Information on Admission to Postgraduate and Doctoral studies

Dear colleagues!

Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law announces admission to postgraduate and doctoral studies in 2026 for the training of:
higher education applicants at the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, part-time (extramural) study, in the following specialties:
C1 Economics and International Economic Relations (by specialisation);
D2 Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market;
D8 Law;
D4 Public Management and Administration;
applicants for the academic degree of Doctor of Science, full-time study, in the following scientific specialties:
12.00.03 “Civil Law and Civil Procedure; Family Law; Private International Law”;
12.00.07 “Administrative Law and Procedure; Financial Law; Information Law”;
12.00.12 “Philosophy of Law”;
25.00.02 “Mechanisms of Public Administration”;
25.00.05 “Public Administration in the Sphere of State Security and Public Order”.

Rules of Admission to Postgraduate Studies at Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law in 2026

Information on Admission to Postgraduate Studies

Persons holding a Master's degree or the Specialist educational and qualification level are admitted to study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialties C1 Economics and International Economic Relations (by specialisation), D2 Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market, and D4 Public Management and Administration. Persons holding a Master's degree or the Specialist educational and qualification level in the specialties D8 Law and D9 International Law are admitted to study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialty D8 Law.
The condition for admission to the entrance examinations is passing the Unified Entrance Test (UET) in research methodology in 2025 or 2026 and passing the Unified Entrance Examination (UEE) in 2024, 2025 or 2026 with a combined score of at least 300 points for the UEE general academic competence test and the UEE foreign language test.
The training programme provides for:
1) study according to individual plans;
2) highly qualified academic supervision of dissertation preparation;
3) use of the University's research facilities;
4) provision of scientific, educational and methodological literature;
5) publication of research in the journal of Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law “University Scientific Notes”.

Persons who have submitted their applications on time via the applicant's personal electronic accountare admitted to postgraduate studies on a competitive basis. Applicants who hold printed education documents (in booklet form) and cannot register an electronic applicant account should contact the University Admissions Committee to submit a paper application.
To create a personal file, applicants submit in person (or, by decision of the Admissions Committee, remotely to the official email address pk [at] univer.km.ua):

- application for admission to postgraduate studies (for persons who hold printed education documents (in booklet form) and cannot register an electronic applicant account);

- personnel record form;

- a copy of the document on the previously obtained degree (educational and qualification level) on the basis of which admission is sought, and its supplement;

- a copy of an identity document confirming citizenship;

- a copy of the taxpayer registration number certificate;

- a copy of the military registration document (military ID or temporary certificate of a person liable for military service);

- a copy of the UEE examination sheet of 2023, 2024 or 2025;

- a copy of the 2025 UET examination sheet in research methodology;

- two colour photographs, 3x4 cm;

- copies of published research achievements (scholarly works) in the specialty (if any);

- a copy of the international passport of a citizen of Ukraine (if any).

Registration Procedure for the Unified Entrance Test in Research Methodology (UET) and/or the Unified Entrance Examination (UEE) for Admission to Study for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

SUBJECT COMMISSIONS for Conducting Entrance Examinations for Admission to the First Year of Postgraduate Studies at Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law in 2026

Entrance Examination Programmes

PROGRAMME of preparation for the entrance examination in the specialty in the form of a written test-based examination for applicants on the basis of NQF Level 7 or the Specialist educational and qualification level, for study under the educational and scientific programme for training Doctors of Philosophy in the field of knowledge D Business, Administration and Law, specialty D4 Public Management and Administration, “Doctor of Philosophy in Public Management and Administration”, part-time (extramural) study

PROGRAMME of preparation for the entrance examination in the specialty in the form of a written test-based examination for applicants on the basis of NQF Level 7 or the Specialist educational and qualification level, for study under the educational and scientific programme for training Doctors of Philosophy in the field of knowledge D Business, Administration and Law, specialty D2 Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market, “Doctor of Philosophy in Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market”, part-time (extramural) study

PROGRAMME of preparation for the entrance examination in the specialty in the form of a written test-based examination for applicants on the basis of NQF Level 7 or the Specialist educational and qualification level, for study under the educational and scientific programme for training Doctors of Philosophy in the field of knowledge D Business, Administration and Law, specialty D8 Law, “Doctor of Philosophy in Law”, part-time (extramural) study

PROGRAMME of preparation for the entrance examination in the specialty in the form of a written test-based examination for applicants on the basis of NQF Level 7 or the Specialist educational and qualification level, for study under the educational and scientific programme for training Doctors of Philosophy in the field of knowledge C “Social Sciences, Journalism, Information and International Relations”, specialty C1 Economics and International Economic Relations (by specialisation), “Doctor of Philosophy in Economics”, part-time (extramural) study

PROGRAMME of the foreign language interview in lieu of the Unified Entrance Examination for the Master's degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree on the basis of NQF Levels 6 and 7 in 2026

Tuition Fees for Postgraduate Studies

Higher education degrees (specialties)		Tuition fee per contract postgraduate student by specialty, 2026 intake				Fee for the entire period of study
Higher education degrees (specialties)		Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Fee for the entire period of study
*Full-time*
C1	Economics and International Economic Relations (by specialisation)
D2	Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market
D4	Public Management and Administration
D8	Law
*Part-time (extramural)*
C1	Economics and International Economic Relations (by specialisation)	54 500	54 500	54 500	54 500	218 000
D2	Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market	57 400	57 400	57 400	57 400	229 600
D4	Public Management and Administration	57 400	57 400	57 400	57 400	229 600
D8	Law	57 400	57 400	57 400	57 400	229 600

List of applicants recommended for enrolment of 21.09.2026: Doctor of Philosophy, part-time, D8 Law, D8 Law Doctor of Philosophy part-time, funded by individuals and/or legal entities

List of applicants recommended for enrolment of 21.09.2026: Doctor of Philosophy, part-time, D4 Public Management and Administration, D4 Public Management and Administration Doctor of Philosophy part-time, funded by individuals and/or legal entities

Deadlines for the acceptance of applications and documents,

entrance examinations, competitive selection and enrolment of applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Stages of the admission campaign	Main session	Additional session
Start of registration of applicants' electronic accounts	from 1 July 2026	from 1 July 2026
Start of acceptance of applications for admission to competitive selection	from 7 August 2026	from 29 September 2026
End of acceptance of applications and documents	by 18:00 7 September 2026	by 18:00 8 October 2026
Dates of the University's entrance examinations	8 September 2026 – 21 September 2026	10 October 2026 – 13 October 2026
Deadline for issuing recommendations for enrolment	from 22 September 2026	from 14 October 2026
Enrolment dates	no later than 28 September 2026	no later than 15 October 2026

Information on Admission to Doctoral Studies

Rules of Admission to Doctoral Studies at Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law in 2026

Doctoral studies at the University are open to persons who hold the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (the academic degree of Candidate of Science), have research achievements requiring completion or presentation in the form of a dissertation (scientific report), and have at least half of the number of publications on the dissertation (scientific report) topic established by the Ministry of Education and Science, meeting the Ministry's requirements, in scientific periodicals in the relevant field of research.

To apply for doctoral studies, the applicant submits the following documents in person to the Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies Department:

1) an application for admission to doctoral studies;
- a copy of the Doctor of Philosophy or Candidate of Science diploma;
- a personnel record form (with a 3x4 photograph);
- a copy of an identity document confirming citizenship;
- a copy of the taxpayer registration number certificate;
- a copy of the military ID or temporary certificate of a person liable for military service (for persons liable for military service and reservists) or a copy of the conscription registration certificate (for conscripts);
- a copy of the international passport of a citizen of Ukraine (if any);
- a list and copies of scientific publications on the dissertation (scientific report) topic;
- a detailed proposal containing a research work plan and/or information on the scope of the research
work required to prepare the research achievements for defence;
- a written evaluation of the applicant's research activity provided by an academic or research
staff member employed by the University who holds the academic degree of Doctor of Science and the necessary
research qualifications, with consent to act as academic consultant if the applicant is admitted to doctoral studies;
- other documents confirming the applicant's research achievements.

Tuition Fees for Doctoral Studies

Higher education degrees (specialties)	Tuition fee per contract doctoral student by specialty, 2026 intake		Fee for the entire period of study
Higher education degrees (specialties)	Year 1	Year 2	Fee for the entire period of study
12.00.03 “Civil Law and Civil Procedure; Family Law; Private International Law” 12.00.07 “Administrative Law and Procedure; Financial Law; Information Law” 12.00.12 “Philosophy of Law”	50 000	50 000	100 000
25.00.02 “Mechanisms of Public Administration” 25.00.05 “Public Administration in the Sphere of State Security and Public Order”	50 000	50 000	100 000