XIV. Peculiarities of admission of foreigners and stateless persons to higher education institutions

14.1. Admission of foreigners and stateless persons to higher education institutions is carried out in accordance with the Laws of Ukraine “On Higher Education”, “On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons”, “On Ukrainians Abroad”, “On Refugees and Persons in Need of Additional or Temporary Protection”, the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated 03.06.1994 No. 271 “On Measures for the Development of Economic Cooperation of  Regions of Ukraine with Adjacent Regions of the Republic of Belarus and Administrative-Territorial Units of the Republic of Moldova”, the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 12.09.2018 No. 729 “Issues on Obtaining Higher Education by Certain Categories of Persons”, Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 01.11.2013 No. 1541 “Certain Issues of Organization of Enrollment and Training (Internship) of Foreigners and Stateless Persons”, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 25.11.2013 under No. 2004/24536, Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 02.12.2019 No. 1498 “On Approval of the Procedure for Setting Quotas for Acquisition of Higher Education by Foreigners and Stateless Persons within the Limits of the State Procurement Amount in Accordance with the International Treaties  of Ukraine”, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on February 10, 2020 under No. 153/34436.

Citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, who do not have a permanent (temporary) residence permit in Ukraine, are admitted to training with the individual permission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

14.2. Foreigners and stateless persons (hereinafter referred to as foreigners) may obtain higher education at the expense of individuals and/or legal entities unless otherwise provided by international treaties of Ukraine, the binding consent of which has been granted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, legislation or agreements between institutions of higher education on international academic mobility.

Admission of foreigners to institutions of higher education for training at the expense of the state budget is carried out within the quotas for foreigners (except for foreigners and stateless persons, including foreign Ukrainians permanently residing in Ukraine, persons recognized as refugees, and persons who require additional protection).

Foreigners are admitted to study for bachelor’s and master’s degrees and doctor of philosophy degree for accredited educational programs. KNUTD can accept foreigners for postgraduate studies, and doctoral studies, through the programs of the Preparatory department (subdivision), for learning the state language and/or the language of instruction, as well as for advanced training and internships.

14.3. Admission of foreigners to study can be carried out face-to-face and/or remotely.

The validity period of an invitation to study is no longer than 1 year from the date of its registration in the Automated System “Electronic Journal” of a state enterprise authorized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Foreigners who have received an invitation to study registered in the Automated System "Electronic Journal" of a state enterprise authorized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, have received a complex of information and consulting support services, and have received a visa to enter Ukraine can participate in remote admission. (except for citizens of visa-free entry countries) for the purpose of study or those who have carried out the procedure of legalization of education documents in the country of their issuance: (have carried out legalization in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the country that issued the education document; have carried out legalization in the consular department of a diplomatic institution of Ukraine abroad (consular legalization or apostille)).

For the organization of distance enrollment of foreign citizens for higher education, KNUTD concludes an agreement with a partner organization that is a resident of the country of origin of entrants. The subject of the agreement is the provision of services for personal identification, verification of original documents of entrants, organization of receiving applications of entrants in electronic form, provision of premises, and technical means for conducting consultations and entrance tests by a higher education institution in the distance format.

KNUTD may enter into agreements with organizations satisfying the following requirements:

compliance of the floor area of the premises for remote submission of documents, conducting consultations and entrance tests following the established standards of quarantine restrictions in the country where the enrollment takes place;

providing entrants with personal protective means;

ensuring the procedure of identification of entrants using facial recognition technologies, which includes personal data verification (surname, patronymic (if available)), biometric data, and their verification with the official (state) database;

ensuring compliance with integrity requirements during the entrance exam for foreigners;

ensuring the storage place for telephones, tablet computers, and other electronic devices of entrants taken out during the entrance examination;

providing a suppression device for cellular and Internet networks;

ensuring video surveillance around the perimeter of the classroom where the entrance exam for foreigners is held by installing at least two video cameras;

providing technical equipment for video communication with the examination board of the educational institution in real-time (computer, video camera, microphone, TV, or projector with a screen);

the presence of at least two assistants in the classroom to monitor compliance with the requirements of academic integrity and technical support during the entrance exam for foreigners;

providing all entrants with individual computers connected to the online platform of the institution, through which the entrance exam for foreigners will take place;

provision of consultations and training before the entrance exam for foreigners to familiarize them with the rules of a distance form of the examination and use of the online platform;

ensuring video recording of the entrance test, transfer of video materials to the educational institution through the online platform, and storage of information and video materials after conducting the entrance exam for foreigners for five years at a partner organization.

In the case of remote admission, the foreigner sends legalized and notarially certified copies of documents on previous education to KNUTD using postal services. At the first crossing of the state border of Ukraine and upon arrival at the educational institution, the foreigner hands over the original documents in person.

For the organization of distance enrollment of foreign citizens for higher education, KNUTD concludes agreements with the following partner organizations: Beijing Ltang Education Consulting Co, Limited; International Intellectual Corporation (L.L.C) Limited; FOP Alidzhanov Nasib Ahmed Oghly; LLC “Intelekt”; Education consulting company under the name EUROSTAR; “MISSIYA EDUCATION” LLC.

14.4. Admission of foreign entrants to study at the expense of individuals and/or legal entities is carried out by KNUTD:

1) from 17.01.2022 to 01.03.2022, from 15.06.2022 to 01.11.2022, from 15.11.2022 to 15.12.2022 for obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees;

2) throughout the year for postgraduate education and preparatory department.

KNUTD calculates the points/grades of the entrant based on the document on the previously obtained level of education and sets the minimum of points/grades at the number of 100 points in the general education subjects for which the entrance test for foreigners is conducted.

The admission of foreigners to study at the appropriate level of higher education is carried out on the basis of a document on the previously obtained level of education based on the results of entrance exams for foreigners in specified subjects and the language of study and on the basis of academic rights to continue studying, provided by a document on the obtained level of education in the country of origin , and taking into account the grade points that give the right to continue studying at the next level of higher education by the legislation of the country that issued the document on the obtained degree (level) of education.

14.5. All categories of foreigners are enrolled in KNUTD by enrollment orders. Confirmation of study can be a certificate generated in the EDEBO (Unified State Electronic Database on Education).

14.6. Foreigners who are granted state scholarships under international agreements, national programs, and other international obligations of Ukraine, are admitted to study within the limits of the established quotas for foreigners based on referrals from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

14.7. Foreigners who enter KNUTD to participate in academic mobility programs or to obtain higher education according to educational programs agreed upon between Ukrainian and foreign institutions of higher education are admitted to study taking into account the relevant contractual obligations of higher education institutions.

14.8. Foreigners and stateless persons, in particular, foreign Ukrainians permanently residing in Ukraine, a person granted refugee status, and persons who require additional protection, enjoy an equal right with citizens of Ukraine to obtain higher education, in particular at the expense of state or local budget funds, except as provided by the Constitution of Ukraine, laws of Ukraine or international treaties, the binding nature of which has been accepted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Foreign Ukrainians, whose status is confirmed by a certificate of a foreign Ukrainian (except for persons permanently residing in Ukraine), may enroll in studying by state order within the limits of the established quotas for foreigners following an interview on the subjects provided for in the Admission Rules.

14.9. Entrance tests for admission to bachelor’s and master’s degree programs are conducted in several stages:

from 17.01.2022 to 28.02.2022, from 15.06.2022 to 28.10.2022, from 15.11.2022 to 15.12.2022.

When applying for a bachelor’s degree based on complete general secondary education, entrance tests are conducted by subject (certification) commissions of the university in the following general education subjects (creative competitions):

14.10. Selection, subject examination, professional attestation, and subject and appeal commissions are created to accept documents and entrance tests from foreigners from among scientific and pedagogical (pedagogical) employees and educational and support (administrative) staff of KNUTD, scientific and pedagogical (pedagogical) employees of other educational institutions and representatives of foreign educational institutions.

14.11. To enter KNUTD, foreigners and stateless persons submit the following documents:

1) the document (the original and its copy) on the previously obtained educational (educational – qualification) level, on the basis of which admission is carried out;

2) the annex (the original and its copy) to the document on the previously obtained educational (educational and qualification) level, on the basis of which admission is carried out (if any);

3) academic certificate issued by a foreign/Ukrainian educational institution (in case of transfer or renewal of studies, starting from the second year, an academic certificate is attached);

4) the original and a copy of the document containing information on the content of the curriculum according to the previous degree (level) of higher education, credits received, duration of the study, and academic performance (if this information is not included in the annex to the education document), upon admission to obtain a master’s degree, if the lack of this information makes it impossible to recognize the qualification according to the document;

5) a copy of a foreigner’s passport document or a document certifying a stateless person;

6) health insurance policy, unless otherwise stipulated by international treaties of Ukraine (if needed);

7) 12 30 × 40 mm photos;

8) a copy of the certificate of a foreign Ukrainian (if any);

9) a research proposal in the chosen scientific specialty or a list of published scientific works and inventions in Ukrainian or English certified by the established procedure at the candidate’s place of work/study is additionally submitted upon admission to postgraduate studies. To enter the doctoral program, the following are additionally submitted in Ukrainian or English: the thematic plan of the dissertation work for obtaining the scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences; a copy of the diploma awarding the corresponding scientific degree;

10) foreigners enrolling in academic mobility programs submit documents approved by the Rules of Admission to a higher education institution and/or provided by the requirements of international programs and/or agreements whereby academic mobility is implemented.

The documents specified in subparagraphs 1-5 of this clause must be translated into Ukrainian with a notarized translation.

The documents specified in subparagraphs 1-4 of this clause must be certified in the country of issue in the manner that is officially used in that country for such certification, and legalized by the relevant foreign institution of Ukraine unless otherwise stipulated by international treaties of Ukraine.