Kharkiv Aviation Institute National Aerospace University

OUR COUNTRY

Ukraine is a state situated in the center of Europe, it's a member of European Council.
Before 1991 it was in the USSR and in 1991 became dependent sovereign state.

Territory – 600 ths sq. km.
Population - 50 ml people.
Capital - Kyiv.
Climate - moderate, average temperature in January - -7 C,
average temperature in July - +23 C.
Religion - Christianity, Moslemism, Judaism.
Industry - metallurgical industries, mechanical engineering and instrument-making industrial aerospace, chemical and refining industries,
Agriculture - production of grain, industrial crops and stark-breeding.

OUR CITY

Kharkiv city is the second city in Ukraine after Kyiv according to its size and population. In 1917 - 34 it was the capital of Ukraine. Kharkiv city is a large industrial, scientific and cultural center of the country. It was founded in 1655.
Area - more than 300 sq. km.
Population - more then 1,5 ml people.
Industry – there are 270 industrial enterprises which produce airplanes, tractors, turbines, electric engines, tower cranes, software controlled machine-fools, electronic equipment, medicinal preparations, light and food industrious products.
Transport – there are: international airport, railway stations, bus and coach stations, the Metro and other means of transport.
Education – there are 24 state higher educational institutions here: among them: 6 academies; 10 universities; 8 institutes; 150 ths students including 3 ths foreign students from 50 countries of the world study here.

LIVING EXPENSES

The cost of market basket with all the required products amounts to 150-200 $ US.
The prices of some food products are as follows:
           1 kg of bread - $ 0,3-0,4;
              1 kg of beef - $ 2-2,5;
              1 kg of potato - $ 0,4;
              1 kg of cheese - $ 3-4;
              1 liter(litre) of milk - $0,2-0,5;
              10 eggs - $ 0,5;
              1 kg of bananes - $ 1-1,1;
              1 kg of coffee - $5.
              1 kg of oranges - $ 1,5
All the products may be bought at supermarkets or agricultural markets. There are many products from the countries of Europe and America.
The network of municipal transport is well developed – there buses, trolley-buses, trams and Metro (a single fare costs about $ 0,1). There are many restaurants, cafes, bars in Kharkov city. A free time may be spent at museums, theatres, students clubs, and discos.
The cost of one ticket is:
            for cinema - $ 1-2;
              for theatre - $ 2-4;
              for disco - $ 4-5.
Kharkov is a students’ center of Ukraine, ecologically pure city with numerous parks and squares. Kharkov City has all the necessary conditions for a comfortable life.
There are many cult edifices in Kharkov. The religious rites one may celebrate in churches, mosques, Roman Catholic churches, and synagogues.
The possibility of the placement-in-the-job for foreign citizens in Ukraine is limited.