University review

Keeping the tradition. Moving into the future

The Odesa State University of Internal Affairs is a higher educational establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine with specific educational conditions. During its existence, the educational establishment passed a famous way from the Odesa provincial school of training younger and senior policemen, founded on February 27, 1922, to the Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, established by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated February 22, 2008 No. 77, which nowadays is one of the leading institutions of higher education subbordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Motto

Law. Honor. Knowledge

Mission

The activities of each member of the numerous collectives of the Odesa State University of Internal Affairs are aimed at providing education for the leaders of the citizens of our society. We do this through the prism of the insurmountable desire to build a modern legal democratic state and steady rule of law.

Legal education

The University provides a complete cycle of lawyers training: from a Bachelor’s degree to a Doctor of sciences. Cadets and students study such general legal disciplines as Criminal Law, Civil Law, Criminology, Criminal Process, Civil Process, Criminalistics, International Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Administrative Process, Financial, Tax, Customs Law, Legal Psychology, etc.

In addition, there are special subjects, which are taught only in institutions of higher education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, such as operative investigative activity, Firearm Training, Tactical Training, Special Physical Training, Counteraction to Cybercrime, etc. Practical lessons are held in the units of law enforcement agencies, for securing theoretical knowledge

Students take their practice by choice both in state bodies and institutions, as well as in commercial enterprises and institutions.

Cadets practice in the units of the National Police, where they will be guaranteed employment after graduation

Professional team

The guarantee of high-quality training of specialists is the professional level of scientific and pedagogical personnel. Today the University has created a powerful pedagogical potential of scientists: 27 Doctors of sciences (including professors) and 148 PhDs, Associate Professors and senior research staff. In addition to scientific advances, most workers have considerable experience in practical units such as judicial and law enforcement agencies, which is extremely important for the training of future lawyers.

Students and cadets

3614 cadets, listeners and students study at the University at the moment of the 15 of March, 2023

Success stories

During the entire existence of the University, more than 30,000 law-enforcers, lawyers were successfully graduated.

Campuses and other facilities

The educational process at the university is carried out in:

  • 19 lecture halls
  • 114 class-rooms, including specialized ones
  • 13 computer classes
  • 5 classes for tactical-special and firearm training
  • 2 car training rooms
  • 6 protected class-rooms
  • 4 sports grounds
  • 5 gyms
  • 4 shooting grounds, 2 – multimedia shooting ranges, 1 – laser one
  • 3 general libraries
  • 2 special library

In addition, there are 7 dormitories for cadets, 6 dining rooms and buffets and 2 medical centers at the university.

Library and teaching materials

The university employs general and special libraries with a total volume of over 100,000 copies. In addition, a large number of electronic publications is available. They provide future specialists with educational, methodological, scientific and artistic literature.

During lectures and seminars, multimedia presentations, educational films and specialized software tools are used. The lecture fund of the university is translated into an electronic form and along with teaching and methodological  sets of subjects is stored in digital media at the departments and in the library.

Faculties, scientific and administrative subdivisions

The University consists of 4 faculties, 19 departments, Institute of Law and Security, a Research Laboratory of problematic issues of criminal analysis, a postgraduate education department, a doctoral and post-graduate course, departments, services and support units.

The University publishes the scientific journal “South Ukrainian Law Journal”, which is included in the list of scientific professional editions where the results of dissertation works can be published for obtaining the degrees of a doctor and a candidate of legal sciences (Doctor of Philosophy).The journal is registered in such science-research databases, repositories and catalogs as “Google Scholar”, “Research Bible (ResearchBib)”, “Ukrainian Scientific Journal”, “Ukrainika Scientific”, Book Chamber of Ukraine named after Ivan Fedorov, State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, National Library of Ukraine. VI Vernadsky, National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine, Lviv  National Scientific Library named after Vasyl Stefanyk, Odessa National Scientific Library, Kharkiv  State Scientific Library named after V. Korolenko. The journals are included in the rating list “Bibliometrics of Ukrainian Science” of the Center for the Study of Social Communications. The editorial board of the jousnal includes leading scientists from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Luxemburg.

The University successfully operates 2 specialized academic councils, the Center for Gender Education, Preparatory Courses and the Legal Clinic.

University life

The life of cadets and students is not only a strict education and constant learning, but also a bright leisure and opportunity for self-expression.

Creative collectives are functioning at the university: pop, vocal, dance ensemble and CFI team “Resort Zone”, where every student and cadet can show their talent.

Considerable attention in the educational establishment is devoted to the development of physical culture and sports. Today, the university has the opportunity to constantly improve its physical training in various sections of martial arts under the guidance of experienced trainers, most of whom are masters of Sports. Thanks to this, every year the university  is replenished with talented cadets athletes, who become the champions of Ukraine, Europe and the World.

International partners

Establishing and developing cooperations with higher education establishments, state and non-governmental organizations of Ukraine, foreign states, as well as improving the image of law enforcement officers on the national and international arena are among the priority directions of the University’s activities. Today the university interacts with the Stefan cel Mare Academy of the Republic of Moldova, the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine, the International Association of Police Academies InterPA, the Higher School of Police (Shchitno, Republic of Poland), the European Police College (CEPOL), European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training, etc.