On 12 December, 2018, within practical-oriented approach to learning, lectures of the Department of Management Mishenina Galina and Opanasyuk Yulia organized a themed excursion for students of the specialty "Public Management and Administration" Oleg Balatskyi Academic and Research Institute of Finance, Economics and Management. It took in the «Administrative Services Center» in Sumy . The excursion program included the following blocks: structure and peculiarities of «Administrative Services Center», organization of public services for individuals and legal entities, staff-management in office, information and financial support. Students were acquainted with the activities of the Center, facilities and equipment, front- and back-office. Administrators have answered the students' questions. During the visit students had the opportunity to talk with the Head of the Center Strizhova Alla Viktorovna. The legislative initiatives of the government, their compliance with the current legislation and the plans of the «Administrative Services Center» for the future were discussed during the conversation.
Oleg Balatskyi Department of Management
BiEM Sumy State University
On 23 November 2018 People’s Deputy Yurii Derevianchenko organized the public lecture on “Info-state. Information technologies as the mechanisms for implementing social policy” for the students of Oleg Balatskyi Academic and Research Institute of Finance, Economics and Management. It was held within the framework of the providing practical approach to the course “Legal enforcement of public administration” and other ones. The lecture considered issues regarding E-democracy in Ukraine and its development prospects in the context of the declared membership of Ukraine in the EU and NATO.
The lecturer of the Department of Management participates in the Fulbright Academic Exchange Program
From September 2018 to June 2019, for almost two full semesters, associate professor of the Department of Management, Hanna Shvindina will stay as a visiting scholar at the Purdue University, Indiana, USA within the Fulbright Program. Purdue University of Purdue, founded almost a century and a half ago, is now home to more than 3,000 teachers and a training ground for more than 40,000 students. The University has an expanded field of activities and research, and is well-known for its graduates such as Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Nobel Laureates in Physics Edward Miles Purcell and Ben Roy Mottelson, as well as Akira Suzuki, Nobel Prizer in chemistry. Currently, two Nobel laureates, Herbert Brown and Ei-ichi Negishi, work at the Department of Chemistry. Among the graduates of the university are well-known businessmen and entrepreneurs, politicians who are Pulzer Prize-winners. Each year, the university expandes more than $ 450 million in support of research, attracting funds from state and federal agencies, industry, foundations and individual donors. The Fulbright Program provides an opportunity for researchers from different countries to exchange ideas, projects, and create a network of research innovations. Professor Vincent Daffy has been kindly invited our colleague to be hosted at his department for further collaboration in favor of two universities - Purdue University and Sumy State University. The Fulbright United States Science Exchange Program is sponsored by the State Department.
Аssistant of the Department of Management Demikhov Oleksii was trained as part of the Orienteering Course of the Common Security and Defense Policy of the EU during October 22-26, 2018. Training events were conducted by experts from the European Defense College (Belgium) at the Ivan Chernyakhovsky National University of Defense (Kiev). The course was consisted of lectures and trainings on European security strategies, structures and procedures of the common security and defense policy, capacity development, as well as on missions and operations of the European Union. As a result of training participants received certificates.
Assistant of the Department of Management of the Academic and Research Institute of Finance, Economics and Management Oleksii Demikhov has completed internships at the Jean Monnet Summer School under the Erasmus + European Union Program in the area of "Legislation and Public Health Policy", during the period September 24-28, 2018. The event took place at the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) State University in Santander (Cantabrian Community Administrative Center, Spain). An intensive training workshop was devoted to comparative analysis of various contemporary health problems and relevant public policies in Europe and America. Practitioners and health researchers, physicians, lawyers and scientists of the relevant profile became participants of the workshop. 29 students from 13 countries attended the workshop. The lecturers were experienced researchers and scientists from Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Denmark and Spain. After the completion of internships all participants received the relevant certificates.
During the autumn and spring semester, the associate professor of the Department of Management Myroshnychenko Iuliia Oleksandrivna will take part in the academic mobility program at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (Vienna, Austria). The opportunity to get an overseas teacher’s experience arose as a result of obtaining a scholarship from the Austrian Agency for International Mobility and Cooperation in Education, Science and Research (OeAD) within the Ernst Mach program (worldwide). The main tasks of the internship are conducting scientific research, obtaining new knowledge, exchanging experience, comparing approaches to teaching in Ukrainian and Austrian higher education institutions. The lecturer of the Department of Management actively participates in scientific seminars and workshops, attends lectures and practical classes in the field of economics, conducts scientific research by using library and electronic resources of the university.
The first defense of the PhD thesis in the specialty 25.00.02 - Mechanisms of public administration.
On September 18, 2018, the successful defense of the PhD thesis of the postgraduate student of the Department of Management, Mr. Demikhov O.I., was held on the topic “Formation and implementation of public housing policy in Ukraine” (specialty 25.00.02 - mechanisms of public administration) in the specialized academic council of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.
The research was conducted with scientific supervisor – Iya O. Degtyariova, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor of the Department of Regional Management, Local Self-Government and City Administration (National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine).
A significant methodological assistance in conducting the research was provided by Vadym O. Lukianykhin - Associate professor of the Department of Management of Sumy State University, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), associate professor
Our congratulations and wishes of further creative successes!
From September 15 till September 22, 2018 the senior lecturer of the Department of Management Yuliia Opanasiuk took part in academic internship «Balanced economic and legal processes in society and business environment in the context of globalization”, which was held on the basis of the University of Economics - Varna, Bulgaria. The academic internship was organized by Kherson National Technical University. The academic internship included lectures by Bulgarian teachers, director of European Operation «TERRA EXPORTS INTL LLC» Mariya Dermendzhieva «Economic and legal problems and opportunities of international business» and PhD., Assoc. Prof. of Economics and Management of Commerce Department University of Economics – Varna Michal Stojanov «Consumer protection in the context of electronic commerce». As part of the internship, the conference "Ukraine-Bulgaria-European Union: Current Status and Prospects" was held.
From July 8 till July 13, 2018 the teacher from the Department of Management Iuliia Myroshnychenko took part in News Literacy Summer Institute, which was held on the basis of the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. The Summer Institute was organized by News Literacy Center at AMU together with the Center for News Literacy at the School of Journalism, Stone Brook University. The participants of the Institute were offered an intensive and practical-oriented training course devoted to issues of information sources reliability. The Summer Institute’s program included lectures by Polish teachers, invited American lecturer Richard Hornik and practical classes (discussions, case studies). Iuliia Myroshnychenko will apply the acquired knowledge and skills in her teaching activities.
Students of the Department of Management Zaratuyko Igor and Zaratuyko Ruslan within the framework of the program of academic mobility, implemented on their own initiative in the form of "training", went to Centennial and Seneca colleges (Toronto, Canada).
In the framework of participation in the program of academic mobility at the Krakow Academy Miedzyzowski (Krakow, Poland) Miski Sniegana, a postgraduate student in higher education in specialty 281 "Public Management and Administration" (educational program "Administrative Management") of the Department of Management of Full-time Education in the period from 01.10.2018 to 31.12.2019 will be trained at the academy Modjevsky in the specialty "International relations".
On June 14, 2018, the 2nd stage of the All-Ukrainian competition “The Best Civil Servant” was held on the basis of Interregional National Agency of Ukraine on Public Service in Kharkiv and Sumy regions. The competition was held by two categories –“The Best Leader” and “The Best Specialist". Civil servants of the regional and district state administrations attended the competition.
The organizational committee and the jury included Starchenko L.V., the Director of the Center for Professional and Postgraduate Education and Telizhenko O.M., Head of the Department of Management.