The history of the Zaporizhzha State Medical University comes from 1903.

Now it is one of the leading Medical Universities of Ukraine. It has become a training center for medical and pharmaceutical specialists for Ukraine and for foreign countries.

The main objective of the University is to provide higher medical education for Specialist’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, as well as postgraduate training in internship, mastership, post-graduate study, residency and refresher courses for physicians and pharmacists.

Zaporizhzha State Medical University takes the first place among the universities with foreign students’ admittance. Training of foreign citizens has been carried out at ZSMU since 1973. More than 50000 foreign citizens from 101 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and America were involved in different forms of study. Over 35000 foreign students completed training in different specialities and got diplomas. Since 2002 foreign students are taught in English.

The system of training at Zaporozhye State Medical University includes premedical, under-graduate and postgraduate periods of study. The premedical education is provided at the Preparatory faculty for foreign citizens and then foreign students are trained at the International faculty of the University.