Kyiv School of Economics
Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) founded by the Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC) in 1996, is a world-class academic institution with a reputation for excellence both in Ukraine and internationally. KSE ranks among the top schools in Central and Eastern Europe, producing the future generation of world-class economists. In doing so, it helps to improve the economic, business, and policymaking environments of Ukraine and its neighboring countries. KSE carries out its educational activities supported by the Government of Sweden.
The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) offering two different Master’s degree programs in Economics jointly with the University of Houston (UH). These KSE programs are taught in English by professors, who earned PhDs in European Union and US universities and are considered to be the best in Ukraine. For those who aspire to the academic world, preparation at KSE enabled 104 KSE graduates to earn PhDs from top Western universities and most now teach there as well. Forbes rates Top Ukrainian Economic Thinkers; of the top 15, 13 are graduates of KSE. KSE professors and graduates also take leading places in other ratings, for example IDEAS RePEc rating, that evaluates authors of the economic publications. According to it, KSE occupies the first place among 29 educational institutions by the number of authors and published articles. KSE Professors are in TOP-10 by published materials, citation rate and popularity.*IDEAS is the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the Internet. Over 1,600,000 items of research can be browsed or searched. Yuriy Gorodnichenko, KSE graduate 2001 took the first place in the RePEc* ranking of Top 200 Young Economists. (as of October 2014).
The KSE Business Education offer an outstanding background and the skills required for strategic business planning and for managing day-to-day business. These programs are targeted towards executives, consultants, analysts and other private and public sector practitioners. KSE business education is different because we measure ourselves against international standards and compete in the global marketplace of educational institutions. KSE also offers MBA and shorter term certificate programs in business and management.
The Kyiv School of Economics is the leader in policy advice and formulation in Ukraine at this historic moment. KSE gathers leaders of civil society, think tanks, government representatives, noted economists, thinkers, leaders of business and business associations. Graduates of KSE hold important positions in Ukraine and internationally with World Bank, EBRD, IBRD, EIB, and US Federal Reserve Banks. Kyiv School of Economics provides advanced economics analysis and policy advice to many clients and partners around the world. KSE faculty participate in numerous research projects and the results of such researches are used by governments, business companies, international organizations, and many others. KSE faculty are qualified economists with leading western universities academic degree, who continue their researches focused on assessment of economic sectors efficiency and capacity as well as on economic modernization, labor economics and economic demography restructuring and others.