History of the department

The Department of Economic Cybernetics was established in 1965 as the Department of Economic and Mathematical Methods and Computer Engineering, and since 1967, it has been operating under its modern name. The first head is Doctor of Agricultural Sciences. Konstantin Nikitin founded the school of applied mathematical modeling in the agricultural sector. For decades, the department has been a center for developing optimization models and management systems in agriculture, and it has been a leader in introducing digital technologies into the economy.

4. Areas of training

·         051 – Economics

o    Economic cybernetics

o    Digital economy

o    Bachelor's / Master's degree (including English-language program)

The department also trains students of other specialties in the economic and mathematical block (economics, accounting, management, marketing, and computer science).

Discipline

·         Econometrics, Applied Econometrics

·         Decision Theory

·         Optimization methods and models

·         Forecasting of socio-economic processes

·         Systems modeling, economic modeling

·         Analytics with R

·         Mass service systems

·         Risk Management, Financial Technologies

·         Economic and mathematical models

Laboratory

·         Educational Laboratory of Modeling and Forecasting (room 222, building 15). Equipped with modern computer equipment, it supports work with R, SPSS, Python, and MATLAB.

Scientific activity

Main directions:

·         Ecological and economic modeling

·         Institutional Modeling of Agrarian Reforms

·         Models for assessing risks and financial stability of enterprises

·         Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture

·         Actualization of Partial Equilibrium Models in Agricultural Policy

Current projects:

·         Dairy Information Systems (Baltic Sea Neighbouring, 2023–2025)

·         Participation in the development of applications for Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, Visegrad Fund

Scientific circles:

·         "Cybertonus" – research in economic, mathematical, and analytical areas

Cooperation

·         Institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Industrial Economics, Economics and Forecasting

·         Weienstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (Germany)

·         Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, IT companies, agricultural holdings

·         FABU project (Germany, BMEL)

International activity

·         Conferences, summer schools, internships – Poland, Germany, France

·         Cooperation within the framework of Horizon Europe, DAAD, Erasmus+

·         Research as part of international projects, joint publications (Q1–Q3)

·         Active participation in the TechHope Summer School and projects on the digital economy

Student achievements

·         Winners of competitions of scientific student works of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

·         Prize-winners of All-Ukrainian Student Olympiads

·         Participation in international conferences (ITETE, GRPI)

·         Publications in professional journals and international collections

Graduates

Among the graduates:

·         Ihor Zayets – People's Deputy of Ukraine of several convocations

·         Oleksandr Vlasiuk – Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences, Vice-President of the Academy of Financial Management

·         Serhiy Kvasha – Corresponding Member of the AANU

·         Teachers, scientists, IT analysts, and economists in leading Ukrainian and international structures

Contact Information

 Address: m. Kyiv, st. Heroiv Oborony, 16a, educational building No. 15, room. 221
 Phone: (044) 527-85-67
 Email: [email protected]
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