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UKRAINE

1. Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, School of Law

2. Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, Faculty of Law

3. National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise

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1. Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, School of Law
Sichovykh Striltciv St., 14 Lviv, 79000 Ukraine
Phone: +38 (0322) 740 080; Fax: +38 (0322) 740 380;
Email: deklaw@law.Franko.Lviv.ua

• Awarded degrees are: Specialist of Law,Master of Law The usual period of study is 5 years- full-time education students and 6 years – distance education students.
• The University has a clinical program.
• The admission requirements are entrance test in the form of test assignments in basic of Law, Ukrainian language and literature and foreign language.
• The number of admitted students is 250 full-time education students and 225 distance education students each year.
• The number of graduate students is 470-475 each year.
• The University charges tuition fees to 50% of full-time education students and to 90% distance education students.
• The University has a separate law library with 42.000 volumes.
• The University Library has 40.000 law related volumes.
• The library does not provide computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

Generally Diploma is the basic for a law school graduate to become a fully licensed member of the Bar. The only exception is for judges, barristers and solicitors who must take additional state exam.

2. Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, Faculty of Law
Volodimirska vul., 64, Kiev, Ukraine
Phone: +38 044 224 5008; Fax: +38 044 221 3237;
Email: legislator@mail.univ.kiev.ua

• Awarded degrees are: Bachelor in Law – 4 years; Master in Law – 5.5 years;
• The University has a clinical program.
• The admission requirements are secondary education and passing the entrance examinations.
• The number of admitted students is 400 of stationary education, 150 for distance education, and 100 for obtaining another higher education (persons who already have higher non-legal education).
• The number of graduate students – most everybody of the admitted students graduate from the university.
• The University charges tuition fees to students.
• The number of full-time faculty – 138
• The number of part-time faculty – 9
• The University has a separate law library with 5.000 volumes. The University Library has 500.000 law related volumes.
• The library provides 100 computer terminals.

Process from Law School to practice:

To become a fully licensed member of the Bar the law school graduate needs to have postgraduate practical experience of at least two years and to pass the special examination in the Bar.

3. National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise
77, Pushkinskaya St., 61024 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Phone: +380 572 191 293; Fax: +380 572 475 825;
Email: uracad@kharkov.com

• Awarded degrees are: Bachelor of Law – 4 years; Specialist of Law – 5 years; Master of Law – a year more;
• The University has a clinical program.
• The admission requirements are: completed full secondary education and passing entrance examinations.
• The number of admitted students is 1.900 full-time and 1.900 part-time each year.
• The number of graduate students is more than 2.500 each year.
• Tuition: 83% of students study free of charge, 17% pay for their education.
• The number of full-time faculty – 511 persons
• The number of part-time – 49 persons
• The University has a separate law library with 1.000.000 volumes.
• The library provides 10 computer terminals for students.

Process from Law School to practice:

All students are guaranteed employment after graduation, because the academy has general agreements with the corresponding bodies.

To become a fully licensed member of the Bar a person needs to have a Specialist degree in Law.

In order to become a defense lawyer or notary public additional special examination (arranged by corresponding authority) are required. For judges, Specialist degree in Law and practical experience as a lawyer is required.

In the structure of the academy there is a Professional Judges Training Institute (only Master degree) and Further Training Institute for the staff from courts, prosecutor’s office etc.