On 11 July, 2017, Peter Vasilievich Krush, Honored Teacher of the NTUU "KPI", Candidate of Economical Sciences, Professor, Honored Teacher of the NTUU "KPI", celebrated his 70th birthday.

In 1973, he graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in specialty "Political Economy". In 1979, he defended his thesis. Since 1984, he has been working as an Associate Professor of the Department of Political Economy, since 2008, he has become a Professor of the Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship. In 1992, he took charge of the Department of Economics and Organization of Industrial Technologies and Energy, which was renamed the Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship in 2001, because of the formation of the Faculty of Management and Marketing.

Under the leadership of P.V. Krush, new disciplines were introduced into the educational process: the number of courses increased from 4 to 78. On his initiative, the training of specialists with a degree in "Business Economics" for qualification levels "Bachelor", "Specialist", "Master" for full-time and part-time modes of study was established. P.V. Krush lectures on the following disciplines: "Economic theory", "State regulation of the economy", "Macroeconomics". He pays much attention to work with gifted youngsters. The students of the department repeatedly became prizewinners of Ukrainian Olympiads and winners of thesis competitions in specialty " Business Economics".

Petr Krush together with the staff of the department maintains long-term relations with domestic enterprises and organizations for the purpose of facilitating the employment of graduates. The department successfully has established links with the faculties of higher educational institutions of Poland, Hungary, Germany, France, Czech Republic, opening for the masters and postgraduate students of the department the possibility of training and internship abroad.

P.V. Krush author and co-author of more than 220 scientific and scientific and methodical works, 14 monographs, 3 textbooks, 22 scientific manuals, 9 of which with the stamp of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine, 6 with the stamp of the Methodological Council of Igor Sikorsky KPI. His scientific works are aimed at solving urgent theoretical and practical problems of the national economy. Under his leadership, 13 PhD theses were prepared and defended.

Peter Krush actively participates in the scientific life of university, faculty and department. He is a member of the academic councils of the university and the Faculty of Management and Marketing, the editor-in-chief of the collection of scientific works of students, graduate students and teachers called "Modern Problems of Economics and Entrepreneurship", which is included in eight science-based databases. He is also a member of the editorial board of many scientific journals, the chairman of the organizing committee of the International Scientific and Practical Conference of Students and Young Scientists of Higher Educational Institutions "The Development of Entrepreneurship as a Growth Factor of the National Economy", which has been based traditionally at the premises of Igor Sikorsky KPI for 15 years. He was a member of the Specialized Academic Council for the Thesis Defense in specialty 08.00.04 "Economics and Business Administration (by Economic Activities)". He was a reviewer of numerous theses and an official opponent on the defenses of theses in various universities of Ukraine.

For a fruitful scientific and pedagogical activity, Professor P.V. Krush received the title of "Honored Teacher of NTUU "KPI"". He was awarded with the Badges of Honor "100 years of KPI" and "100 years of the Trade Union Organization of KPI", academic lapel pin "Merited Education Worker of Ukraine" (MES) and "Badge of Honor" (KCSA).

We congratulate Peter Krush on his anniversary and wish him good health and new scientific achievements!

The staff of the Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship