National University "Odesa Law Academy"

The National University "Odesa Law Academy" is a higher educational institution in Odesa and is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in Ukraine. The University was founded in 1997 on the basis of the Law Institute of Odesa National University named by I.I. Mechnikov. Today, the National University "Odesa Law Academy" is the centre of legal education, culture and science in Ukraine. The National University "Odesa Law Academy" represents a consistently high quality of education and demand for graduates in the labour market; it has a recognised international authority and extensive academic ties with the best universities in the world. Our university is dynamically developing and improving; we introduce the latest technologies into education in order to meet the ever-growing standards of education. The University has the highest IV level of accreditation and a licence from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for the training of lawyers of all educational qualification levels and educational degrees: "Professional Junior Bachelor", "Junior Bachelor", "Bachelor", "Master". The University prepares Doctors of Philosophy and Doctors of Law. The University actively cooperates with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, and other central and local bodies of state power and bodies of local self-government, the Southern Regional Centre of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, legal entities and individuals, and with leading television and radio companies, publishing houses, advertising, and PR-agencies, which ensure the guarantee of future employment of university graduates and their proper professional training. The National University "Odesa Law Academy" also closely cooperates with the Council of Europe, the Venice Commission, the OSCE, the European Court of Human Rights, and various sectoral international intergovernmental organizations, which gives the possibility of internships and further employment in the leading European institutions. Today, the National University "Odesa Law Academy" is a recognised leader in the field of higher education and is one of the most successful educational projects in Ukraine.