Preparing specialists for foreign countries at Ukrainian educational establishments is one of the most important strategic directions of foreign policy and foreign economic activity of Ukraine. And training foreign citizens for entering higher educational institutions is the first and very important issue of the whole educational process for preparing foreign students for any Ukrainian higher educational establishments, State University of Intellectual Technologies and Communications (SUITT), in particular. Structural unit at SUITT which is responsible for preparation of foreign citizens for higher educational institution enrolment is the Preparatory Department (PD) for foreigners. During the existence of the Higher Education Institution, about 1,500 foreign citizens received certificates for the right to enter higher education institutions of Ukraine. The main task of the preparatory department of SUITT is to prepare foreign entrants for successful study at the University in specialized areas, as well as in other free educational institutions of Ukraine in engineering, engineering and economic and humanitarian specialties.   Structurally PD consists of the Head who is directly subordinated to the Vice-Rector of Foreign Relations that organize and control scientific, methodological, teaching and educational work at PD in the areas of language training, humanitarian and natural sciences. Besides different organization-supervising activities (as, for example, educational process scheduling, timetables etc.), the main field of their work is the coordination of teaching of Ukrainian (Russian) language, Natural and Humanities Sciences under the curricula and work programs, control over keeping to one language regime in educational process and over the content of a subject taught at PD in a certain direction. From 2021 to the present, the leadership of the PD is carried out by the candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor Mykhaylenko Victoria Oleksandrivna. Teaching process at SUITT PD is carried out in accordance with the curricula of preparatory departments and syllabi recommended by Scientifically Methodological Commission of MSE of Ukraine for preparing foreign citizens for entering the universities. Syllabi on each subject are updated every year and are confirmed by Scientifically Methodological Commission of SUITT. PD methodologists work out educational process schedules for each group, they are also constantly monitoring the implementation of the curricula and syllabi by the lecturers. The knowledge quality control system is always being improved, basic subjects quizzes and self-studying tasks and tests are always being updated. Teaching of subjects at PD are provided by the corresponding SUITT departments: Department of Linguistics provides the teaching of Ukrainian (Russian), principles of Ukrainian and Foreign Literature and National Studies, Department of Mathematics – Mathematics, Department of Physics – Physics, Department of Information Technologies – principles of Computer Science and Computer Engineering etc.) . These departments choose separate lecturers to teach at PD who are subordinated to the Head of PD. The PD staff of special departments that are involved in PD work is constant. At present 50% of lecturers with an academic degree are engaged into PD work. All the lecturers that work for PD for foreign citizens have a great work experience and have repeatedly raised their qualification at the leading higher educational establishments. All PD lecturers take part in the state budget scientific research work of Department of Linguistics and also in the work of the scientific methodological seminar of the same Department. The problems of educational process advancing and improvement of foreigners training effectiveness for higher educational establishment entering is a constant subject of presentations and discussions of the seminar as well as scientific researches and publications in scientific manuals of SUITT and other works. During last years the lectures working at PD for foreigners created and published 23 study guides. They are actively used in educational process. Among them there are, for example:    ”Studying the History of Ukraine”. The study guide for foreigners Odessa, 2005 – 4,0  p.s.(Compiling editors S.A. Karpova, V.E. Pylypenko). ”The Basics of the World Economics and Social Geography”. Study guide for foreigners – Odessa, 2005,- 3,2p.s.(Compiling editors: N.E. Karpova, N.A. Maslova, T.I. Ignatenko “Physics. Part 1 (Mechanics). Introductory course for foreigners studying for Engineering at PD. Academic Speech Style – Odessa, 2006.-2,0 p.s. (Compiling editors: S.A. Karpova, V.E. Gorbachev). ”Russian-English-Chinese Dictionary on Physics” – Odessa, 2006.-2,1 p.s. (Compiling editors: S.A. Karpova, V.E. Gorbachev ). ”Test in Ukrainian for foreigners (for beginners)”. Odessa: ONAT, 2006. – 0,9 p.s. (Compiling editor S.A. Karpova). “Test works in Ukrainian for Preparatory Department students”- Odessa: ONAT, 2007. – 1,0p.s. (Compiling editor: L.E. Raskhodchikova). “Tests for self-studying in Ukrainian. Study guide for Preparatory Departments foreign students”. – Odessa: ONAT, 2008 – 2,0 p.s. (Compiling editors: S.A. Karpova, L.E. Raskhodchikova ). “The Basics of Ukrainian and Foreign Literature”. – Odessa, ONAT, 2010. – 3,0  p.s. (Compiling editors N.O. Maslova, L.E. Raskhodchikova). “The Basics of Economic and Social World Geography”.  – Odessa, ONAT, 2011. – 2,0 p.s. (Compiling editors N.O. Maslova, L.E. Raskhodchikova). “Principles of Ukrainian and Foreign Literature”, Part II. – Odessa, ONAT, 2014. – 3,25 p.s. (Compiling editors: S.A. Karpova, L.E. Raskhodchikova, N.O. Maslova). “Principles of Economy and Social World Geography”. Part II. – Odessa, ONAT, 2014. – 3,0 p.s. (Compiling editors: S.A. Karpova, N.O. Maslova, L.E. Raskhodchikova,) etc. Pedagogical work with foreigners plays its own important role in PD work. The lecturers of Linguistics Department are assigned as tutors for each group of PD. Besides educational work, they carry out explanatory pedagogical work, acquaint foreigners with local realities, visit dormitories, keep in touch with their students’ parents, help foreigners to accustom to staying in Ukraine. Great attention in PD work is given to the development of PD material base. The Department is fully provided with educational places for the whole studying term. The total area of classes equipped for training of foreigners is about 390 square meters. For any questions, please do not hesitate and contact us: Kuznechna Street, 1, room 302, 303 Odessa, 65029 Ukraine. Contact person: Hennadii Bratchenko Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work and International Activities е-mail:  vrinter@suitt.edu.ua