		Свідоцтво Certificate of Completion of the Preparatory Department  (in state-approved format)
After completion appropriate program, graduates pass the following exams to enter I course (Bachelor level of studies				Entrance exams and interview		Enrollment is carried out without entrance exams and interview

Preparatory Department Regulations for Foreign Citizens

Preparatory Department for Foreign Citizens (PDFC) does the following:

- accepts documents for admission and prepares agreements on provision of educational services;

- forms the lists of academic groups and schedule for each group;

- controls educational process;

- prepares learning and teaching support materials;

- holds final examinations and awards certificates.