Ukraine is a sovereign country in the eastern part of Europe. It has a total area of 603,628 square kilometer. It is one of the most populous countries in the world and has a total population of 42.5 million. It is bordered by various countries like Russia to its east and northeast, Belarus to its northwest, Poland and Slovakia to its west, Hungary, Romania and Moldova to its southwest and Black sea to its south and Sea of Azov to its southeast. Kiev is the capital of Ukraine. Some other important cities of Ukraine are Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipro, Odesa, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Donetsk and Sevastopol.
Neanderthals inhabited the territory of Ukraine for about 44000 years. In early 19th century in the wake of peasant revolt Ukraine emerged as a concept of a nation. In 1919, Ukraine was merged from Ukrainian People's Republic and West Ukrainian People's Republic and was included in the Soviet Union. Ukraine became an independent state with the dissolution of Soviet Union on August 24, 1991.
For studying overseas medical education in Ukraine, foreigners need to issue visa from the Embassy of Ukraine of their respective country. Three types of visa are issued by the Embassy of Ukraine for entering into Ukraine – Transit Visa (Type B), Short-term Visa (Type C) and Long-term Visa (Type D). For going to any other country through Ukraine, Type B visa are issued to the foreigners. Type C visa are issued to the foreigners for short time stay in Ukraine and it should not exceed 90 day
The transportation system of Ukraine consists of ground transportation, water transportation and air transportation. The ground transportation is well-developed in Ukraine. The train network is very advanced and is connected to all the cities of Ukraine. Trains are cheaper and popular mode of transportation in Ukraine. Trams, buses and trolleybuses are also available in Ukraine. Generally there are two types of buses – Avtobusy and Marshrutki.
Ukraine is known for its medical education all over the world. The medical universities of Ukraine provides practical oriented course that increases the knowledge of the students. The teachers are very highly qualified and trained. The degrees of Ukraine medical universities are recognized by almost all the international bodies and organizations like World Health Organization (WHO), Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE),
For admission in medical universities of Ukraine a student needs to clear the senior secondary examination (10+2)from any recognized board of their country. It is mandatory to have Biology in their 12th standard. Then the students need to fill up the application form of the university and submit it to the university along with the copy of passport, copy of senior secondary certificate and the registration amount of the university.