Hostels for foreign students

Education in Ukraine is a good choice for foreign applicants. It is qualitative, inexpensive and open new opportunities. It is obvious that moving to another country is always accompanied by a share of fear. It takes time to adapt and it is absolutely normal. Keep in mind, that after your admission to selected university, you’ll receive a place in the university hostel. It is the most popular and economical way of living among students, both local and foreigners. Hostels assume that 3-4 people live in one room. It’s not such a comfortable option as your own flat, but definitely an interesting experience!

Advantages of living in hostel

Of course, you can rent an apartment but it's preferable for you to live in hostel. There are some reasons for that:

• you don’t know the language to communicate with locals;
• you need to know the city bus roots;
• apartment owners want to earn money on foreigners and overcharge;
• in the hostel you can receive the help all the way long;
• student’s hostel is the best place to gaining new experience, learn to cope with difficulties. You can make a lot of international friends there.

Conditions of living in hostels can be different and depend on university. Cost also varies with quality of life. But you can count on the availability of furniture, shower, kitchen.

 What you need in the hostel 

When preparing to the student life, keep in mind that the university provides the necessary stuff only. Your comfort is your concern. Local and foreign students often buy additional furniture, fridge, multi cooker etc. Don’t forget to get acquainted with the rules of accommodation. In some of them a lot of techniques is prohibited.

To get a good experience of hostel living, you need:

• personal care products
• laptop
• Wi-Fi router
• kettle and all utensils
• water basin
• comfortable clothing
• earphones

Students often cook together, so it’s not necessary for you to be able to cook. You can learn in the process or to buy the ready meal. Some hostels have a small cafe or canteen, coffee machines.

In general, hostels are the good school of life because here you need to communicate with other people, to schedule your day taking into account their interests, to deal with unlimited parties etc. We can help you to receive your room in the hostel and to find the best option.