• preparatory department - 1 year;
• bachelor's degree - 4 years;
• master's degree ‑2 years after the bachelor's program;

*Please note that distance learning is possible only during martial law

In accordance with the Procedure for admission to study for higher education in 2022, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on April 27, 2022 No. 392, the admission of foreign students to the National Pedagogical University named after M. P. Drahomanov can be conducted face-to-face and/or remotely (via a partner organization with which an agreement has been concluded on the remote conduct of entrance exams for foreigners in accordance with Appendix 10 to the Rules of admission for higher education at the M. P. Drahomanov NPU). In order to enrol remotely, a foreign applicant must be in their country of origin. First, a foreign applicant must contact the email address: Ця електронна адреса захищена від спам-ботів. Вам необхідно увімкнути JavaScript, щоб побачити її.or Ця електронна адреса захищена від спам-ботів. Вам необхідно увімкнути JavaScript, щоб побачити її.to inform the university of his/her desire to study and submit an application in electronic format (print, fill out and sign, then scan and send to the university ) together with scans of documents about previous education with a translation into Ukrainian, allowing for the educational level chosen by the applicant, according to the Rules and procedures for admission to study at the M. P. Drahomanov National University of Education.

Foreigners who have received an invitation to study registered in the Automated System "Electronic Journal" of a state-owned enterprise authorized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, have received a set of information and consulting support services, and have received a visa to enter Ukraine can participate in remote admission for the purpose of training.

The organization and conduct of entrance tests for foreign citizens are carried out through the mediation of a partner organization that is a resident of the country of origin of the entrants, with which an agreement on the provision of relevant services was concluded. 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 a remote format.

The University has concluded agreements with organizations that meet the following requirements:

• compliance with the area of premises for remote submission of documents, conducting consultations and entrance tests with the established norms of quarantine restrictions in the country where recruitment is carried out;
• provision of entrants with means of personal protection;
• ensuring the procedure of identification of entrants using facial recognition technologies, which includes checking personal data (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;
• provision of a place to store telephones, tablet computers and other electronic devices of entrants seized during the entrance test;
• provision of a suppression device for cellular and Internet networks;
• ensuring video surveillance around the perimeter of the auditorium in which the entrance exam for foreigners takes place by installing at least two video cameras;
• provision of 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 employees in the classroom to monitor compliance with the requirements of academic integrity and technical support during the entrance exam for foreigners;
• provision of all entrants with individual computers with connection to the institution's online platform, through which the entrance exam for foreigners will take place;
• provision of consultations and training before the entrance exam for foreigners in order to familiarize them with the rules of taking it remotely and using the online platform;
• provision of video recording of the entrance test, transfer of video material to the educational institution through the online platform, storage of information and video materials after conducting the entrance exam for foreigners for five years in a partner organization.

The institution of higher education calculates the points/grades of the entrant based on the document on the previously obtained level of education and establishes the minimum value of the number of points/grades required for admission in the general education subjects for which the entrance exam for foreigners is held.

Enrolment of foreigners to study at the appropriate level of higher education is carried out 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 level of education obtained in the country of origin, and taking into account the success scores that give the right to continue studying at the next level of higher education in accordance with the legislation of the country that issued the document on the obtained degree (level) of education.

All categories of foreigners enrolled in studies are enrolled in higher education institutions in Ukraine on the basis of enrolment orders. Confirmation of the fact of training can be a certificate issued at the Unified State Electronic Database on Education (EDEBO).

States with a visa entry procedure.

Citizens of states with a visa entry procedure arrive in Ukraine with a type D (D-13) visa, obtained at the consular office of Ukraine in their home country upon invitation of the university to study. Within five working days after arriving at the university, but no later than 30 days before the visa expires, they are obliged to submit to the Department for work with foreign students a passport and documents necessary for issuing a temporary residence permit in Ukraine (further - certificate).

Countries with visa-free entry (Azerbaijan, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Uzbekistan)

Citizens of countries with visa-free entry can stay in Ukraine for up to 90 days in the 180-day period. That is, to calculate the permitted period of stay, 180 days are counted back from the date of submission of documents. A foreigner will not violate the rules if within this 180-day period he/she stays in Ukraine for no more than 90 days. Such foreigners are obliged within five working days after arriving at the university, but no later than 30 days before the end of the established period of stay in Ukraine, to submit to the proper department a passport and the documents necessary for issuing a passport.

• passport document with visa type D (D-13);
• translation into Ukrainian of the page of the passport with personal data, notarized in Ukraine;
• valid medical insurance for the period of study issued on the territory of Ukraine.

The procedure for issuing, exchanging, cancelling, forwarding, withdrawing and returning to the state, invalidating and destroying a temporary residence permit is approved by Resolution No. 322 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated April 25, 2018.

Foreigners who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of studying and received a permit are considered to stay legally on the territory of Ukraine for the period of study.  Passports are issued to foreigners and stateless persons who have reached the age of 16.

The certificate is produced in the form of a card containing a contactless electronic medium.

The passport is a document certifying the identity of a foreigner or a stateless person and confirming the legal grounds for temporary residence in Ukraine. The certificate is issued for the study period, which is determined by the order of the university on establishing study periods for foreign students.

Documents for registration of a passport (including lost or stolen ones), its exchange are submitted personally by a foreigner or a stateless person to a state institution that belongs to the sphere of management of the State customs service, or to the territorial body of the State Customs Service at the place of registration.

Documents for issuing a passport must be submitted no later than 15 working days before the end of the established period of stay in Ukraine.

In the event of the occurrence of circumstances (events) in connection with which the certificate is to be exchanged (except for the expiration of its validity), documents for its exchange must be submitted within one month from the date of occurrence of such circumstances (events).

In case of expiration of the validity of the permit, documents for its exchange must be submitted no later than 15 working days before the date of expiration of its validity. In such a case, the passport to be exchanged is returned to the person after receiving the documents and surrendered by him/her when receiving a new passport.

After receiving the passport, the foreigner must submit it within three working days to the Department for work with foreign students (Pyrogova St. 9, room 134) for registration of the place of residence in Ukraine.

To receive an invitation to study, you must collect the following documents:

• a copy of the first page of the foreigner's passport containing his/her personal data, with a translation into Ukrainian;
• a copy of the document on secondary education with a translation into English/Russian/Ukrainian languages;
• a copy of the appendix to the document on previous education with grades (points) translated into English/Russian/Ukrainian languages or an academic certificate (indicating the number and name of the document) with a translation into English/Russian/Ukrainian languages;
• arrival notification;
• questionnaire;
• consent to the processing of personal data.

Documents are sent in scanned form (in JPG format) to the e-mail Ця електронна адреса захищена від спам-ботів. Вам необхідно увімкнути JavaScript, щоб побачити її. or submitted in person to the Department for work with foreign students.