Kharkiv National Medical University

Kharkiv National Medical University (KhNMU) is the oldest medical higher educational institution in Ukraine. It was founded in 1804. Today University has about 6024 students, 2779 of them - international students. KhNMU is a modern multi-type educational establishment with its powerful scientific, material and technical basis, which includes: - 8 faculties, 4 of them are for local students and 3 are for international students and the faculty of Dentistry; - 70 Departments, 48 of which are clinical; - 946 academic staff; - 141 full professors; - 546 PhD; - 96 cooperative international partnerships in over 27 countries; - 80 patents for innovations in average per year; - 60 scientific projects in average per year; - 6 educational, research and production associations such as surgery, therapy, obstetrics and gynecology, radiation oncology, urology and medical genetics; - 2 research institutes, such as the Research Institute of Occupational Hygiene and Occupational Diseases and the Ukrainian Institute of Clinical Genetics; - Educational and Research Institute for Postgraduate Training; - Educational and Scientific Institute for Quality of Education; - University Dental Centre; - University Clinic; - Center for Gender Education; - Medical College. University provides bachelor’s degree (Nursing, Technologies of Medical Diagnostics and Treatment, Physical Rehabilitation, Social Work), master’s degree (Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Technologies of Medical Diagnostics and Treatment, Public Management and Administration, Education Science), and postgraduate education (Clinical Residency, Professional Advancement Courses, PhD). Advantages of our University are the number and variety of clinical bases, where students can study and work. In total, we have 69 clinical bases throughout the city and the region. Among them are hospitals, large medical centres, and private clinics.