Vinnitsa National Medical University, Ukraine, Europe

• Nikolai Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnitsa  is located in Vinnytsia,  Ukraine was founded in 1921 that imparts medical education to students from both Ukraine and various other countries.
• Its predecessors were -
• The Vinnitsa Pharmaceutical Institute (1921)
• The Vinnitsa Branch of the All-Ukrainian Institute of Correspondence Medical Education (1930)
• The Vinnitsa Evening Industrial Medical Institute (1932)
• The Vinnitsa Medical Institute (1934).
• In 1960 the institute was named after Nikolai Pirogov.
• Since 1961, the university has been training foreign nationals.
• In 1984 it was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.
• In 1994, Vinnitsa Medical Institute has been certified and accredited by IV level of accreditation as a university.

• In 2002, the university acquired national status
• At present, the training of specialists is carried out at 53 chairs where the competent scientific-pedagogical staff works and among them.

In the university almost 6250 students are trained which includes 2080 foreigners and in total about 44000 doctors are there, from which 2100 are specialists of the highest level, possessing the Candidate’s and Ph.D., M.D. degrees, including more than 7500 foreign citizens from foreign countries of Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Africa have been trained.

The teaching staff consists of 645 people, including 89 doctors of sciences, 385 candidates of sciences, 69 professors, 248 associate professors, and 172 teachers.

• International students get their higher education in universities, academies and institutes that are not only accredited but also have a special license to teach foreign students.
• All the universities from this Guide possess the license. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine controls the quality of educational services done to foreign students.
• Student life in Ukraine does not differ a lot from that in other European countries.
• Students study & meet & interact with people from various countries, learn new things, travel around together etc.
• Universities provide students with books and relevant studying materials.
• Libraries with computer rooms are also available.
• Almost every university has sports teams, which compete in various disciplines with their peers from other institutions.

• Faculty of Postgraduate Education
• Preparatory faculty for foreign nationals
• Faculty of Pharmacy ( Pharmacy , Clinical Pharmacy )
• Faculty of Dentistry
• Faculty of Medicine № 1 (Medical Affairs)
• Faculty of Medicine № 2 (Paediatrics , Medical Psychology)
• Center for New Information Technologies (computer classes, television studio, printing house, computer printing department, own web-server);
• Research Center comprising 7 research laboratories and an experimental clinic
• Library , 6 licensed laboratories

The University maintains close relations and cooperate with medical faculties of 19 foreign countries (including the U.S., Germany, France, England, Russia, etc.), clinical departments have close ties with 28 foreign pharmaceutical firms. Departments’ teaching staff involved in implementation of 72 international projects.