Odessa National University

Odesa I.I.Mechnikov National University – one of the oldest in Ukraine. You can get acquainted with reach history and current multifaceted educational, scientific and social work of its numerous team of teachers, research fellows and students.
The University is a classical establishment of higher education of a European type. It trains specialists in the main spheres of natural and human sciences. Nowadays, in the ΧΧΙ c., Ukraine faces a new political and economic reality. Taking this into account, we settled down to training specialists of management, foreign relations, political science, social science, international economic affairs, journalism, microbiology and other modern professions.
European educational and scientific centres recognize the work of the University. It is a member of the Association of European Universities and The International Association of Universities. ONU continually takes part in the work of international organizations on the subject of higher education. Hundreds of international students receive education within the walls of ONU.
The Educational programs/training by pre-University Program allows students of the Preparatory Department to learn Ukrainian/Russian language and, if necessary, to repeat the school course's profile subjects. Educational programs/training is carried out on the terms of the contract. After completing the pre-University Program, the Preparatory Department students may study to Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University or other Ukrainian Universities.
Odesa National I.I. Mechnikov University invites the foreigners to enrol on the Ukrainian/Russian language courses. The courses are oriented for students of different language competence levels. At the beginning of studying, every student should pass a test to determine his language competence level. The necessary language program can then be chosen according to the student's result of the test, also taking into account his communicative needs and personal preferences.
All the ONU Ukrainian/Russian language programs meet the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference. The programs include the grammatical basis formation, verbal skills activation, conversance with the Russian/Ukrainian classical literature, art, and Ukraine history. The language programs are perfectly augmented with the city sightseeing, attending museums, theatres, exhibitions, communication with native speakers.