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The Ukrainian Academy of Banking is a leading higher educational establishment of the system of the National Bank of Ukraine. The academy is placed into the best 10 economic higher educational institutions of Ukraine.

Today the Ukrainian Academy of Banking is a multifunctional, highly professional, competitive high educational institute that is considered to be the actual leader in preparation of specialists in banking and finance.

The educational process in academy is provided with the powerful information technologies network. More than 70 % of our staff are doctors and candidates of sciences. According to European standards we offer excellent Bachelor and Master programs in Finance, Banking, Audit and Accounting, Economic Cybernetics, Management of External Economic Activity, International Economy, Law. We pay attention to international aspects of our teaching: each year part of the students come from Russia, Byelorussia, North Cyprus, several students exchange agreements with teaching institutions of Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, North Cyprus are effective now, and annually we propose to our students lectures provided by guest lecturers from the University of Applied Sciences of the Deutsche Bundesbank (Germany), the Poznan School of Banking (Poland), Eastern Mediterranean University (North Cyprus).

One of the leading Chairs of the Academy is the Chair of Finance. The Chair consists of 3 professors (Anatoliy Yepifanov – rector, Inna Shkolnyk – vice-rector, Sergey Leonov – the Head of the Chair of Finance), 11 assistant professors, 8 assistants.

Disciplines taught by the Chair: Public finance, Corporate management, Financial analysis, Tax system, Investment, Insurance, Local finances.

Scientific and research activities of the stuff of the Chair of Finance are carried out at the following directions: engaging in research works, thesis works, monographs, scientific articles, the students scientific work, participation in Ukrainian and international conferences, seminars, cooperation with the National bank of Ukraine and other financial institutions in our and other countries.

The Ukrainian Academy of Banking graduates are employed in top companies in Central Europe and world wide (Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Kraft Foods, UniCredit Group, Erste Bank, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Citibank) and often leave for prestigious universities (Charles University in Prague, University of Applied Sciences of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Eastern Mediterranean university, Halmstad university, Bankovni institut vysokа skolа, a.s Praha, Chorzow School of Bankihg, Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation).

The Ukrainian Academy of Banking regularly organize international scientific and practical conference “International banking competition: theory and practice”. The materials of the conference are published in the collection of scientific works “Problems and perspectives of development of Ukraine’s banking system” and scientific journals “Banks and banking systems” and “Herald of the Ukrainian Academy of Banking”.

“Herald of the Ukrainian Academy of Banking” is a journal which was founded in 1996, focusing on theoretical and practical researches. It covers economic theory and management methodology, theory of finances and record-keeping, banking, applied financial and economic problems. Chief editor:rector Academy of Banking Anatoliy Yepifanov. Editors: professors Serhiy Kozmenko, Inna Shkolnyk, Ivan Salo, Serhiy Leonov. Open access at: info@academy.sumy.ua

“Banks and banking systems” The journal examines the processes of banking systems development in the countries of the world and individual banks; their transformation influenced by globalization and liberalization processes. It also addresses the problems of maintaining a competitive edge. The Editorial Board of the journal is a team of experts in banking issues. They engage in analyzing the issues related to banking, bank management, currency regulation, crediting as well as the problems of monetary and fiscal policy. Head of the Editorial Board: rector Academy of Banking Anatoliy Yepifanov.www.businessperspectives.org

“Investment Management and Financial Innovations”The journal addresses the most burning issues of investment activities management on both global and local levels, strategy and methods of investment purposes achievement; investment processes participants, investment tools, monetary systems and financial markets, and financial innovations. Head of the Editorial Board: vice – rector Academy of Banking Serhiy Kozmenko. Open access at: kozmenko@асаdеmу.sumу.uа

At the moment the Ukrainian Academy of Banking has signed 41 agreements with the foreign universities. The academy is open to further cooperation in scientific as well as in educational spheres with researchers and teaching institutions from all across the world. The academy proposes to its partners such types of cooperation:

execution of joint research projects; joint publications; participation in seminars and conferences held by either of partners or by both partners jointly; short term visits; exchange of experience between teaching staff; cooperation and exchange of experience between students’ scientific societies. The possible fields of cooperation are finance, financial markets, banking.

We would welcome the opportunity to cooperate with your University.