Odessa State Economic University
I am very happy and proud that I am a student of the Odessa State Economic University.
Odessa State Economic University is one of the largest higher schools in Ukraine. This prominent centre of economics was founded in June 1921.
Nowadays more than six thousand students study at our University. They study either full time, by correspondence or in the evening department. There are five day - time departments, such as: the Department of Management and Economics of Production, the Department of International Economics, the Finance Economic Department, the Credit Economic Department, the Accounting Economic Department.
There is a wide choice of specialities at the University departments. The students specialize in various fields of economics: Economic and Social Planning, Organization of Regional Entrepreneurship, Management of Natural Resources, Accounting, and Statistics. Some new specialities gained great popularity in recent years, such as: Management of Production, Credit and Currency Service, Marketing and Tourism Organization.
To enter the University one has to pass two written examinations in Ukrainian and Mathematics. At present course of studies lasts for five years. Training of multipurpose economists is done at 24 departments, which consist of tutors including
professors and doctors of science. At the end of their studies the students submit a graduation paper and take the state examinations.
The University maintains stable scientific relations with many higher schools of Bulgaria, Germany, France, Cuba, New Zealand, Great Britain and others. Research into problems of market functioning mechanism and regulation of economy, management, computer's study are carried out together with the scientists of these Higher Schools. Students' and teachers' exchange often takes place nowadays. They cooperate in publishing scientific works and take part in conferences.
The students of the University have proper education facilities; they can spend their free time with interest. The University has at its disposal 6 buildings with house libraries and reading - rooms. They, as well as twenty lecture-rooms and laboratories are provided with latest scientific and methodological literature. The stock of personal computers is constantly widening. Now the OSEU has its Internet Club and its own Web Site.
There are 4 hostels, 2 canteens, a club, and sports-camp in Karolino-Bugas, sports-halls and sports-grounds near the hostels.
Our university trains specialists not only for our country. Since 1971 it trains specialists for more then 50 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. They work at home as engineers, department chiefs, managers, bankers. Some of them stay in Odessa for postgraduate study.
Many well-known scientists and economists can be found among the graduates of Odessa Stale Economic University. A great number of our graduates work at various offices, firms, plants, saving-banks, joint ventures, joint stock companies, insurance companies, etc.
For me as a fresher everything is interesting and new. I understand that it won't be easy for me to study at the University. But I'll try to overcome all the difficulties and to study well because I want to be a good and highly qualified specialist in economics.
We study at the University five times a week. Our lessons begin at 8 a.m. and end at 1 p.m.
I try not to miss classes on any subject, to attend all the lectures and answer the questions at the seminars. At the lectures I always make notes because it helps me to understand better, to leam and to prepare the material for the seminars. Though I have very little free time I am always ready for the lessons. Sometimes to be ready for the seminar it is not enough to read the notes. I go to the library and read additional literature there. So I understand that I have to work hard and I'll try to do my best to be a good specialist and economist.