Subject Committee for Economics and Commodity Science

Teaching staff of the committee

Career paths of graduates of the Subject Committee for Economics and Commodity Science

You can view the curricula for specialty D7, educational and professional programme "Commodity Science in Customs", via this link.

You can view the curricula for specialty D5, educational and professional programme "IT Marketing and Business Communications", via this link.

You can view the syllabi for specialty D7, educational and professional programme "Commodity Science in Customs", via this link.

You can view the syllabi for specialty D5, educational and professional programme "IT Marketing and Business Communications", via this link.

The Subject Committee for Economics and Commodity Science trains specialists for the educational and professional degree of “Professional Junior Bachelor” in the educational and professional programmes of the following specialties:

EPP “Commodity Science in Customs”, specialty D7 “Trade”

EPP “International Trade and Logistics”, D7 “Trade”

EPP “IT Marketing and Business Communications”, specialty D5 “Marketing”

EPP “Management and Business Organisation”, D3 “Management”

EPP “Finance, Banking and Internet Banking”, specialty D2 “Finance, Banking, Insurance and Stock Market”

The committee’s main purpose is to train competitive specialists capable of working in economics and trade under modern market conditions.

To achieve this purpose, the subject committee develops and introduces into the educational process measures aimed at ensuring high-quality training of specialists, a clear organisation of the educational process, and teaching methods for economics courses using progressive pedagogical technologies.

The subject committee’s main task is to ensure a high level of development of students’ professional competencies in the relevant EPPs.

The committee’s main areas of activity:

• creating academic and methodological packages for educational components;
• improving the methods of teaching lectures, seminars and practical classes, integrated classes, and students’ independent work;
• applying innovative technologies and interactive teaching methods;
• developing students’ professional and creative abilities and applying a student-centred approach in teaching;
• improving the quality of learning and motivation by combining theory and practical training, taking into account employers’ requirements;
• introducing innovative pedagogical technologies and interactive teaching methods;
• organising research work and participation in conferences, seminars and competitions;
• cooperation with trade enterprises, financial institutions, logistics companies and customs authorities;
• educational and extracurricular work.

The methodological problem on which the subject committee is working: developing students’ cognitive activity and increasing their motivation to learn in order to train a competent specialist in trade, customs, finance and banking, management and business organisation, logistics and IT marketing.

The committee’s material and technical resources include specialised classrooms, laboratories, product range rooms and computer classes with Internet access. This makes it possible to hold practical classes and research and to develop students’ professional competencies.

The teaching staff are highly qualified educators, including Candidates of Sciences, lecturer-methodologists, and lecturers of the highest and first categories, who are actively engaged in research, undergo professional development, use modern interactive technologies and an individual approach, and adopt and expand pedagogical experience.

Over the years of its activity, the committee has trained thousands of specialists who work successfully in economics, finance, banking, commodity science and customs, and IT marketing, who are heads of enterprises and specialists in commercial structures and financial institutions, and who also pursue their own businesses.

To ensure the effectiveness of its work, the subject committee focuses on the following areas:

• professional development of lecturers and improvement of their pedagogical skills;
• developing material and technical resources: updating laboratory equipment, using modern technologies and professional software, and stocking classrooms with visual materials and samples;
• creating an educational environment that motivates students to be creative, independent and to seek new solutions;
• holding various entertaining and educational competitions and extracurricular events for students.