Kyiv School of Economics

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The Kyiv School of Economics
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the Kyiv School of Economics
MottoLet's build your future together!
Type Private university
Established1996
Accreditation Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Chairman KSE is governed by the Board of Directors and Management Team.
Location
Kyiv
,
Ukraine
Colours Blue, white, light-blue, red, green, yellow
Website kse.ua
Kyiv School of Economics

The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) is an undergraduate and graduate school of economics and management in Kyiv, Ukraine, founded in 1996 by the Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC) and the Eurasia Foundation. KSE has an agreement with the University of Houston (UH) in the United States which permits it to grant graduates an MA in economics in their name as well. KSE programs are taught by faculty who earned PhDs in US and European Union universities. The president of KSE is Tymofiy Mylovanov. [1]

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The school's stated mission is to build an intellectual foundation for Ukraine's economy.[ citation needed ] As of 2025, the school had graduated over 700 alumni, with more than 130 earning PhDs from Western universities.[ citation needed ]

Curriculum and management

The curriculum of the program is modeled on economic and financial programs in North America and Western Europe with English-language textbooks and access to modern world economic and scientific resources. Students have access to JSTOR and EBSCOHOST subscription scholarly archives. By arrangement, students of economic programs that have a grade "B" or higher at the end of the study, may also hold a degree from the University of Houston [2] (USA), in addition to the KSE Diploma.

Top-performing students receive tuition discounts and opportunities to serve as teaching assistants in their second year.

In addition to degree programs, the university has two centers:

KSE is governed by its board of directors, which bears legal and fiduciary responsibility for the whole organization and oversees its activities. The board of directors is chaired by Yegor Grygorenko (KSE EERC 2001); the International Academic Board is chaired by Yurii Gorodnichenko. The board includes several senior representatives of Western donor organizations and Ukrainian corporations. Members of the board meet every year and discuss successes and challenges in the KSE development.

The academic quality of the KSE MA Program is continuously overseen by the International Academic Board chaired Yurii Gorodnichenko, University of California, Berkeley, US. The head of IAB is also the member of the board of directors. One of the members of IAB is Roger Myerson. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory, which analyzes rules for coordinating economic agents efficiently when they have different information and difficulty trusting each other.

Degree programs

Bachelor's program

Master's programs

Three KSE Master's Programs are accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine: those in Economics Analysis, Business and Financial Economics, and Public Policy and Governance. The university also offers a Master's in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics.

MBA

Master of Business Administration

MBA for State-Owned Enterprises

Master of Business and Management in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (MBAI+MBA)

PhD

PhD in Agri Food Economics

Response to the Russo-Ukrainian War

Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Campaign by KSE

From the very beginning of the war, KSE launched an international fundraising campaign [6] aimed at Ukraine humanitarian relief. [7]

The KSETeam collects contributions, purchases, and coordinates all logistics for the delivery [8] of first aid kits and protective kits. Individuals and business all over the world support the campaign. Substantial donations made such companies as Jefferies, Ripple, PUMB, Kernel, УкрНафтоБуріння, U.COMMODITIES.

The campaign covers the following streams:

As of March 21, 2022, KSE has already raised more than $11.8 million for:  

Among 18 batches in total, 6 are already delivered to Ukraine, 6 are on the way, 3 are being compiled for delivery and 3 have issues or had to be cancelled. Batches with issues are being resolved with the involvement of embassies when needed.  

First batches with 5000 of aid kits are already going to Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv. 500 completed bulletproof vests have already been delivered to Kharkiv. These bulletproof vests have plates of the 4th highest class. Also, the fund has already purchased an additional nearly 5,000 bulletproof vests to arrive in Ukraine next week.

Current demand for medical kits in Ukraine is 307,000 units. KSE procurement team follows closely the specifications of the benchmark kit, provided by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, which is used by the Ukrainian armed forces in their emergency training. KSE is also working in close cooperation to get approval from the Ministry of Health on any deviations and analogues provided by suppliers.

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion, KSE launched a humanitarian relief campaign raising millions for medical supplies and protective equipment.

Military economy

During the war KSE supports the Ukrainian government. KSE analysts assess the losses the effect of sanctions against Russia and develop economic post-war recovery scenarios.

Together with the Office of the President of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economy, KSE launched the Russia Will Pay project. [9] Its purpose is to gather information about objects that have been destroyed and continue to be destroyed as a result of the war. This information will be used by the Ukrainian government as evidence in international courts to compensate Ukraine for the damage.

Scientific diplomacy

KSE launched a cultural diplomacy project called Global Minds 4 Ukraine. These are the public lectures with top world intellectuals to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and enhance Ukrainian intellectual sovereignty. The outstanding scientists, scholars, and Nobel prize winners have already supported Ukraine, including Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Michael A. McFaul, Paul Krugman, David Howell Petraeus, Sander van der Linden, Jason Stanley, Timothy Snyder, and Nicolas Cristakis. [10]

Leave Russia project

In July 2022, Kyiv School of Economics announced the launch of Leave Russia, an online database of world companies and brands showing their response to the international trade boycott of Russia in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The database was compiled jointly with Ukrainian IT volunteers. It is presented as "the most complete and actual list of top companies and world-famous brands that have closed their business in Russia or continue to work in this market". [11] As of August 2023, the database lists over 3,400 companies of which over 1,410 are listed as continuing operation in Russia and over 758 as either having withdrawn or completely exited Russia. [12]

Student life

Students at the Kyiv School of Economics participate in monthly meetings with the management team, where representatives from all long-term programs contribute to shaping the school's agenda. [13] Student organizations include the Finance Club, which hosts lectures by industry professionals, [14] the Case Club, focused on case-solving and career development in finance, [15] and the Business Literature Club, which discusses business books. [16] The school organizes student competitions such as Case Champ, a case-solving event in partnership with firms like KPMG and Bain & Company, [17] Chess Champ, [18] and KSE BrainChamp, an olympiad in quantitative economics. [19] In autumn 2017, a student tournament modeled on the intellectual quiz "What? Where? When?" was introduced.

Events

The Kyiv School of Economics hosts open lectures for the public. Past speakers include Oleg Ivantsov (editor in chief of Liga.net [20] ), Dag Detter, author of the book The Public Wealth of Nations , Aivaras Abromavichus, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine (2014–2016), Dita Charanzova, member of the European Parliament, and other.

In 2018, KSE held Ukraine Economy Week twice. In May – jointly with the National Bank of Ukraine. [21] In September – together with the company ICU. [22] Also KSE has started to publish yearly reforms overview – White Book on Reforms.

References

  1. ↑ ""Колишні" Зеленського. Чим займаються Данилюк, Богдан, Гончарук та інші" ["Former" Zelensky. What do Danyliuk, Bohdan, Honcharuk and others do?]. Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 5 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "University of Houston". uh.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Carlos, Red. "Centre for Journalism".
  4. ↑ "Andrii Ianitskyi | VoxUkraine". voxukraine.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "ЦЕНТР ВДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ ЗАКУПІВЕЛЬ". cep.kse.ua.
  6. ↑ Carlos, Red. "Kyiv School of Economics". Kyiv School of Economics. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "How To Donate To Relief Efforts In Ukraine – Forbes Advisor". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "The challenges of delivering essential goods to Ukrainian cities under siege | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "KSE together with the Ministry of Economy and the Office of the President launches a site to collect data on the damage caused to Ukraine during the war".
  10. ↑ "Лекції на підтримку України".
  11. ↑ "KSE Institute joined forces with the Leave Russia project in analyzing the situation on the Russian market". Kyiv School of Economics. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "The list of companies". Leave Russia. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "KSE Faculty Handbook Policies and Procedures" (PDF). Kyiv School of Economics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Finance Club". Kyiv School of Economics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Case Club & Finance Club. Introduction to Career in Finance". Kyiv School of Economics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "KSE Business Literature Club: Перша зустріч". Kyiv School of Economics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "Case Champ: Student League". Kyiv School of Economics. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "KSE Chess Champ". Kyiv School of Economics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Competition in economics KSE BrainChamp". Kyiv School of Economics. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Контакты ЛІГАБізнесІнформ". www.lbi.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Національний банк України". Національний банк України. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "ICU - Home". icu.ua. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

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