The Preparatory Department for Foreigners and Stateless Persons prepares foreigners and stateless persons for admission to educational programs at the first (bachelor's), second (master's) educational levels at Uman National University and admission to other higher education institutions of Ukraine and operates in accordance with the law Ukraine "On Education", "On Higher Education", other regulations on training and education of foreigners and stateless persons in Ukraine, the Charter of the University and the Regulations on the Preparatory Department for Foreigners and Stateless Persons. Educational activities of the Preparatory Department are aimed at: study (improvement of the level of mastery) by foreigners of Ukrainian as a means of communication and a tool for obtaining a specialty; unification of foreigners' knowledge of general education subjects in accordance with the level of training of students of general secondary education institutions in Ukraine; acquisition of primary professional knowledge by foreign citizens. To enter the Preparatory Department for Foreign Citizens (Ukrainian language of instruction), a candidate must receive an official invitation to study to enter Ukraine.