Odesa Maritime Academy

Not to be confused with Odesa National Maritime University.

Odessa National Maritime Academy

Одеська національна морська академія
Established	1944
Rector	Mykhailo Miyusov
Students	8441
Location	Odesa , Ukraine
Website	www.onma.edu.ua

National University "Odessa Maritime Academy" is a maritime university in Odesa, Ukraine.

The studies are carried out according to the graded system. The terms of studies are the following: four years for bachelor, five and a half years for specialist and master. The system of ship's crew training is in compliance with the requirements of the International Convention of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW -78/ 95) and other international conventions which give graduates the right to work on all types of vessels of native and foreign companies.

Since 2014 the OMA serves as the official naval academy of the Ukrainian Navy. Over the years the University has trained nearly 40,000 professionals from the navies of the former USSR, Ukraine, and 45 foreign countries.

History

• 7 June 1944 — It was formed as the Odessa Higher Engineering Marine School
• 29 May 1958 — it was renamed to the Odessa Higher Engineering Sea School
• 26 April 1991 — It was converted to the Odessa State Maritime Academy
• 21 September 2002 — It was granted a national status and a new name, the Odesa National Maritime Academy.

Campuses and buildings

The facilities of the college includes 7 educational buildings, cadet's town (crew) with 4 residential buildings, a canteen with buttery, a sport complex, a modern medical and sanitary centre, an Olympic standard swimming pool, fitness halls and gyms, a mini-stadium, a water station on the sea-shore, dining places by 1200 with modern equipment cafe, club.

The training sailing ship "Friendship" was built in Poland for NU"OMA".

Institutes and faculties

The main building of the "Odessa Maritime Academy" education plot.

Today the University includes Naval Institute of NU"OMA"; Azov Maritime Institute of NU"OMA" in Mariupol; Danube Institute of NU"OMA"; the Seafaring College of Technical Fleet of NU"OMA" and the Maritime College named after O.I. Marinesko of NU"OMA"; Training and Certifying Center of Seafarers of NU"OMA", Training Centres equipped with modern facilities that meet world standards.

The Training and Methodical Centre of Pre-Higher School Education with access courses is also a part of NU"OMA". Forms of Education: full-time, part-time; on the contract basis and free of charge.

Faculties:

• Navigation Faculty
• Maritime Transportation and Technologies Faculty
• Marine Engineering Faculty
• Automation Faculty
• Electrical Engineering and Radio Electronics Faculty
• Maritime Law and Management Faculty
• Foreign Students Dean's Office

Honorable doctors and famous alumni

• Anatoli Khorozov — president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine
• Miyusov Mikhail V. — Professor, Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine, honored worker of Maritime and River Transport of Ukraine, Head of the automation of diesel and gas turbine units, Rector ONMA.
• Golikov Vladimir A. — Professor, Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine, honored worker of Maritime and River Transport of Ukraine, Vice President for Research ONMA.
• Golubyev Vitaly K. — PhD., Professor, Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine, honored worker of the USSR Navy, Vice—Chancellor ONMA 1981—2008 GG
• Zaletov Vasily Mikhailovich — Professor, Honored Worker of the USSR Navy, Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Ukrainian SSR, the head of the Odesa State Maritime Academy (Osma) 1974—2000
• Kotrikov Kim P. — PhD, Professor, Head of Department with electro 1959—2000, GG, Honored Worker of the USSR Navy.
• Trump Laurent Antonovich — PhD, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Navigation 1989—1999, GG, honored worker of Maritime and River Transport of Ukraine.
• Kolegayev Mikhail — PhD, professor ONMA, Honored Worker of Sea and River Transport of Ukraine, the dean of the Faculty of Marine Engineering ONMA.
• Kozminykh Anatoly — Professor, Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Honored Worker of the USSR Navy, Chief of Department of Automation 1989—1996 GG
• Kuznetsova Inessa V. — PhD, Professor, Head of Department of Philosophy, honored worker of science and technology, the Excellent Public Education of Ukraine, honored worker of Maritime and River Transport of Ukraine.
• Lander, Michael - International Deep Sea Captain
• Lanchukovsky Lenin — PhD, Professor, Honorary Secretary of the Odesa Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.
• Tsymbal Nicholay — Professor, Honored Worker of Sea and River Transport of Ukraine, dean of marine navigation ONMA.
• Alexander Varvarenko — businessmen, innovator, founder of VARAMAR and SHIPNEXT.

See also

• List of maritime colleges

References

• Official site