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An overview of Ukraine

Population: 47.95 million (January 2003). Ukraine is a multi-ethnic country with more than 110 ethnic groups. The main ethnic groups are Ukrainians (about 70%), and the others are Russians, Jews, Belarusians, Moldovans, Poles and Bulgarians. The official language is Ukrainian and Russian is commonly spoken. The main religions are Orthodox Christianity and Catholicism.

2. Ukrainian Education System

Ukraine has basically inherited the academic system of the former Soviet Union, which includes preschool education, general education, vocational and technical education, secondary professional education, and higher education (including colleges and universities). Postgraduate education established by schools and scientific research institutions). The current higher education structure and degree system in Ukraine includes expert qualification education and degree education.

Now Ukrainian higher education also provides basic higher education including bachelor's, master's and doctoral (associate doctorate) degrees, which are implemented by colleges and universities in accordance with the basic professional education syllabus after the first level of incomplete higher education. We train experts with a "bachelor's degree" according to the higher education major selected by students, with a 4-year academic system. The school will issue a "Higher Education Graduation Certificate" to students who have completed all courses (including internships) as required, passed all examinations, and passed the assessment, and will also award a bachelor's degree. Students who obtain a "bachelor's degree" can continue to receive higher education at a higher level. The scope of bachelor's degree education majors is limited to humanities, social economics, science and some engineering majors.

Master's degree education is to receive two years of professional training (including scientific research or teaching internship) on the basis of bachelor's degree education. The standard academic length is 2 years, (plus bachelor's degree education*** 6 years, that is 4+2). The school will issue a "Higher Education Graduation Certificate" to students who have completed all master's degree courses as required, passed examinations and defenses, and passed the assessment, and will also confer a master's degree.

The lectures in Ukrainian colleges and universities are mainly in Russian. The first year of the preparatory course (preparatory department) for foreign students mainly focuses on learning Russian. The general academic length of various colleges and universities is five years (medical universities are six years). Obtain a master's degree upon graduation (you can graduate if you study for four years, but you can only obtain a bachelor's degree). Nowadays, some colleges and universities use English to teach some majors, which lasts four years for undergraduates (bachelor's degree) and two years for master's degree.

In terms of academic qualification certification, according to the "Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Ukraine on the Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualifications and Degree Certificates" signed by China and Ukraine in December 1998, China recognizes Ukrainian higher education institutions Academic certificates issued by institutions and degree certificates issued by the Supreme Academic Degree Council of Ukraine. Ukraine currently has 21,500 ordinary schools, 1,047 colleges and universities, and 737 vocational and technical schools.

National University of Kyiv, National University of Kharkiv, Kyiv International Civil Aviation University, National Technical University of Ukraine (Kyiv Polytechnic Institute), National Technical University of Kharkiv, Kyiv Institute of Construction Engineering, Kyiv Medical College, , National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music, Kharkiv Conservatory of Music, Odessa Conservatory of Music, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and other institutions have a high reputation around the world.

3. Advantages of studying in Ukraine

Ukraine is the second largest member country of the former Soviet Union and a center of education, science and technology, culture and industry. Ukraine has a population of 50 million and has 1,037 institutions of higher learning. Among them, the University of Kyiv is one of the top ten prestigious universities in Europe and among the top 50 in the world. It accepts international students from more than 100 countries around the world. In addition, there are internationally renowned universities such as Kharkiv State University, Dnepropetrovsk University, Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music, and Kiev Medical College. Ukraine's scientific and technological strength accounts for one-quarter of the former Soviet Union, and its practical inventions and patents account for 40% of the former Soviet Union's. Ukraine is a veritable scientific and technological power.

1． Profound educational heritage and perfect teaching methods

Famous universities in Ukraine have a history of more than 100 years. After historical precipitation and their own exploration and efforts, at the same time, the country attaches great importance to education, so that major universities in Ukraine Scale, faculty, management and teaching quality all have obvious advantages. Ukrainian universities pay attention to guidance and inspiration for students, and focus on students' independent thinking and practical problem-solving, which is a kind of comprehensive quality cultivation. While teaching students detailed and complete theoretical knowledge, we also stimulate students' interest in learning, so that students will always maintain a desire and dissatisfaction with knowledge. The exam is mainly in the form of face-to-face questions and answers with professors. On average, there is one advisor for every ten students.

2． Low cost and high quality of life

The tuition for preparatory courses is about 7,000 yuan per year, and the tuition for majors is about 9,000 yuan per year (it will vary depending on the major). The annual living expenses are about 6,000 yuan. After entering the university, you will enjoy all free and preferential treatment for domestic college students. The dormitory conditions are first-class, well-equipped, hot water is supplied all day long, and natural gas, electricity and heating services are free of charge. There are bathrooms and kitchens. The school has a canteen where you can eat on campus. The city is connected by subway (1 yuan/unit), the transportation is developed and convenient, the society is stable, and the public security is good. The Ukrainian people are hospitable, enthusiastic, unrestrained, and treat people as if they were in the city. Many cities in Ukraine are famous green cities in the world. Whether in urban areas or suburbs, everything is green and full of green colors.

3． Relaxed conditions

Studying in Ukraine does not require basic knowledge of Russian (requires high school graduation). There are preparatory departments in Uzbek universities, which provide systematic language training for foreign students. Each international student has a study and life mentor to help solve practical problems. After one year of study, you will pass the exam and obtain a language diploma. Then you can choose any university in Uzbekistan according to your own interests, and you can advance to professional studies without passing exams.

4． The visa cycle is short and no financial guarantee is required

From applying to the school to getting the visa, if the relevant materials provided by the applicant according to the embassy visa requirements are true and complete. It only takes 2-3 months, and our company’s visa success rate so far is 100%. Our company also helps recommend the most suitable schools and majors based on the actual situation and interests of international students.

5. Be bilingual and be proficient in a major

The university teaches courses in Russian, and also offers courses in English with foreign teachers. Most local people in Ukraine can speak English, which invisibly creates a good language environment. During the course of studying a major, you will have the opportunity to participate in social practice, thereby laying the foundation for entering society more quickly after graduation.

4. Introduction to some Ukrainian universities

1. Kharkiv State University, Ukraine

Kharkov State University (Kharkov State University for short) - founded in 1805, is one of the oldest universities in Ukraine. It has 12,000 students, including 900 international students from more than 70 countries. There are more than 2,000 teachers and teaching assistants at the university, including 136 professors and doctors (Ph.D.), and 822 associate professors and professor candidates. people.

The university has 40 academic research disciplines (bachelor's and master's degrees can be selected) and more than 60 majors.

The university is composed of three scientific research institutes (biology, chemistry, laser applications in biology and medicine), as well as an observatory, a natural museum, the oldest botanical garden in Ukraine, and a library (the museum (one of the largest national libraries in Ukraine). In addition, the university also has very complete sports facilities.

The university has established 14 departments: Department of Biology, Department of Economics, Department of Geology and Geography, Department of History, Department of Foreign Languages, Department of Mathematical Mechanics, Department of Sociology, Department of Physics, and Technical Physics Department, Department of Radiation Physics, Department of Language and Literature, Department of Basic Medicine, Department of Chemistry and Foreign Student Preparation Center (Preparatory Department).

2． Kharkiv State Institute of Culture

In the ancient city center of Kharkiv stands a tall building that has witnessed hundreds of years of history. This tall building is not only one of the oldest buildings in Ukraine, but also an institution of higher education in Ukraine. The oldest building in the city. It was built in the 18th century. Today it is the Kharkiv State Institute of Culture.

The Kharkiv State Institute of Culture was founded in 1925 and is located in the picturesque city center of Kharkiv with convenient transportation. In the early days of its establishment, it created library science, data-informatics and culture-logic. Studies and other majors. From its establishment to the present, the university has trained approximately 20,000 professionals in the cultural field. More than 1,000 graduates received government medals, two were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet, and 80 had state honorary titles.

According to the professional direction of the college, it has been accepting foreign training of professional talents since 1975. During this period, international students from 24 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America obtained master's degrees.

The college has achieved high standards in teaching since its establishment.

With the continuous accumulation of experience in accepting international students, in order to further expand the number of enrollments, the college has specially created a teaching institution-the Foreign Student Office (referred to as the Foreign Affairs Office). After the college stopped recruiting international students for 30 years, It accepted the first batch of Chinese students in 1992. Now the Department of Foreign Affairs has formed a reasonable teaching structure. It includes preparatory departments, which conduct teaching work on the basis of economic accounting. During the work, the preparatory department accumulated a lot of experience in teaching Russian and Ukrainian to foreign students. For the purpose of teaching foreign students, the college published a lot of professional teaching and learning method materials, and compiled them into textbooks and textbook reference books.

The preparatory department provides complete study materials.

Based on the work experience accumulated in teaching for many years, the preparatory department has formulated corresponding teaching plans. So far, students studying in the school come from different countries in the world: Morocco, Israel, Turkey, China, Iran, United States, Ethiopia, Japan, etc. Focusing on humanistic education has enhanced the university's attractiveness to students and ensured a steady growth in the number of college graduates. This is proved by the achievements made by the college in cooperating with relevant teaching institutions and organizations to promote the active international cooperation and development of Kharkiv City University. Now, the college has the qualification certificate to admit foreign citizens and teach preparatory departments and professional training, which belongs to the fourth level (high level) of qualifications in higher education institutions. There are currently more than 3,000 students, of which overseas students account for 15% of the total number, studying preparatory, undergraduate, master's, visiting students and postgraduate students.

The 7 departments of the college include 12 professional directions and 43 majors, 3 postdoctoral research directions, 6 doctoral research directions, and two professional academic defense committees, which are qualified to review 3 majors. PhDs and postdocs in the field will defend their thesis. The Institute has extensive international cooperation and is the only Ukrainian cultural and artistic higher education institution to be a member of the European Organization for Library-Information Education and Scientific Research; a member of ИФЛА-the International Union of Library Organizations and Institutions; the European Library and Member of cooperative organizations in the field of information education. The college has signed cooperation agreements with British universities, the University of Amsterdam and the Higher School of Industrial Technology (Netherlands), the Higher School of Library History and Information (Germany), and the Higher Royal Library School (Denmark).

In recent years, teachers and students have achieved fruitful results in artistic creation activities. And the college has established a national musical instrument band, a Ukrainian national choir, a symphony band, a national dance troupe, a college choir, a folk art creation troupe, and a jazz dance troupe. The National Dance Troupe has successfully held many performances in Poland, France, Spain and Italy.

The college has a group of high-quality professor-lecturer teaching teams. There are more than 200 teachers in 22 teaching and research sections to ensure daily teaching work. 65% of them have doctorate degrees, professors and associate professors. 20 of them have national honorary titles.

3． Kharkiv State Conservatory of Music

Kharkov State Conservatory of Music is one of the important higher art institutions in Ukraine. At the beginning of its establishment, there were many professors who made outstanding contributions to the development of Ukrainian art. Among them are world-famous music and drama masters I. Slatin, S.Bogatyryov, P.Lutzenko, L.Fanenshtil, G.Khotkevich, M.Krushelnitsky, L.Dubovik, I.Maryanenko, O.Serduk, R. Cherkashin et al.

Over the past 86 years, more than 10,000 highly skilled singers, instrumentalists, actors, theater directors, conductors, composers, musicians, critics, drama theorists, folk music experts, etc. have been here. Received training. Many of the students who graduated here have become outstanding scientists, professors, and actors, and more than 1,000 of them have won awards in state-level and national-level competitions.

Graduates here are welcomed by countries all over the world. They have worked in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Australia, Israel, Russia and other countries.

Currently, teaching work is carried out by 23 directors leading a team of highly efficient teachers. Among them, 43 are doctors and professors, 75 are associate professors, 50 have obtained various honorary certificates from Ukraine, and 50 of them have received various honorary certificates from Ukraine. Many have won awards in national and world-level competitions.

Currently, the school has more than 1,000 students in 5 departments. The school has a business license to recruit international students, so it also recruits international students. The school has been awarded the highest level four, and students who want to study for postgraduate studies and obtain a postgraduate degree can receive good training here.

The school has cooperative relationships with well-known art education institutions around the world, including the CINCINNATI Conservatory of Music in the United States, NUREMBERG in Germany, NAPLES in Italy, Moscow, St. Petersburg in Russia, and Geneva The highest music school, HELSINIK in Finland, the Theater Academy in Poland, and some art academies in France and Russia. Professors from the school are often invited to participate in world-class competitions and activities held in various countries around the world, and serve as judges. Sometimes they also give lectures to foreign graduate classes.

4． Kharkiv State Academy of Arts and Crafts

Kharkov State Academy of Arts and Crafts was founded in 1767. It is one of the oldest academies in Ukraine specializing in training professionals in arts and crafts, scenery, painting, and decoration. First, it is also the only university that cultivates design experts.

Kharkiv is one of the birthplaces of art in the former Soviet Union. In 1805, Kharkiv State University merged with Kharkiv Academy of Arts and Crafts. In 1869, Peyavska Meivanova, the first female artist of the Russian royal family, studied at the school. In September 1921, the Kharkiv Academy of Arts and Crafts was officially established with sculpture, painting, architectural design, crafts, sketching, printmaking, gouache, etc. Most of the teachers in the school are world-famous artists, such as: Repin, Lubo, Kardavsky, Korovi, Bechirova, and Wardky. In 1968, the school established a new experimental building with an area of ??about 6,000 square meters, which houses models, teaching laboratories, plaster, sculptures, murals, scenery, pottery, craft window decorations, wood carving art, lacquer art, machine tools, fitter technology, etc.

5. Ukrainian National Academy of Arts

The school was founded in 1917. Its majors in oil painting and fine arts were leading in the former Soviet Union and world-renowned. Its majors include life drawing, oil painting, sculpture and art principles. The school is the highest art institution in Ukraine. Chinese international students entering the school must first submit their works and photos, and then the school will determine where to study in different grades.

Application process for studying in Ukraine

01. Registration - fill in the registration form - apply for admission notice (invitation letter).

02. If applying to art or music colleges, art candidates must provide personal works.

03. Sign the contract and pay part of the fee in advance.

04. Materials required for registration (three 2-inch bareheaded photos, ID card, copies of graduation certificate and transcripts)

05. Apply for a passport.

06. Obtain the documents required to study in Ukraine. (Detailed list, application method)

07. Notarize the documents required to study in Ukraine.

08. Certification of documents required to study in Ukraine.

09. Apply for a visa.

10. Purchase a one-year round-trip ticket to Ukraine.

11. Items to prepare before departure: Chinese-Russian/Russian-Chinese dictionary, Xinhua dictionary, learning supplies, daily necessities, and commonly used medicines.

12. Check whether the documents and items required for studying abroad are complete before setting off.

Entrust study abroad service process

Consultation (professional consultant case answers)

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Application evaluation (free)

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Confirm the evaluation results

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Confirm the entrusted service and sign an entrustment agreement

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Pay the application fee: 200 US dollars (payment method: cash or bank transfer), the art category needs to pay an additional expert review fee of 1,800 yuan

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Apply to the school (get admission Notice and invitation letter)

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Pay 50% of the agreement price (payment method: cash or bank transfer)

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Obtain visa

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Pay the remaining agreement amount (payment method: cash or bank transfer)

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Order air tickets

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Pre-departure training, arrange domestic drop-off

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Arrange overseas pick-up and accommodation

Go to Ukraine Detailed list of documents required for studying abroad

1. Health certificate

2. No HIV test report

3. Graduation certificate

4. Transcript certificate (graduation examination results are also acceptable)

5. Birth certificate (photo must be attached when notarized)

6. Passport

7. Vaccine Certificate (to Ukraine)

8. 12 two-inch color photos without hats

Note: The above items 1-5 (3 documents and 5 contents) must be submitted to the local foreign-related notary office Notarized in both Chinese and Russian.

How to apply for passports and other documents

A. Health examination------Go to the local Entry-Exit Quarantine Bureau for a physical examination

B. No HIV test (Fill out the form separately) ------Go to the local Entry-Exit Quarantine Bureau for a physical examination

Note: Do not eat; do not drink water; bring 4 photos; results will be available in about 4 days

C. Birth certificate------a birth certificate issued at the local police station

D. Graduation certificate------issued by the last school attended

E. Transcript------issued by the last school you attended. Graduation exam results can also be used

F. Passport------Go to the local public security agency to apply for it

G. Vaccine Certificate (for Ukraine)------Inject vaccine at the local Entry-Exit Quarantine Bureau and issue a certificate

H. Photos------12 two-inch bareheaded color photos

< p>How to handle document notarization

1. Five contents of three notarized documents:

1) Go to the local Entry-Exit Quarantine Bureau for a physical examination

A. Health Check

B. No AIDS check (fill in separate form)

(Note: Do not eat; do not drink water; bring 4 photos, results will be available in about 4 days)

2) Birth certificate

Issue a birth certificate at the local public security bureau police station and bring your parents' household register, your own ID card and a 2-inch photo to the local foreign-related notary office for application.

3) Educational certificate

A. Last academic qualifications

B. Transcripts

2. Notarization method: (Bring originals, Go to the foreign-related notary office)

A. Notarization of academic qualifications and transcripts (***6 pages)

The first page is a copy of the academic qualifications

The second page is a Russian translation of a copy of your academic qualifications

The third page is a copy of your transcript

The fourth page is a Russian translation of a copy of your transcript< /p>

The fifth page is the Chinese notarization

The sixth page is the Russian notarization

B. Notarization of the birth certificate (***2 pages)

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The first page is: XXX; gender (You must paste your photo on the lower left).

The second page is the Russian translation of the first page

C. Notarization of health examination and AIDS examination certificate (***5 pages)

The first page is a copy of the health examination

The second page is a copy of the AIDS examination certificate

(Note: The above two pages of documents are in Chinese and English; no translation is required)

The fourth page is the notarized certificate in Chinese

The fifth page is the notarized certificate in Russian

3. If the academic qualifications and transcripts; health examination and AIDS test report supporting documents are notarized The two departments were determined not to notarize them separately, so they had to notarize them separately - five notarized documents and five contents.