 This study examined the use of cloud-based ICT in education, research and organizational activities at the university. It also implemented a cloud-based learning environment for the Department of Natural Sciences of the Faculty of International Education of NTU-KHPI. This included the creation of a separate department within the university, which used open-source software to develop a course called Welcome to Study. A pedagogical experiment was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the course, and the results were used to make recommendations for the design of distance learning courses for foreigners with special courses for distance or blended learning in universities in Ukraine. This article was authored by O.M. Lapuzina and L.M. Lisichuk.