History of the department

The department as an independent unit was established in September 2015 on the basis of training courses and practical experience gained by teachers, namely: providing consulting services, conducting business seminars, developing and supporting business projects, project management, managing foreign economic activity of enterprises, evaluating investment activity attractiveness of business projects, assessment of competitiveness of small and big business, evaluation of efficiency of innovations, expert evaluation of business, research of agro-food market ment and market services in the field of tourism, otelno and restaurant, commercial business, etc.
The professional level of the teachers of the department is confirmed by scientific degrees, internships in Ukrainian and foreign institutions, certificates. Teachers of the department have published more than 500 scientific papers, educational and methodological support has been developed for each of the courses, since the foundation of the department two doctoral theses and 2 PhD theses were defended.

Most of the employees of the Department of Business Management are graduates of ONACHT and have extensive experience in scientific and educational activities. For four years, three doctoral dissertations were defended, at the department worked at different times or are currently working doctors of economic sciences Basyurkin N. (Head of ONAHT Business Management Department), OI Lyko (now Deputy Director of IPREED NAS of Ukraine), Melikh OO. (now Head of the Department of Tourism Business and Recreation ONAHT), Kupinets LE (Head of the Department of Economic and Environmental Problems of the Coastal Regions of IPREED NAS of Ukraine), Andreychenko AV Under the direction of Basyurkina N.Y. Two PhD theses are defended by teachers of the department, 2 postgraduate students and 3 doctoral students are employed at the department. Among the achievements of the department are textbooks “Methods of carrying out special economic calculations”, “Economics of the enterprise”, “Project analysis” and others, more than 20 monographs, more than 125 articles, including those included in Scopus and Web of Science, about 75 abstracts presentations at international, national and regional conferences.

Teachers of the department work annually on professional development. So, five teachers of the department passed the advanced training course at the Kiev Institute of Intellectual Property of the National University (Odessa Law Academy), and at the end of the course received the relevant certificates. Internship abroad at Schiller International University (Germany), Białystok School of Economics (Poland). The training is constantly carried out by teachers at IPREED NAS of Ukraine, at leading food enterprises, etc.

Teachers of the department are involved in various international programs, including the scientific project “Second-chance entrepreneurship” under the program “Danube Transnational Program – Head of TAB”, “InnoFood SEE” – “Innovations in the food industry of the countries of Southeast Europe” and many others.

The department conducts scientific work on state budget topics, there are 5 such topics at ONACHT, and teachers of the department are involved in 16 topics.

Five teachers are members of the Permanent Specialized Academic Councils of ONACHT and the Institute of Market Problems and Economic and Environmental Research of NAS of Ukraine (IPREED NAS) of Ukraine, with which the department actively cooperates within the scientific complex.

Teachers of the department are members of editorial boards of 4 scientific professional editions of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on economics or management.

Traditionally, the department publishes an annual collective monograph, which corresponds to the theme of the scientific school of the department and reflects the scientific achievements of the joint work of teachers of the department of business management, teachers of technological departments, representatives of business, public figures, scientists of other institutions and more.

The department is actively developing student science. Every year a round table is held on the topic “From start up to a real project: the vision of scientific youth”, conferences, preparation of students for participation in international and national competitions of student scientific works is carried out.

The department belongs to the faculty of technology of grain and grain business of ONACHT, therefore actively cooperates not only with the leading food enterprises, trade enterprises, hotel and restaurant business, but also grain and related industries. This gives students the opportunity to receive a dual quality technological and economic education, to have a wide base of practices, and to teachers – to constantly improve their skills.

Almost all diploma works of bachelors and masters are carried out in combination with students of technological specialties, which increases the scientific level of diploma design and investment attractiveness of projects.

The graduates of the department work as directors of the enterprises of the hotel and restaurant business, large trade enterprises, and also heads of the enterprises of grain economy.