Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies

Founded in 1902, Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Odessa (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Odessa Oblast. 

Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies (further - ONAFT) is one of the oldest higher educational institutions of Ukraine, and trains specialists and scientific cadre for industries which are of demand in many countries of the world. These inludes various sectors of food industry, which are currently one of the most important domains in the economy of any country, as well as tourism, hotel and catering business, various areas of information technologies, refrigerating and cryogenic equipment, thermal electrical engineering, alternative and renewable energy sources, oil and gas industry, ecology, marketing etc.

ONAFT is a higher educational institution of Grade IV, i.e. the highest level of accreditation, and in 2002, for high results in training specialists for Ukraine and many world countries, it was granted the title of National Academy. The Academy now trains specialists in 38 speciality fields at 11 departments.

ONAFT has been training foreign specialists since 1951. Today, in accordance with the license issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (further – MESU), the Academy enrolls foreign citizens for study at the preparatory section, basic departments with levels of bachelor, specialist, master, as well as to postgraduate study, doctoral study courses, and for practical training on various specialties.

Knowledge and skills acquired by foreign citizens during their study at the ONAFT’s preparatory section enable them to successfully continue their study at basic departments of our Academy.