The first admission of foreign citizens at the university was carried out in 1946. The first students of KhPI were citizens of Bulgaria and Korea. Since then, students from Asia, Africa, Europe and America have been studying at KhPI.
Until 1996, the dean’s office for work with foreign students and the preparatory faculty were engaged in organizing the training of foreign citizens at KhPI. In 1996, the Center for the Training of Foreign Citizens (CTFC) was established, which organized and coordinated all work related to foreign students of the university.
In 2009, in connection with the expansion of tasks and areas of work, the Faculty of International Education was created, which included the Center for Preparatory Education, the Preparatory Department and the Department of Pre-University Training of Foreign Citizens.
On January 1, 2022, the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Education was established on the basis of the faculty.
Areas of activity of the institute:
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- organization of admission of foreign students to NTU “KhPI” for all forms of education;
- organization of work on registration of foreign students in Ukraine;
- organization and control of training of bachelors and masters among foreign citizens in educational and scientific institutes of NTU “KhPI” in licensed specialties;
- cooperation with firms-agents from other countries on the organization of remote admission of foreign students to NTU “KhPI”;
- teaching in Ukrainian to foreign students and mastering the rules of the business Ukrainian language by domestic students;
- learning a foreign language (English, German, French) by foreign and domestic students;
- implementation of educational programs with leading universities in Europe through an educational center.
Since 2004, the training of foreign citizens at NTU “KhPI” has been carried out not only in Ukrainian, but also in English in certain specialties and educational programs.
