About Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is one of the largest country in the European continent after Russia, and ranks 46th in the World for its size. Kiev (Kyiv) is the capital of the country; located on the banks of Dnieper River in north-central Ukraine. Ukraine has its borders adjacent to Belarus in the north, Russia to the east, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea to the south, Moldova and Romania to the southwest, and Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland to the west. To the far southeast, Ukraine is separated from Russia by the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.

As far as education is concerned, then Ukraine can be considered as an admirable option, especially for Indian students, which means being home to thousands of international students. Ukraine is gaining popularity among Indian students especially as it offers top-notch education at a reasonable price, which is the main concern for students as well as their parents in India. With a booming education system and high-quality medical education, Ukraine provides all the MBBS aspirants, a phenomenal opportunity in Ukraine.

Top Universities in Ukraine

• V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National university
• Zaporozhye State Medical University
• The Taras Shevchenko National University

V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National university

The esteemed V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University is more than 214 years old and was founded by the direct orders of Tsar Alexander-I given to the prominent educationist V.N.Karazin. During the Ukrainian National Renaissance of 19th & 20th Century, the university became a hub for science, academics and cultural gatherings. By virtue of this legacy, it is now that the university still enjoys the title of Classical Ukrainian University and renowned in many countries. Many famous educators, scholars, and researchers like O. Pohorelov, O. Lyapunov, M. Kostomarov, M. Barabashov, P. Hulak-Artemovskyi, V. Steklov, M. Beketov, A. Krasnov are associated with V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University.

The university is one of the prominent universities especially for Indian students who want to pursue MBBS in low fees and in the English language because this university is among the oldest and biggest universities established in Ukraine. V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National Medical University is enlisted with WDOMS and is accredited by UNESCO, MCI, and General Medical Council.

Interesting facts about the city- Kharkiv

• the university is located in the city of Kharkiv in the north-east region of Ukraine.
• From December 1919 to January 1934, Kharkiv was the first capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, after which the capital was changed to Kyiv.
• The winters are usually long, windy, dry, freeing and usually cloudy, whereas the summers are warm and partly cloudy.

Establishment Year: 1804   
Number of Students: 20000
Number of International Student: 5000+
Location: Svobody Square, 4, Kharkiv, Kharkivs'ka oblast, Ukraine, 61000

Zaporizhzhia State Medical University

Zaporizhzhia State Medical University is one of the oldest and Top Medical Universities of Ukraine. It is situated on the picturesque bank of the river Dnieper, the biggest river of Europe. Its history comes back to the Women Pedagogic courses organized in Odessa in 1903. In 1973, the elementary faculty of international students was inaugurated.

University has always been focused on the aim of providing higher medical education for the specialist’s, bachelor’s, master’s degrees, as well as postgraduate training in an internship, mastership, postgraduate study, residency and refresher courses of physicians and pharmacists.

The degrees offered by the university are globally recognized by Indian and International Regulatory bodies like UNESCO, MCI, etc. and enlisted with WDOMS, also the tuition fees for all these degrees are quite feasible. It is a self-governing state higher educational establishment with the fourth level of accreditation. ZSMU do not demand any extra entrance exam like English language proficiency tests (IELTS/TOEFL) for the admission of international students. Every year, University enrols approx. 6000 students, out of which nearly 1250 are international students from various countries across the globe such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and others.

Interesting facts about the city- Zaporizhia

• The city is located on the Dnieper River in Southeastern Ukraine. It is home to Khortytsia Island and known for Dnieper Hydroelectric Station. The city’s population is at sixth in Europe.
• I was formerly known as Alexandrovsk.
• In Zaporizhia, the summers are warm and mostly clear and the winters are long, freezing, dry, windy, and mostly cloudy.
• It is also an important industrial centre for producing steel, aluminium, aircraft engines, automobiles, transformers for substations, and other heavy industrial goods.
• Main attractions of the city are Zaporizhian Sich Museum, Stolb (Island), Island of Khortytsia

Establishment Year: 1903
Number of Students: NA
Number of International Student: NA
Location: Ukraine

The Taras Shevchenko National University

The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv was established in the year 1834 in the capital city of Ukraine. The University is also known as Shevchenko University. The University ranks at third position after Lviv and the University of Kharkiv in the list of oldest universities in Ukraine.

Initially, the University was known as Kyiv Imperial University of Saint Vladimir, and since then the name has been changed several times.

In the year 2009, the University was accredited with the status of a self-governing (autonomous) body in the department of research at the national higher educational institution, by the combined decision of the Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine.

Interesting facts about the city- Kyiv

• Kyiv is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine, situated in the north-central part of Ukraine on the Dnieper.
• The city got its name from one of its four legendary founders named as Kyi
• The city experiences a humid continental climate. June, July, and August are the warmer months whereas December, January and February are the colder months.
• The primary economic sectors of the city include Electricity, Gas and Water supply, food and beverages manufacturing industries tobacco products, chemicals, mechanical engineering and manufacture of paper and paper products.

Establishment Year: 1834    
Number of Students: 4000+
Number of International Student: 1000+
Location: Volodymyrska St, 60, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01033