Admissions campaign 2026: specializations offered by higher military educational institutions

In Ukraine, the admissions campaign to higher military educational institutions began on January 1. Beyond quality education, cadets are provided with financial, clothing, and medical support, and are guaranteed accommodation.

Admission is open on a competitive basis to citizens of Ukraine aged 17 to 30 who have completed general secondary, vocational (vocational and technical), professional pre-higher, or higher education, based on the results of entrance examinations in competitive subjects conducted directly at higher military educational institutions or applicants’ National Multi-Subject Test (NMT).

In addition to knowledge assessment, all applicants undergo professional and psychological screening, a final medical examination, and a physical fitness test.

Higher military educational institutions admit not only civilian applicants but also service members serving under contract and those undergoing basic military service.

The Ministry of Defence provides a reminder of the specializations under which cadets receive training and education at higher military educational institutions.

National Defence University of Ukraine

Trains officers who will serve in physical training and sports positions within the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Last year marked the first launch of training programs for specialists in physical and sports rehabilitation of wounded service members.

Under distance learning programmes, contract service members, including rank-and-file personnel, sergeants, and senior NCOs, are eligible to obtain a bachelor’s degree in the civilian specialty of physical culture and sports.

Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University

Trains military pilots, navigators, air defense unit commanders, and specialists in surface-to-air missile systems, aerial reconnaissance, unmanned systems, engineering service, moral and psychological support, as well as specialists in power engineering and metrology.

Under distance learning programmes, the university provides training for contract service members in the following civilian specialties: software engineering, electric power engineering, electronic communications, and information and measurement technology.

Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy

Trains military specialists for mechanized, armored, and engineer units, missile and artillery, artillery reconnaissance, as well as specialists in moral and psychological support and musical arts.

Military Academy (Odesa)

Trains unit commanders for the Air Assault Forces, Marine Corps, Military Intelligence, and Special Operations Forces, as well as specialists in airborne service, food, clothing, and gear support, fuel (including missile fuel) supply, transport logistics, operation and maintenance of missile and artillery weapons, ammunition storage, automotive equipment, and accommodation and housing maintenance support. Specialists in intelligence and information operations are also trained.

Kruty Heroes Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology

Trains communications unit commanders, specialists in military communications systems, information protection and cybersecurity, cyber defense, cyber intelligence, mathematical and software support for military information systems, automated command and control systems for troops and weapons, as well as specialists in electronic systems.

Zhytomyr Military Institute named after S.P. Korolyov

Trains military specialists in electronic warfare (EW), electronic and space reconnaissance, information protection, information influence operations, automated information processing, and the employment of unmanned aerial systems.

Military Institute for Tank Troops of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”

Trains armored unit commanders, military mechanical engineers, and specialists in radiation, chemical, and biological protection and environmental safety of military forces.

Naval Institute of the National University “Odesa Maritime Academy”

Trains specialists in navigation and ship handling and maneuvering, operation of shipboard propulsion and power systems, shipboard electronic and communications systems, shipborne and coastal weapons systems, maritime search and rescue operations and emergency diving missions, as well as moral and psychological support aboard Naval Forces vessels.

The Institute of Military Law of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

Trains military lawyers.

Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv