Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University

The institution traces its origins to the Women's Pedagogical Courses established in Odesa in 1903. In 1959, the Pharmaceutical Institute was relocated from Odesa to Zaporizhzhia and renamed Zaporizhzhia Pharmaceutical Institute. In 1968, it was reorganized as the Zaporizhzhia Medical Institute.

Training of foreign citizens at Zaporizhzhia State Medical University began in 1973 with the establishment of the Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Citizens, the first preparatory faculty in Ukraine with a medical and biological focus designed specifically for international students.

In its first academic year, 106 students from 22 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America enrolled in the program. To coordinate work with international students, the Dean's Office of the Preparatory Faculty was created in 1974, and in 1976 the Faculty for the Training of Foreign Citizens was established.

Since its foundation, more than 13,000 foreign graduates have earned medical and pharmaceutical degrees from the university. Many now work in over 100 countries worldwide in various healthcare roles.

In 1994, the institution was reorganized as Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, receiving the fourth (highest) level of accreditation in Ukraine. It offers Bachelor's, Specialist, and Master's degrees in medicine and pharmacy for both Ukrainian and international students.

In 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health approved the establishment of Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University as the legal successor to the Zaporizhzhia State Medical University and the Zaporizhzhia Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.