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December 24: UBS AG Talks about 2009 Forecast
UBS AG, one of the world leading financial firms and MIM-Kyiv’s lonf-term partner presented their Global Outlook 2009 for MIM-Kyiv community and friends. The presentation covered the results of their regular research of the current situation and next year perspectives. Dr. Constantin Vayenas, Head of Emerging Markets Research, UBS Wealth Management highlighted the global trends for 2009. There is a chance of financial market stabilization in late 2009 and the end of the year might even witness some growth.
December 19: Mr. Oleksandr Danchenko, Datagroup’s CEO: “A Crisis Is Business Natural Selection”
On December 17 DataGroup Corporation managers from all over Ukraine finished their studies at the corporate the programme. Mr. Oleksandr Danchenko, Datagroup CEO greeted his people on the occasion of their graduation.
December 19: What IT Leader Benefit from MIM-Kyiv’s Corporate Programmes
Mr. Oleksandr Fedchenko, Incom Company CEO, and Mr. Serhiy Mahliuy, VP for innovations and Head of the Supervisory Board of the Company were on final examinations board assessing the obtained knowledge and skills of their mid-level management.
December 11: Marketing, Innovations and Clients Orientation are the Best Anti-crisis Remedies
Prof. Max Goltsberg and Prof. Lina Khassan-Bek taught “Business Management in the Time of Turbulence and Uncertainty” master-class on surviving through the crisis in Dnepropetrovsk.
December 11: Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy: “Customs Is the Good Vehicle for the Government to Maintain Competitiveness”
On December 4, MIM-Kyiv hosted its alumni and students meeting with Mr. Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy, Chairman of the Customs Administration of Ukraine, Ph.D. (economics), ex-Minister of Economics of Ukraine.
December 1: Business Education Insights. Dedicated to the Graduation of PMD Marketing Programme 2008
At the end of November 2008, the eighth PMD Marketing group graduated from MIM-Kyiv. To enumerate advantages of the programme or graduates’ educational achievements is not enough to convey our feelings. It is because business education at MIM-Kyiv (and PMD Marketing programme in particular) is not only systemic and relevant, but rather emotional and philosophical.
November 27: Mr. Arseniy Yatsenyuk: “You’d Better not Fire People During the Crisis. In a Year You’ll Lose Twice of What You’ve Saved now”
On November 20, MIM-Kyiv hosted alumni and students meeting with MP and Ex-Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine. Welcoming the participants, Mr. Yatsenyuk mentioned that it was his first time when he had to speak before such highly professional audience and that he was interested in both sharing his own views of the world financial crisis and “overall” Ukraine crisis, but also to get the input from of business community.
November 14: MIM-Kyiv Analyses Chinese Phenomenon
On November 5-6 2008, Dr. Iryna Tykhomyrova, President MIM-Kyiv, took part in the EFMD – CEIBS Conference “Chinese Companies Going Global” that took place in Shanghai. Current challenges for business education, globalization and the role of the new powerful players, including China were discussed at the Conference.
November 14: Crisis: Benefiting from Competent Staff
II International “Personnel EXPO” exhibition that took place at Kyiv Expo Plaza was crowded by HR executives looking for new jobs rather than for educational providers as it was earlier this year. Panic tone of the market dominated the exhibition.
November 6: MIM’s Prospects
At the end of October 2008, MIM-Kyiv hosted international students’ championship in business management “Business Battle”. Within the framework of the championship the students’ teams competed in management of the virtual company under severe competition.
November 6: Leadership Is a Choice
On October 19-20 2008, MIM-Kyiv hosted Effective Team Leadership training was. It was a joint effort of MIM-Kyiv and Global Leadership (USA) and The Forum of Young Ukrainian Leaders national association. Global Leadership is a non-profit organization of successful businessmen and public leaders from the USA, Canada and Western Europe.
October 28: International Partnerships: Global Challenges for Business Education
In the middle of October, Dr. Yuri Martyniuk, VP of MIM-Kyiv, Chair of Management and Economics Department participated in the “Executive Education in a Changing World” conference conducted in Lisbon by European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
October 27: New Program Started
On October 17-21 2008, new Programs for Management Development (PMD “mini-MBA”, PMD “Finance & Accounting” and PMD “Marketing”) were launched at MIM-Kyiv. The number of managers enrolled in the programmes increased by 30%.
October 20: Dr. Max Goltsberg: “A Sustainable Business Is a Simple Business” or How to Grow in the Period of Turbulence
On October 15 2008, a master-class of Dr Max Goltsberg and Dr Lina Khassan-Bek, leading MIM-Kyiv professors was held in Donetsk. The mater-class started the number of meetings with regional alumni community and MIM’s friends within the framework of “MIM-Kyiv is 20!” project. DataGroup Company, Upras Capital and First Ukrainian International Bank, the companies managed by MIM-Kyiv alumni co-partnered the event. Senior and top managers from the leading companies operating or headquartered in the region attended master-class “Ukrainian Company: International Investor Perspective”.
October 11: Ukraine’s Top Companies Nominated. MIM’s Alumni Are Their CEOs
Economics Publishing House awarded the winners of the annual rating “TOP-100 Best Companies of Ukraine”. Just as every previous year, MIM-Kyiv graduates are CEOs of the most successful companies.
October 11: Mr. Kostyantyn Klymenko, MIM-Kyv’s MBA Is Appointed National Marketing Director for SAN InBev Ukraina
Mr. Kostyantyn Klymenko, MIM-Kyiv’s MBA is appointed as the National Director of Marketing Department at SAN InBev Ukraina Company, the leader of Ukrainian beer market, producer of such well-known brands as Stella Artois, Beck’s, Staropramen, Chernihivske.
October 10: MBA Fair
On October 7 2008, MIM-Kyiv participated in the regular annual professional exhibition QS World MBA Tour. Together with the prominent schools from Russia, Hungary, France, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada, USA, Australia and India MIM-Kyiv represented its programs. It was a good chance to assess cost and benefit ratio of taking full-time or Executive MBA in Ukraine and abroad.
October 10: New Publications of MIM’s Experts
Recently several publications by MIM-Kyiv professors on the most relevant issues of business practices were released. Hopefully you will find them helpful for finding the right way in the turbulent flow of Ukrainian business.
October 10: Carnegie Mellon University and MIM-Kyiv Sign the Memorandum of Collaboration
Dr. Iryna Tykhomyrova, MIM-Kyiv President and Dr. Susan L. Burkett, Associate Vice-President of Carnegie Mellon University (USA) signed an official Memorandum of further collaboration in the area international study trips, development of academic programs and courses as well as joint research.
October 3: MIM-Kyiv’s Experts Share Their Experience
On October 1, MIM-Kyiv participated in the exhibition “Education for Adults: Second Higher Education and MBA”. Dr. Oleksiy Vynogradov’s, Head of Marketing and PR master class “Business Education as a Personal Marketing Tool” reflected the trends in Ukraine’s educational market. The exhibition was also a good chance to network with HR community and business school students.
October 2: Tradition of Success: Management Game
Regular fall semester course on international business is a good opportunity to learn and practice business administration skills and practice them on-line. The course is taught in the format of Global Management Game, international business simulation, jointly with Carnegie Mellon University (USA). As the part of the course MIM-Kyiv participants reported to the “Board of Directors” that consisted of Ukrainian and international top-managers.
September 29: Oleksiy Vynogradov: “Expenses Are Money Gambled Away. Money Spent on One’s Training Is an Investment”
On October 1, 2008 MIM-Kyiv will participate in the exhibition “Osvita dlya doroslykh” (“Education for Adults”), organized by “Begin Group” Company. Visitors to the exhibition will have a chance to attend a lecture of Dr.Oleksiy Vynogradov, Director of MIM-Kyiv Marketing and Public Relations Department. Dr. Vynogradov will cover the issues of professional development, increasing one’s personal market value and in-company’s efficiency, and how to select a the most adequate business school and a specific program.
September 26: Oleksiy Sitnikov: Everyone to His Trade
Dr. Oleksiy Sitnikov, a well-known expert in the field of couching for business-elite, management psychological consulting, and a mass communication in CIS rendered his master class “Technologies of Effective Communications” for MIM-Kyiv alumni and students on 19 September.
September 26: MIM-Kyiv Enhances Cooperation with the Alumni and International Contacts
Effective alumni community is a key to MIM-Kyiv’s success. Within the framework of alumni’s community activities Mr. Bo Eske Nyhus, Commercial Counsellor of Royal Danish Embassy in Ukraine and MIM-Kyiv MBA 2007 initiated the recent visit to MIM-Kyiv by representativesof Danish Association for International Economics Professors.
September 23: MIM Graduates Were Rated the Best in Pharma Industry
Volodymyr Ignatov, MBA 2001; Yevgen Zaika, MBA 2003; Vitaly Shatokhin, MBA 2001; and Volodymyr Mitin, MBA 2003 were among top 5 managers in pharma industry. Mr. Ignatov was also declared the best manager 2008 during the IX annual industry convention “Panacea”.
September 19: Godwin Wong: “You Don’t Talk Interest to Investors, You Talk Ventures”
On September 18 0 20 Prof. Godwin Wong from Haas School of Business (Berkeley, California) delivered his “Venture Capital. Integrated Challenges” course to SE MBA students. He discussed different issues of going IPO, global investment opportunities, and anatomy of venture capital business.
September 17: Having Broader Picture of Business
MIM-Kyiv congratulates 35 graduates of the tailor made PMD program for DiAD Company. During the graduation ceremony Dr. Iryna Tykhomyrova mentioned that relationship with our alumni and corporate clients was more a partnership. “We are not limited to teaching you. We are learning from you. And also shape the new fprms of partnership”, said Dr. Tykhomyrova.
September 9: Real Training, Virtual Media
Global Management Game, computer simulation in strategic management, is in full gear for MIM’s MBA program participants.
August 5: American Peers Share Their Best Business Practices with MIM-Kyiv’s MBA Students
Personal effectiveness is a key to company’s competitiveness. That was the focus of this year study tour of second year MBA students’ study tour. Tepper Business School at the Carnegie Mellon University, MIM-Kyiv’s almost a 15-year partner assisted in organizing the tour.
August 4: MIM-Kyiv and Carnegie Mellon University: 15 Years of Effective Partnership
MIM-Kyiv partnership with Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University (USA) started about 15 years ago with the aim to develop MBA program in Ukraine and to train Ukrainian professors for that purpose. Those were complex issues for MIM-Kyiv. The professors of Ukrainian higher education institutions had a vague idea of what MBA program is like and the teaching methods were supposed to be dramatically different from the ones they were used to.
August 1: Prof. Iryna Tykhomyrova: True Business School Provides Exclusive Opportunities
Prof. Iryna Tykhomyrova, MIM-Kyiv’s President talked about popularity of business education among the Ukrainian business community, domestic business education market peculiarities, MIM-Kyiv’s pioneering success in the market to “The Capitalist” Journal.
July 29: New Finance & Accounting Professor at MIM
Dr. Iryna Kravchenko (Ph.D. in economics, MBA), joined MIM-Kyiv as an Associate Professor of Management and Economics Department. She delivered “Finance and Accounting” course.
July 25: Boosting up Value of Human Capital Through Honing their Skills at MIM-Kyiv
Mr. Serhiy Mahliuy VP for innovations and Head of the Supervisory Board of INCOM Corporation and MIM’s MBA 2003 is sure that studying at MIM provide an opportunity for our employees to improve their professional skills and their value for the company increases. He also delivered lectures at MIM for MBA students. Mr. Mahliuy shares his studying and teaching experience at MIM.
July 17: MIM: Starting Point For Success
Marketing Media Review magazine (#13 (66), July 8 2008) featured an article about Ms. Svitlana Shynkarenko (“Nurtured by expatriots”), MIM-Kyiv graduate (MBA, 1995), the head of the advertising agency Adventa LOWE.
July 14: Well-known Marketing Experts Lecture at MIM-Kyiv
Ukraine’s leading marketing expert Andriy Dligach, CEO of Advanter Group one of the biggest marketing research companies in Ukraine lectured for PMD “Marketing” students at MIM-Kyiv on July 4-5, 2008.
July 14: MIM-Kyiv English Speaking Club Will Start Again in September
Our students and graduates are welcome to join our English Speaking Club in September when summer break is over.
July 9: MIM-Kyiv and IMD-Lausanne Continue Their Cooperation on the Worldwide Analytical Project
Last week the 20^th edition of the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2008 was released by IMD. MIM-Kyiv represented Ukraine in this project.
June 27: Strategic Planning by EU Leading Counselor
Mr. Mark de Kegel, ex Global managing director risk and quality of client projects Accenture consulting company (Belgium) delivered the “Strategic Management” course to Senior Executive MBA students. Strategy is one of the most urgent issues for Ukrainian entrepreneurs and rather a novelty.
June 26: New MIM-Kyiv President Talks to Financial Times
“With the admission of Ukraine to the World Trade Organization, our companies going public and international and a lack of international managerial expertise in Ukrainian business, [means] our responsibilities add up”, Prof. Iryna Tykhomyrova, President of MIM-Kyiv said in her interview to Financial Times.
June 24: Baby’s Steps of New Democracy
“Business” weekly published the detailed analysis of the of MIM-Kyiv and International Institute for Management Development IMD-Lausanne joint project on competitiveness ratings of different countries IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2008.
June 19: Why “Mini-MBA”?
Last week 36 executives from domestic companies obtained their PMD program certificates.
June 18: The New Vice-President Is Appointed at MIM-Kyiv
On June 9, 2008, Prof. Yuri Martynyuk, Chair of Management and Economics Department, was appointed to be a Vice-President of MIM-Kyiv.
June 13: MIM-Kyiv Supports Young Entrepreneurship
MIM-Kyiv actively supports young entrepreneurs’ initiatives. Being the leading business school that does not limit itself to rendering high quality educational services it assists in development of the executives and promotion of the social responsibility of business.
June 10: Up-to-date Corporate Strategy for Top Management and Business Owners
On June 4-7, 2008, MIM-Kyiv visiting professor Marc de Kegel delivered lectures at MIM-Kyiv for SE MBA group. Mr. de Kegel has an abundant experience in consulting activities, especially while holding the position of Global managing director risk and quality of client projects for Accenture consulting company being responsible for US$3.5 billion business. Norsk Hydro, DuPont, Exxon Chemicals, UCB, KBB/Hema, and Carrefour were among his clients. Currently, Mr. de Kegel is active as a private consultant and coach to a number of companies in banking, executive search, trend watching & market research, public affairs & corporate communications. He also teaches at leading European business schools.
June 2: New MIM-‘s President Has Been Appointed
International Management Institute is delighted to announce that Dr. Iryna Tykhomyrova has been appointed the new President of the MIM-Kyiv as of June 1, 2008.
May 19: Accountants and Auditors Discuss Social Corporate Responsibility
Prof. Serhiy Golov and Prof. Valentyna Kostyuchenko (Accounting Department) together with the other 1,100 scientists, accountants and auditors from 51 countries took part in the annual Congress of the European Accounting Association (EAA) in Rotterdam (Netherlands).
May 6: Career Service Has been Launched
In late April MIM’s alumni and students participated in the Career Fair. The research on labor market for middle and senior management was much in demand among the participants.
May 6: Solving Managerial Problems with Controlling Tools
Dr. Sergiy Golov, the Head of the Accounting Chair, delivered his presentation “Strategic Managerial Accounting as a Part of Competitiveness Monitoring of an Enterprise” at the International Conference “Controlling in Business: Theoretical and Practical Issues”. The Conference was conducted inKyiv National Economic University recently.
March 31: Dr. Serhiy Golov Has Been Reelected the President of the Ukrainian Federation of Professional Accountants & Auditors
On March 22, 2008 the XII Congress of the Ukrainian Federation of Professional Accountants & Auditors (UFPAA) unanimously reelected Dr. Serhiy Golov (the Chair of Accounting) as their President. Dr. Golov will remain the President of the UFPAA up to 2010.
March 26: Charity Dinner at MIM
On March 21 the Charity Dinner initiated by Dr. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, MIM’s founder and Chairman of the Board. Kateryna Mykhailivna Yushchenko, the First Lady was a quest of Honor at the dinner aimed at the support and development of the “Plast” Youth Organization.
March 26: How Not to Ruin a Business
Can anything be done to cope with challenges of the fast growth? The answer is held in the article by Prof. Max Goltsberg, the head of the Chair of Business Administration and Prof. Lina Khassan-Bek (Chair of Business Administration) published in the new business weekly “Chistaya Pribyl” (“Net Profit”) of March 17 – 23, 2008.
March 21: Dr. Iryna Tykhomyrova: Education Quality Is Our #1 Priority
Last week Dr. Iryna Tykhomyrova, MIM’s acting President participated in the round table discussion on development of the business education in Ukraine. Round table brought together people from business schools, business education clients, industry associations representatives and governmental agencies.
March 20: The Fourth Incom PMD Starts in MIM-Kyiv
On March 33 regional directors and unit heads from all over Ukraine started their studies at the tailor made PMD program. The Program will last till December, 2008.
March 12: MIM-Kyiv Talks to HR Community at the “Personnel EXPO” Exhibition
On March 4 – 5 MIM-Kyiv representatives discussed Ukraine’s business educational needs during the HR management exhibition.
March 12: Well Known Banker Joins MIM’s Board of Directors
Mr. Volodymyr Lavrenchuk, the Chairman of Raiffeisen Bank Aval recently joint MIM’s Board.
March 12: Consolidated Reporting: Practical Aspect
“Consolidated Financial Reporting: International Experience and Ukrainian Practice” manual by Dr. Valentyna Kostuchenko has been released.
March 12: Dr. Serhiy Golov Talks about Future of Professional Financier
On February 19 Dr. Golov, Head of Accounting Chair talked to the “Financier of the Future or a Future of a Financier” conference participants. In his presentation he covered issues of both professional training and new challenges a post industrial finance pro faces.
March 7: Energy Efficiency: a Key to Competitiveness
One of the latest issues of Business magazine runs the article by Olexandr Todiychuk, MIM-Kyiv’s“Lundin-professor” in energy and energy effectiveness.
March 6: Seminar for Banking Professionals
Prof. Lina Khassan-Bek and Prjf. Max Goltsberg conducted corporate seminar upon the request of Raiffeisen Bank Aval, MIM-Kyiv’s long-term partner. The seminar was for Corporate Clients Risk Management Department.
February 29: MIM’s Faculty Provide Their Expertise
Dr. Oleksiy Vynogradov (PMD program director) and Dr. Volodymyr Pospolitak (Management and Economics Department) continue contributing their expertise to business community
February 28: Dr. Volodymyr Pospolitak Serves on the Ukraine’s State Agency on Investment and Innovation
Dr. Volodymyr Pospolitak, the Associate Professor of Management and Economics Department has been appointed on the “Innovation Technologies & Advanced Financial Instruments in Capital Markets” Industry Innovation Program Taskforce.
February 27: The New Members of MIM-Kyiv’s Board of Directors
Dr. Vasyl Kremen, the President of the Academy of the Pedagogy of Ukraine, member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, ex-Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine has been elected to serve on MIM-Kyiv’s Board.
February 21: PMD “Marketing” Insights
PMD “Marketing” 2007 – 2008 is nearly over in MIM. The whole program is about making the most value out of marketing actibities.
February 19: Launch of Bayer’s Corporate University: a New Corporate Dimension of MIM-Kyiv’s Ties with Pharmaceutical Business
On February 12, 2008 the new corporate university for Bayer HealthCare employees has been launched. Ms. Tatiana Sapelnikova, HR manger for Bayer emphasizes flexibility and custom-orientation of MIM-Kyiv further to quality of education as main reasons for awarding Corporate University assignment to MIM.Kyiv.