Kyiv School of Economics. 19.04.2011

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World-Class EconomicsEducation and Research in Ukraine

World-class economic education in Ukraine

What is Kyiv School of Economics?KSE is a world-class academic institution with a reputation of excellence in economics education and research, both in Ukraine and internationally

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Institution where quality of the education is a priority

Managed by an international Board of Directors

International Advisory Board of distinguished western professors

Funded by international and local donors

International full-time faculty of western-trained scholars actively engaged in

research


KSE Donors

Core Sponsors:

• Eurasia Foundation • Victor Pinchuk Foundation • Open Society Institute • Swedish Ministry for Foreign

Affairs • Swedish Agency for

International Development (SIDA)

• The Global Development Network (GDN)

Scholarships and Other Support Providers:

• Citigroup Foundation • Concorde Capital • Dragon Capital • Finnish Embassy to Ukraine• Norwegian Embassy to Ukraine • Kytasty Foundation • SEB Bank • SimCorp• Swedbank• US Embassy to Ukraine • EERC/KSE Faculty & Alumni


KSE Board of Directors

Victor Pinchuk, Honorary Chair

• Max Alier, International Monetary Fund • Anders Aslund, Co-Chair; Peterson Institute for International Economics • Oleksandr Rohozynsky, Ex officio, EERC/KSE • Richard Ericson, Chairman of the Research Network IAB; East Carolina

University • Paul Gregory, Chairman of the KSE IAB; University of Houston • Hryhoriy Nemyria, Former Vice Prime Minister • William Newton-Smith, Open Society Institute (OSI) • Gerardo della Paolera, Global Development Network • Leonid Petukhov, Geo Alliance Concern • Irina Paliashvili, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group, P.A. • Regina Yan, Co-Chair; Eurasia Foundation• Yuriy Yekhanurov, Former Prime Minister


We are the best international graduate economics program in Ukraine

School statistics• # of students: 74• # of graduates: 462• # of graduates who received

Ph.D. abroad: 74• # of full-time faculty: 10• # of academic publications

by faculty: 44

Our education open doors to …• Ph.D. programs abroad:

– Graduates currently study in 10 of top 20 economics programs in the US

• Lead private & public sectors of Ukraine:– Heads of research and analytics

departments in the banks, investment companies, and consulting

– Senior economists in leading think tanks

• International private and public institutions:– World Bank, EBRD, IFC, IMF– Federal Reserve Banks, etc.

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Our alumni

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14% - continue Ph.D. studies abroad

USADuke University

• Harvard University• Michigan State University• New York University• Penn State University

• University of Chicago & 35 others

EuropeCambridge University

• University of Alicante• University of Bocconi

• London School of Economics• Oxford University

• Stockholm School of Economics & 16 others


Our alumni

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86% - work in Private & Public Sectors and AcademiaClass 1998• Iryna Ivaschenko, IMF Resident Representative in Budapest, Hungary• Vyacheslav Honchar, Vice President, ING Bank, Ukraine• Alina Gavrish, Principal Banker, EBRD, Ukraine Class 1999• Andriy Bodnaruk, Assistant Professor in Finance, Notre Dame University, USA • Veronika Movchan, Academic Director, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER)Class 2000• Tatiana Andreyeva, Director of Economic Initiatives, Yale University, USA• Dmytro Holod, Assistant Professor of Finance, SUNY-Stony Brook, USA Class 2001• Yegor Grygorenko, Case Team Leader, Bain & Company, Ukraine• Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA Class 2002• Dmytro Sologub, Head of Research Department, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Ukraine• Victor Tsyrennikov, Assistant Professor, Cornell University, USAClass 2003• Sergiy Stetsenko, Senior Economist, Moody's, USA Class 2007• Viktor Bisovetskyi, Head of Market Research, Interpipe, Ukraine


What makes KSE different?

• KSE faculty include experienced Western and Western-trained professors with Ph.D. degrees from abroad (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Maryland, Virginia, Stony Brook, Kentucky, Free University of Brussels, etc.)

• KSE invites top professors to teach at the program or visit the program to give open academic lectures (Berkeley, Columbia, MIT, Houston, Indiana, etc.)

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Be prepared to feel the difference

• KSE is a western (international) education based in Kyiv:– English language is the working language at the school– Polices against cheating, plagiarism, etc. enforced as strong as in any

western school– Curricula modelled after top US and Western European university

programs

….. but without cultural shock of new living environment

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Why to apply to KSE?

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• To be as successful as our alumni working in business and international institutions

• To test and prepare yourself before going to study abroad• See if you can handle the education without stress of changing

environment• Our alumni are demanded by Ph.D. programs at top western

universities• 74 of our graduates already got their Ph.D. Many study abroad

Alexei KredisovCountry Managing Partner, Ernst & Young “…EERC and KSE alumni can today be found at many Ukrainian companies and foreign enterprises working in Ukraine. They bring cutting-edge management approaches to their jobs and are ready to drive innovation…”


KSE MA Programs

MA in Economic Analysis:Leads to careers in the analyticaldepartments of major internationalcompanies, governments, think tanks,international organizations and ideallyfor further study at Western Ph.D.programs

MA in Financial Economics: Leads to careers in the financial sector (banks, consulting companies, etc.) orinternational organizations and Western Ph.D. programs

Outcomes (2 in 1): KSE Certificate + UH Degree


Academic curriculumFirst Year (similar for both MAs):(5 mandatory economic courses + English and Ukrainian)

• Micro• Macro• Statistics and Econometrics• Mathematics for Economists• Transition Economics (2 miniterms)

Second Year: (divided into two MAs)

MA in Financial EconomicsFinancial Economics I, II; International Finance; Theory of Corporate Finance; Monetary Economics;Financial Econometrics; Emerging Capital Markets;Financial and Managerial Accounting, PortfolioManagement; Financial Statements Analysis etc.

MA in Economic AnalysisEconomic Policy Analysis; Issues in Microeconomics; Nonparametric Econometrics; Public Economics I;New Economic Geography; Labor Economics I;Industrial Organization I; International Trade I;Game Theory I; Monetary Economics; Money andBanking etc.

5 miniterms (duration 8 weeks)

Midterms/Finals

Weekly Assignments

Thesis


Tailoring your career: convertible education & mobility

• Market-Oriented Courses and Specializations

• Internships and Assistantships (TA’s, RA’s, etc.)

• Trainings, Orientations, and Workshops (on Doctoral Studies)

• University of Houston MA degree in Economics

• CERGE-EI/ KSE Ph.D. Cooperation Program

• One-week study tours to Stockholm Institute for Transition Economics

• Open communication with Western economists

• Continuation of studies at the doctoral level abroad


What kind of financial aid does KSE provide to students admitted for the 2010-11 academic year?

For both years of studies, KSE provides:• 10 full scholarships covering the full tuition fee of the top 10

students based on the admission exams and academic performance

• 20 partial scholarships covering half of the tuition fee (i.e. Euro 1,500) of the students based on the admission exams and academic performance


What is the tuition fee at KSE?

The tuition fee at KSE is Euro 3,000 per student per year.

• Tuition payments can be deferred, fully or partially

• Students from outside of Kyiv can apply for deferred housing support to cover the costs of their stay in Kyiv


How to become the KSE student? • Stage 1: register on-line at www.kse.org.ua

• Stage 2: submit all application documents to the KSE Admissions Office by the specified deadline

• Stage 3: successfully pass the KSE General Admission Test (math, economics, & English) and an interview


KSE Admissions Timeline

June 27, 2011 Deadline for the submission of the application documents to the KSE Admissions Office (Yakira 13, office 326)

July 1, 2011 Consultation prior to the KSE General Admission Test

July 4, 2011 KSE General Admission Test

July 5-6, 2011 KSE Admission Interviews*

*Interviews for out-of-Kyiv applicants will be scheduled on the same day as the KSE General Admission Test (July 4) or early the next day (July 5).


KSE General Admission Test Structure

KSE General Admission Test (70 points)

Economics Part Mathematics Part (30 points) (30 points)

English Language Part (10 points)

Interview (30 points)


Preparatory Tools and Guidelines

• KSE Admission Brochure

• KSE Mathematics Preparatory Sessions

Session 1: Linear Algebra and Session 2: Calculus(Video records are available at the KSE website)

Session 3: Probability and Math Statistics - Wednesday, May 18.

• One-Day KSE General Admission Test Preparatory Session Six to three weeks before the KSE General Admission Test


Contacts for the KSE Admissions Office:

Yaroslava NaimushynaHead of the Academic Affairs Department

[email protected]

Artem PanchenkoAcademic Affairs Specialist

[email protected]

www.kse.org.ua/admissions


Open Lectures


Guest lectures


KSE Olympiad in Quantitative Economics

1st round: 505 participants

– Minsk (80)– Dnipropetrovs’k (55)– Donetsk (55)– Lviv (58)– Odessa (31)– Chisinau (18)– Kharkiv (71)– Kyiv (137)


KSE Olympiad in Quantitative Economics

2nd round: 70 participants

12 award winners


Student and teaching Conference


Thank you!

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Kyiv School of Economicsvul. Yakira 13, 3rd floor, office 332, Kyiv 04119, Ukraine

Phone: +38 (044) 492–8012Fax: +38 (044) 492–8011

[email protected] http://www.kse.org.ua

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