According to the Rector's order number 133/01 of 27.06.2013 a Сenter of International cooperation was created in ONAFT. This is coordinating, teaching and administrative subdivision in ONAFT. International Cooperation Center is purposed on the organization and implementation of international relations of teaching students in the area of food and feed production, ecology, economics, management and business.
The Center of International cooperation includes the following departments:

• Department of International Organizations and Treaties;
• Department of international projects and grants.

International Cooperation Center (ICC) performs the following functions:

• ICC makes plans and reports of international cooperation according ONAFT’s business plan.
• ICC creates and renews a list of foreign universities, which teach students in the area of food science and technology.
• ICC develops required documentation for entry ONAFT in international unions, associations and cooperation for agreements ONAFT with foreign universities and organizations. ICC oversees the implementation of the signed agreements.
• ICC has been working with faculty and students, PHD students in the direction of their studying, internship program and bilateral exchange in the framework of international organizations and projects.
• ICC makes organizational and informational work with undergraduate and graduate students on the possibility of continuing education in foreign universities.
• ICC takes part in the competitive selection of candidates for referral to the studying of students and internships of PHD students, faculty to best foreign universities.
• ICC assists faculty, students, and graduate students in the document’s preparation with a foreign language to participate in competitions for grants, publishing articles in international journals, reporting at international conferences.
• ICC makes lists of international conferences on the topic of food science and technology and brings them to the attention of staff, students and postgraduates.
• ICC develops proposals to ONAFT’s management to improve performance of the center.

 

ONAFT is an active member of the following international organizations:

	Name of the association	Site association
	European Universities Association	European Universities Association (EUA)
	Eurasian Association of Universities	Euroasian Association of Universities (EAU)
	Black Sea Universities Association	Black Sea Universities Association (BSUN)
	International Council for Open and Distance Education	International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
	European Federation of Food Science and Technology	European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
	The Magna Charta Observatory	The Magna Charta Observatory
	European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences	European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS)
	Fond of development in the area of гостиничного service in Central and East Europe – La fondation pour la formation hôtelière	La fondation pour la formation hôtelière
	International organization “Platform dialog Eurasia”	Diyalog avrasya (DA)
	ISEKI Food Association.	ISEKI Food Association
	Institute of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the field of food products, animal health, agriculture and the environment	VetAgro Sup
	International institutions фор Higher Education and Research in Oenology & Viticulture	OENOVITI INTERNATIONAL

 

Currently, there are agreements of cooperation between ONAFT and following foreign universities and organizations:

Country	Educational institution or its affiliated companies, which signed a cooperation agreement	Main area of cooperation
Armenia	Armenian National Agrarian University	Cooperation in the fields of science, technology and education
Belarus	Belarus State Economic University,  Minsk	Cooperation in the fields of science, technology and education
Belarus	Mogilev State University of Food technologies	Cooperation in the fields of science, technology and education, academic mobility, publication of scientific works
Belarus	Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Food	Development of co-operative educational and research projects
Belarus	Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer Institute A.V Lykov Belarus	Co-operating in research and publication of results
Belarus	Grodno State Agrarian University	Arrangement of co-operative research, projects and improving training of faculty
Belarus	Gomel State Technical University of P.А. Syhogo	Cooperation in the area of science, culture and education and technology
Belarus	Institute for Power and Nuclear Research "Pines" Belarus National Academy of Science	Cooperation in science area
Bulgaria	"Angel Kanchev" University of Ruse	Cooperation in the sphere of training of specialists with higher education, researchers
Bulgaria	Technical University of Varna
Bulgaria	Thracian University in Stara Zagora	Exchange of faculty, students, co-operative participation in international programs
Bulgaria	University of Food Technologies, Plovdiv	Creating co-operating education projects of double master’s diplomas
Bulgaria	Plovdiv University of Food Technologies	Maintaining connection in the area of science, research and education
Canada	Centre for International and European Education, University of Toronto
China	Zhejiang university Ningbo Institute of Technology
China	School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University
Czech Republic	Institute of hotel business in Prague	Organization and arrangement visits of students and faculty from ONAFT
Chile	Center for Research and Innovation in Toro, Chile	Cooperation in science, technology and education
Estonia	Institute of Mathematics, University of Tartu, Tartu	Maintaining connection in the area of science, research and education
Estonia	Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu	Cooperation in the fields of science, technology and education. Exchange of students, staff and researchers
France	Beaune Viti Agro Campus
France	Group ESA , Нigh agricultural school in Angers	Cooperation in science, technology and education
France	ENІTA de Bordeaux, Bordeaux	Maintaining connections in the area of science and education
Germany	Darmstadt Technological University, Darmstadt	Co-operative research
Georgia	Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University (TESAU)	Cooperation and development of educational and research opportunities for students and teachers, as well as opportunities to exchange cultural experiences
Israel	Judeo Samarium University, Ariel city	Organization co-operative research, exchange of scientific information
India	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	Cooperation in the fields of science, technology and education
Lithuania	State University in Kaunas	Exchange of faculty, students, co-operative participation in international programs
Lithuania	Vilnius University of Applied Sciences	Informing about problems in the area of education, reform of the educational process, exchange of faculty, students
Macedonia	University of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Skopje	Implementation of the general conception of increasing faculty’s qualification
Macedonia	University Gotse Delchev in Steep city	Maintaining connections in the area of science and education
Marocco	Institute of Mohammed Fifth - Agdal, Rabat city	Cooperation in the area of science, technology and education
Moldova (PMR)	Transnistrian State University of Taras Shevchenko	Cooperation in science, technology and education
Moldova	Technical University of Moldova, Chisinau	Maintaining connections in the area of science and education
Norway	University of Tromso, Tromso	Maintaining connections in the area of science, research and education
Poland	Institute of Meat Technology Poznań University of Life Sciences	Cooperation in the fields of science, technology and education
Poland	Lodz University of Technology, Lodz	Exchange of scientific information and publications; joint research and publication of results
Poland	Bialystok University of Technology	Cooperation in the area of modernization, standardization and improvement of the educational process
Poland	University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn	Educational services in all levels of training
Poland	Agricultural University of Cracow	Cooperation in research projects, exchange of studying plans and programs
Poland	University of Opole in Opole	Cooperation in education and science
Poland	West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin	Maintaining connections in the area of science and education
Poland	University of Computer Sciences and Skills in Łódź. (WSIU)	Preparation of double diplomas, support relations in the sphere of science, research and education
Republic of Yemen	University "All-Ahgaf", All Mukalla Hadramot city	Organization of scientific research; educational services of all levels of training
Romania	University of Constanza "Ovidius", Constanza	Maintaining connections in the area of science, research and education
Romania	Romanian Academy of Sciences – department in Iasi	Cooperation in science, technology and education
Serbia	University of Novi Sad	Conducting co-operative research work
Slovakia	Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Slovakia	Slovak research center, Bratislava	Collaboration in the sphere of science and education, joint research
Slovakia	University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice	Conducting co-operative research work
Turkey	Trakya University, Edirne	Improvement and expansion of cooperation
Turkey	Tobbsky University of Economics and Technology	Cooperation in science, technology and education
Turkey	International tourist holding Tez Tour	Organization and arrangement of studying students from ONAFT in Turkey
Tunisia	Gafsa Univerity, Tunisia	Exchange of scientific information and publications; joint research, training, internships and joint publication of results

The database contains the following information:

• European universities which teach students in the area of food and food science and technology;
• Best European scientists in the area of feed and food science and technology;
• Full list of magazines and other periodicals that publish articles in the area of feed and food science and technology;
• International organizations in the area of feed and food science and technology;
• Information about studying programs in European universities in the area of feed and food science and technology related to the Bologna process.

ONAFT’s membership in international educational organizations, programs, funds

Name of project, program	Partners	Expected results and their implementation
BASEFOOD project of the 7th Framework Programme of the EU "Bioactive components in the traditional foods of the countries fron Black Sea Basin"	Partners - 12 universities and organizations in Italy, UK, Portugal, Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Russia, Georgia	Thorough studying of bioactive components in traditional foods of the Black Sea countries for distribution in Europe. Addition in relevant database
INNO-FOOD-SEE «Transnational Cooperation Programme" South-Eastern Europe. Installing innovation support mechanisms and increasing awareness of the potential of food innovation and research and development in South-Eastern Europe area	13 organizations from the following countries: Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia	Creating mechanisms that will facilitate the exchange and coordination of research, technology and innovation in the area of food innovation and increasing awareness of the importance of technological progress and innovation in the food sector in Europe
EFFORT project within the European program Erasmus Mundus (Action 2 Strand 1, Lot 5) "Educational Force: Driving mobility between the EU and Eastern Europe	20 universities in Western Europe, as well as Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia	Education and training of students, PHD and faculty of ONAFT at best universities in the European Union
«ISEKI-Food-4" Thematic Network EU Erasmus program "Integrating knowledge of the environment in the study of food: towards a European sustainable development"	94 partners from 30 European countries	Significant contribution to the European Higher Education Area in the area of Food Research, Science and Technology
Creating and equipment training lab-kitchen restaurant and at the Department of Hospitality Management and Tourism ONAFT	"Fund training of hotel staff partner organizations in Central and Eastern Europe in the area of hospitality and tourism"	Creating and equipment training lab-kitchen restaurant and at the Department of Hospitality Management and Tourism ONAFT
International project "Molecular dynamics simulation of radiation damage UO2»	Research Centre Institute of Transuranium Elements in Karlsruhe, Germany	The technique of molecular dynamics simulation of radiation damage UO2 and appropriate calculations
"The thermodynamic behavior of the 4th generation working environments for the use of renewable energy sources"	Indian Institute of Technology, Madras	The peculiarities of the thermodynamic behavior of the 4th generation working environments for renewable energy
Investigation process of manufacture assortment of dairy products	Ltd. "A Leader", Gudermes, Russia Cooperation in the area of technology of dairy products	We launched a new line of issue assortment of dairy products Tsentoroevsky Dairy and technological tests conducted
Investigation of improving the efficiency of three-phase heat transfer	Japanese Society of the Advancement of Science (JSPS)	On methane production plant JFE Steel Fukuyama Works energy conservation and efficiency of thermal processes in the production of metal were explored
Dynamics of growth of entropy in the porous structure, is internal contamination in heat exchangers	Maritime Academy in Szczecin (Poland)	Development and improvement of energy systems based on endogenous and exogenous damage energy
Thermodynamics IV generation of working bodies for technologies using renewable energy	King Saud University of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Series of lectures at the College of Engineering Sciences, University of King Saud were given. The contacts were established with college professors in the area of chemical engineering and mechanics

For ensuring growth of publications of ONAFT’s scientists in journals with high Impact Factor, the list of international journals were compiled in the area of feed and food science and technology with high Impact Factor and posted on the website of the ONAFT. Regular meetings of the Scientific and Technical Council ONAFT have been organized, they are addressed the issue of publication of articles in international journals and their registration in the SCOPUS database;
The grant from the "Foundation for hotel staff - partner organizations in Central and Eastern Europe in the area of hospitality and tourism" was received in the amount of 5,000 Euros for the establishment and equipment of educational laboratory - the kitchen at the Department of the restaurant and hotel business and tourism ONAFT.
The results of international cooperation ONAFT regularly reported in the newspaper "Technologist", in the speeches of the Academy’s President and scientists of ONAFT at television and in other media.
Student’s practices were established in foreign facilities in Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, France and USA.
ONAFT annually under the direction of the International scientific conference “Geometry in Odessa”, which participate annually in 40 foreign scientists.
Different seminars with the best foreign scientists are organized in ONAFT. ONAFT is the member of International Fund for the hotel business.
With the support of International Fund for the hotel business seminars and master classes by leading faculty in the area of tourism were arranged.
Professor I. Alekseeva (Bulgaria), Professor L. Nowacki (Slovakia), prominent scientists of Manchester University (UK ), Professor E. M. Inesonom and Professor R. Ralston had the lessons for faculty and managers of Department of Hospitality and tourism.
The level of international cooperation in ONAFT is indicated in the order to more than 40 faculty from ONAFT annually visit foreign universities, and about the same number of foreigners visit ONAFT too.