Kyiv National Economic University

Not to be confused with Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics.

The Kyiv National Economic University (Ukrainian: Київський національний економічний університет імені Вадима Гетьмана, lit. 'Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University') is a self-governing public university in Kyiv, Ukraine.^[2] The university was founded in 1906 as Higher commercial courses.^[1]

Kyiv National Economic University

Державний вищий навчальний заклад «Київський національний економічний університет імені Вадима Гетьмана»
Latin: Derzhavnyi vyshchyi navchalnyi zaklad "Kyivskyi natsionalnyi ekonomichnyi universytet imeni Vadyma Hetmana"
Type	Public
Established	1906^[1]
Rector	Lukianenko Dmytro Grygorovych
Students	>20,000
Location	Kyiv , Ukraine
Website	kneu.edu.ua/en/

It was ranked #3 by the Ukrainian national ranking of the universities conducted by Compass in 2012.^[3] According to one of the leading university rankings in the world (Eduniversal, 2015), KNEU occupied the second position among universities in Ukraine.^[4] In 2020, in the same ranking, it took the third place among Ukrainian universities.^[5]

In 2005, the university was named in honor of Vadym Hetman, a prominent Ukrainian banker, economist, and the founder of the National Bank of Ukraine.^[1]

History of formation and development

• 1906 — Kyiv Higher Commercial Courses
• 1908 — Kyiv Commercial Institute
• 1920 — Kyiv Institute of National Economy (KINE)
• 1934 — Kyiv Financial and Economic Institute
• 1960 — Kyiv Institute of National Economy (KINE)
• 1992 — Kyiv State Economic University
• 1997 — Kyiv National University of Economics
• 2005 — Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman
• 2010-2014 — State Higher Educational Institution Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman — a self-governing (autonomous) research university

General information

The Kyiv National Economic University is the largest economic educational institution in Ukraine. It is recognized in Ukraine and in the world as a training center for economists, managers and lawyers.

The area of the university is 118,765 m² or 9.4 m² per student. Classroom foundation includes audiences for lectures, rooms for seminars and workshops, computer classes and more. The total area of fund classroom is 14,332.7 m². The university also has 6709 m² gyms area and own the stadium and 6 hostels. The number of students in Kyiv National Economic University is approximately 15,000.

The mission of the university is to make a significant contribution to social development through research, generation of new knowledge, their dissemination and training of competitive professionals and creative individuals.

Bachelor programs

• Law;
• Economic theory;
• Economic cybernetics; ;
• International economics;
• Business economics;
• Economy of agroindustrial complex;
• Personnel management and labour economics;
• Applied statistics;
• Marketing;
• Finance and credit;
• Finance and credit – specialization Banking (Credit);
• Accounting in agroindustrial complex;
• Management;
• Computer sciences.

 

Main building

Divisions

• Student Tourist Club "Skify"
• Center of master's training
• Center of international relations
• Foreign citizens teaching division
• Department of science and postgraduate studies
• Ukrainian institute of stock market development
• Educational an methodical department
• Institute of higher education
• Primary trade-union organization of students and post-graduate students
• Student academic council
• Scientific student community
• Students’ employment center “Perspective”
• Library
• Publishing house
• Sport center “Economist”
• Culture and arts center
• Campus
• Preventive medicine sanatorium

International organizations and programs

Kyiv National Economic University is a member of the following international organizations and programs:

• EDAMBA – "European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration".
• EPLO – "European Public Law Organization".
• EFMD – "European Foundation for Management Development".
• BSUN – "Black Sea Universities Network".
• "Magna Charta Universitatum".
• TEMPUS – "Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies".
• RSA – . Archived from the original on 2008-12-19.
• EAC – "European Arbitration Chamber".
• "Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung".
• CES - "Council for European Studies at Columbia University".
• the Ukrainian Bar Association Students League - "UBA Students League".

Campuses and buildings

• Main building of KNEU
• Building # 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 of KNEU
• Library
• Dormitories: I, II, III, IV, V, VI
• Sport Complex “Economist”
• Publishing house
• Preventive medicine sanatorium

Institutes and faculties

Institutes

• Educational and research institute of economic development (1997)
• Ukrainian institute of stock market development (1997)
• Institute of higher education (2009)
• Institute of financial controlling (2009)
• Institute of encyclopedic research in economics (2009)
• Institute of global economic policy (2009)
• Institute of credit relations (2009)
• French-Ukrainian institute of management (2010)
• Institute of economics and management of agroindustrial complex (2010)
• Institute of financial and economic research (2010)
• Institute of modeling and informational systems in economics (2010)
• Institute of accounting (2010)
• Institute of socio-economic relations (2010)
• Institute of legal research and law project work (2010)
• Institute of marketing (2011)
• Institute of innovative entrepreneurship (2011)

Faculties

• Economics and Management (1945)
• International Economics and Management (1992)
• Law (1993)
• Personnel Management and Marketing (1965)
• Accounting (1959)
• Economics of Agro-Industrial Industry (1945)
• Finance (1906)
• Crediting (2003)
• Informational Systems and Technology (1964)

Colleges

• KNEU College of Economics and Management
• KNEU College of Economics in Kyiv
• KNEU College of Information Systems and Technologies Kyiv
• Simferopol College of KNEU
• Romensky College of Economics of KNEU

National rankings

National rankings

• Compass-2012 Rankings of Ukrainian universities:
  • in Overall Ranking – 3rd place;
  • in a Ranking by Subject «Business & Economics» – 2nd place;
  • in a Ranking of Universities in Central Region of Ukraine – 3rd place;
• University Ranking «TOP-200 Ukraine», 2011/2012:
  • in Overall Ranking – 10th place;
  • among economic universities – 1st place;
• Ranking by newspaper «Comments» - Ranking of Universities graduates of which are most wanted on the market, 2012. – 3rd place;
• University Ranking by magazine «Dengi» (Money), 2012 :
  • Ranking in «Economics» – 2nd place;
  • Ranking in «Law» – 6th place;

International rankings

• Eduniversal Ranking - «3 Palmes – EXCELLENT Business Schools nationally strong and/or with continental links»;
• Eduniversal Best Masters ranking Eastern Europe:
  • Information Systems Management (Master in Information Systems in Management) - 4th place;
  • Engineering and Project Management (Master in Project Management and Consulting) – 6th place;
  • Accounting and Auditing (Master in Accounting and Auditing in Management of Business Enterprises) – 7th place;
  • Public Administration / Management (Master in Public Service) - 7th place;
  • General Management (Master in Management of Enterprises) – 9th place;
  • Marketing (Master in Marketing Management) - 9th place;
  • International Management (Master in Management of International Business) – 19th place;
  • Corporate Finance (Master in Financial Management) – 20th place;
  • Insurance (Master in Insurance Management) - 47th place;

Notable alumni

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 6th President of Ukraine
• Victoria Spartz (née Вікторія Кульгейко), American businesswoman who is a member of the United States House of Representatives
• Olena Derevianko, Ukrainian academic, Professor of Social Communications

References

1. KNEU. "KNEU History Milestones". Retrieved March 7, 2014.
2. "Some Issues of higher education institutions the status of self-governing (autonomous) research [...] The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Resolution, List of 03.02.2010 № 76". Retrieved March 7, 2014.
3. "Рейтинг вузов Украины Компас - Лучшие ВУЗы Украины - Рейтинг украинских ВУЗов". Yourcompass.org. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
4. eduniversal-ranking.com. "Business School Ranking in ukraine". Retrieved November 13, 2016.
5. "Business school and university ranking worldwide". www.eduniversal-ranking.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.

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