Department of International Economics

 

In all the regions of Ukraine, there is a lack of highly skilled specialists in international economic activity. Taking into account this circumstance, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University started training students of the corresponding specialization in 1995. In 1998, the Department of International Economics and International Economic Relations was created at the Faculty of Economics, and it was headed by Artur Pavlovich Golikov, Professor and Doctor of Geographic Science, famous scientist and pedagogue.

In 2003, the Department of International Economics was separated and headed by Yuriy Alexandrovich Chernetskiy, Doctor of Sociologic Science, Candidate of Economic Science, Professor and Chief Editor of the scientific journal “Region: Strategy and Priorities”.

Yelena Arturovna Shuba, Candidate of Geographic Science, Assistant Professor (author of the course books «Fundamentals of Corporate Management», «International Finance» and co-author of the course books «International Economic Relations», «Economy of Ukraine: Factors of Production, Branch Structure, Distribution and Development Tendencies», «World Economy and International Economic Relations»), Candidates of Economic Science, Assistant Professors Nataliya Gennadievna Duna (author of the course book «Investment») and Tatyana Ivanovna Kym (author of methodical aids «Management of Personnel», «World Economy», «Economics of Foreign Countries» and the course book «Economics of Foreign Countries»), Senior Teacher Sergey Vasiliyevich Berenda (author of the course book «Transnational Corporations»), and Igor Lvovich Raynin, Candidate of Science of Public Administration, Assistant Professor and Deputy Chief of the Central Administrative Board on Economy and Market Relations in the Kharkiv Region State Administration, make up the kernel of the pedagogical team of the Department.

Yelizaveta Leonidovna Koshkareva, methodologist of the 1st category, and  Anna Igorevna Ignatyeva, engineer of the 1st category, carry out organizational and methodological maintenance at the Department.

Training in “International Economics” speciality is carried out in full-time and extra-mural form of education. One can also receive the second higher education in this speciality. The training is carried out on contractual basis and at the cost of the state budget.

In the process of full-time studies, young men have an opportunity to complete military training and receive the rank of reserve officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and young women can receive education of medical nurse.

The complex of disciplines of humanitarian, natural-science and general economic training cycles and the cycle of fundamental and professionally oriented disciplines make up the basis of educational and professional programme of “International Economics” speciality.

Students of the Department may receive basic higher education and qualification of "Bachelor in International Economics" (normative term of studies is 4 years), complete higher education and qualification of “Master in International Economics” (full-time form of studies – 1 year) and “Specialist in International Economics” (extra-mural form of studies – 1 year), on the basis of educational and qualificational level of Bachelor in similar speciality.

Principal spheres of activity for the graduates of the Department of International Economics are the following:

•          departments of foreign economic links and external trade services of enterprises and organizations;

•          administration and subdivisions of public management and municipal organs concerned with problems of foreign economic relations;

•          customs services;

•          foreign trade representations etc.

Excellent students interested in post-graduate studies can pass exams and continue education, and in due course defend Ph.D. thesis in “World Economy and International Economic Relations” speciality.

There functions a student’s scientific society at the Department. Students actively participate in round-table discussions and international conferences.

The Department is located at the following address: 1 Mironositskaya Str., Kharkiv, room 3-20. Tel.: 707-54-55.

e-mail: elizaveta@econom.kharkov.ua