One of the important areas of educational, scientific and innovative activity of KPI named after Igor Sikorsky students is their participation in competitions and contests of scientific student work. The institute can be proud of its students achievements not only in the field of technology, engineering, chemistry and computer sciences, but also in the economic direction.

Particularly, of Economics and Business Department, FMM,(Department Chairman - Prof. P.V. Krush), has created a creative team of highly qualified specialists in economics that prepares students for all-Ukrainian and international contests, competitions and projects. Preparation is carried out on professional disciplines. In addition, the teachers  task is to identify and develop students scientific potential, to deepen the information base on economic disciplines and to provide an opportunity to test and solidify theirs knowledge. Students participation is a logical result in obtaining theoretical knowledge and practical skills, a chance to assay strength and prove once again that students of KPI named after  Igor Sikorsky are the best.

An important stage in students preparation for All-Ukrainian Olympiads is the annual carring of  internal Olympiads of the Economics and Entrepreneurship Department " Get to know Know Yourself in Economics". All interested are invited to participate in both economic and technical specialties. This event allows you to identify the most endowed students, who will be invited to participate in the All-Ukrainian Olympiads.

I will report the most significant students achievements of the Economics and Entrepreneurship Department in 2017: the third place the 5th year student Constantine Kostyukov (UE-61m) in the 2nd flight of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad of Economics Enterprise on the basis of the Kyiv National T. Shevchenko University.; fourth and fifth place the 4th year students V. Kryzhey, I. Manko (UE-31) in the II flight of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad on discipline "Business Economics" on the basis of the Pridniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture . According to the results of the second flight of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in the field of "Regional Economics", held at KNEU named after V. Hetman, Svetlana Tymoschuk (UK-61) took the 2nd place in the nomination "For the validity of the research"; Elena Lisyaylo (UE-61) – the II place in the nomination "For the critical thinking"; Alexander Solosich (UK-61) – I place in the nomination "For a Modern Approach". Such results show the high students potential  of economic specialties of KPI named after Igor Sikorsky.

The creative group of the Economics and Entrepreneurship Department also prepares students for participation in contests of scientific works. Our students have been participating in the All Ukrainian graduate thesis "Economics of Enterprise" specialty for the sixth consecutive year, which was held at the Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University this year.

With the I degree diploma was awarded Julia Lebedeva for the graduate thesis "Managing the efficiency of sales policy LLC "New Printing" (mentor - Doctor of Science Economics, professor S.O.Tulchynskaya). With the II degree diploma was awarded Alexander Melnikov (UE-61m ) for the graduate thesis "Economic verification of the profitability growth PE directions " Lady Shuz "( mentor - Ph.D., assistant professor A.V Grechko).

Additionally, Yaroslava Prokopenko graduate thesis  " Production activity control of DP" Antonov "(leader - Ph.D., assistant professor A.V. Grechko) won in the nomination "For a detailed analysis of the enterprise ", Katerina Prus’s work "Profitability Management LLC" UBK Budindustriya "( mentor- Doctor of Science Economics, prof. V.M. Marchenko) won in the nomination" For a considerable degree of scientific novelty "; Konstantin Kostyukov’s work (UE-61m) "An eco-rational verification of the directions in the increasing the efficiency of supply of material resources and their distribution by enterprise divisions" (mentor - Ph.D., assistant professor  O. S. Khryniuk) won the victory in nomination "For a detailed analysis of the enterprise"; Julia Gusak’s work "Organization of efficient logistics at the enterprises of Ukraine" (mentor - Doctor of Science Economics, Professor V.M. Marchenko) won in the nomination "For a substantive theoretical examination ".

The evidence of the high professionalism of the lecturers of the Economics and Entrepreneurship Department in in the works with students is the victory at the All-Ukrainian Contest of Student Scientific Works on Natural, Technical and Human Sciences 2015/2016. In the field of "Economics and Enterprise Management" study, held at the Kiev National Economic University named after V. Hetman, Alyona Tsvirkun, who took the 2-nd place (mentor - Doctor of Science Economics, Professor V. M. Marchenko). A major achievement in 2017 was also the victory at the All-Ukrainian contest of student scientific works on natural sciences, technical sciences and humanities 2015/2016, which was held at Zhytomyr State Technological University, Kateryna Prus and Natalya Maistrenko (UE-61m), who took the 2 nd place and received the 2nd degree diploma (mentor - Doctor of Science Economics, professor V. M. Marchenko).

We wish students of the Economics and Entrepreneurship Department further creative and professional success, inspiration in learning and victories, and to the staff of the department - talented, endowed and hard-working students.

A.V. Grechko, Ph.D., Associate Professor,  Economics and Entrepreneurship Department