Department of training for foreign countries and academic exchanges in the field of educational supervises the preparatory department for foreigners. The main goals and objectives of the Department of training for foreign countries and academic exchanges in the field of educational are as follows:
Training of foreign students started in Dnipro National University in 1989. In August 1989 the dean office on the work with foreign students started its functioning. at first foreign citizens from Mali, Zimbabve, Peru, Czech Republic and Laos arrived to study at Dnipro State University in the 1st September, 1989. Nowadays in the structure of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University functions the department for training specialists for foreign countries and academic exchanges. It was founded on the basis of the dean office on the work with foreign students in 2007. Over all the period of its functioning the dean office on the work with foreign students, and soon the department on training specialists for foreign countries and academic exchanges, 2700 foreign students from 53 countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin and North America got higher education, 38 foreign graduate students obtained the PhD diplomas, 220 foreign students passed the training courses in DNU. Admission of foreigners for studying in DNU is done on the basis of international treaty of Ukraine with other countries; treaty of Ministry of education and science of Ukraine with ministries of education of other countries; contracts between DNU and international organizations, firms and natural person. Foreigners arriving at DNU start their study at the preparatory department for foreigners. It was founded in 1991 and nowadays it successfully functions. During the preliminary training at the Preparatory Department the main goal is forming of knowledge, skills to guarantee further successful studying of foreign students in higher educational establishments of Ukraine as well as creation of all necessary conditions for fast adaptation in the new social cultural environment. Preparatory Department provides preliminary trainings in engineering, technical, economic, health safety and biology, humanitarian spheres of study. Subjects studied at the Preparatory Department are: Russian language, mathematics, physics, chemistry, fundamentals of informatics and computer techniques, drawing, country-specific studies, fundamentals of economics, history of Ukraine, biology, fundamentals of Ukrainian and foreign literature, economic and social geography. Faculty of the Preparatory Department is represented by the qualified specialists. Language training of the foreigners is provided by the Department of Linguistic Training of Foreigners. It is made of 1 professor and 9 associate professors. Specialized subjects are taught by the best instructors of basic departments of DNU. There are 2 professors, 3 associate professors and 3 assistant professors.