Odessa National Maritime Academy

About 8000 cadets and students study at Odessa National Maritime Academy (ONMA). The annual graduation is about 1000 specialists.

The Academy was accredited by the State Accreditation Board of Ukraine with accreditation level IV (the highest). The specialities of automation, ships' engineering, electromechanical and radio-electronic faculties were accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology of Great Britain (IMarEST) with the "charter engineer", - the highest level, and the faculty of Navigation was accredited by the Nautical Institute of Great Britain (NI).

The studies are carried out according to the graded system. The terms of studies are the following: four years for bachelor, five and a half years for specialist and master. The system of ship's crew training is in compliance with the requirements of the International Convention of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW -78/ 95) and other international conventions which give graduates the right to work on all types of vessels of native and foreign companies.

ONMA comprises eight faculties, Azov Maritime Institute (the city of Mariupol), Izmail faculty, Training and Certifying Centre for Seafarers and Technical Fleet College. Besides such centers as Survival under Extreme Conditions at Sea, Information Consulting Centre, Maritime Training Centre of Ships' Power Installations, Special Technologies for Ships' Technical Maintenance Arrangement, publishing One-"Issue-Inform", GMDSS Educational & Training centre, Sports and Recreational Centre and the Centre of Medical Examination and Rehabilitation were created.

Considerable time of training process is devoted to simulator training in accordance with the STCW-78/95 (Section A-I/12 "Standards that Set out Simulators' Usage" and Section B-I/12 "Guide on Simulators' Usage").

Navigation cadets use different programmes based on complex radar simulators RLS and ARPA of the firms "Norcontrol" (Norway) and "Transas Marine" (Great Britain, Russia).

Fees structure for program

Year	Description First year		US$
1^st	Tuition Fees* * tuition in Russian, price for 10 months preparatory faculty is 1000 USD Specialty: o Deep-Sea Navigation o Cargo transportation, Chartering and Agency Service o Navigation on Sea and Inner Water Ways o Sea-going Hydrographic Ships’ Navigation o Technical Service Ships’ Navigation and Dredging Operations o Ships’ power plants operation o Ships’ power and refrigerating plants operation o Automated Control of Ships’ Power Plants o Operation and Maintenance of Ship’s Automated Systems o Management of Organization o Management of Organizations of Sea Transportation		1700
	• Consultation by email and telephone due to choice of University; · Registration of documents and other questions connected with staying in Ukraine; • Accept and preliminary assessment of documents; • Translation of documents (if necessary); • Legalization of documents (if necessary); • Invitation for study in Ukraine; • Sending original invitation letter by courier services (“TNT”, “DHL”, “EMS”); • Preparation documents of enrollee for admission; • Booking place for study in chosen university; • Visa support? Help in registration (OVIR); • Airport pick-up; • Transfer to university;	• Medical Insurance; • Insurance of immigrants; • Help in payment for study in university; • Help in buying flying tickets; • Help with medical check-up; • Help with registration in university; • Student card + International Student Card (by individual request); • Sim-card and connection with the Internet; • Permit card to the hostel; • An excursion around the city and university; • Opening of a Bank Account in Ukraine; • Intermediary services in education sphere; • Search flats for rent; • Services in cultural and rest direction.	2530
	Accommodation for students (service of the hostel) including annual medical and immigration insurance		850
	Total expense without tuition fees		3380
	Total expense for first-year including tuition fees		5080
2^nd to 5^th	Tuition Fees Accommodation (hostel) including annual medical and immigration insurance		1700 850
	Total expense for next years		2550