On May 5, 2023, an interesting scientific, educational and practically oriented event took place on the basis of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Marketing of the Educational and Research Institute of Finance, Economics, Management and Law of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic" – useful practical cases with motivated student youth of Poltava Polytechnic were shared by scientists of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration of Sumy State University – Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor Oleksandr Kubatko and Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor Bohdan Kovalov. At the invitation of the teachers of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Marketing of the Poltava Polytechnic within the framework of studying the discipline "Business diagnostics", the speakers gave a practical lecture "EU’s Trade policy with Ukraine Before and During the War" for students of the second (master's) level of higher education majoring in 076 "Entrepreneurship, Trade and Stock Exchanges" as well as 075 "Marketing". The lecture was the final session of a 30-hour training course prepared as part of the European Union Jean Monet chair project "Jean Monet Chair for EU Economic Policy and Civil Society" (619878-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPJMO-CHAIR).
Students and teachers of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Trade of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic" together with the invited speakers discussed the main directions of intensifying the trade activity of the countries of the European Union with Ukraine, diagnosed the potential of Ukrainian business development in the context of international cooperation. During the discussion, those present noted the important role of the EU as a participant in global trade policy and thoroughly deliberated on the main principles of the formation of the European Union's foreign policy.
According to scientists, due to the full-scale invasion, the economy of Ukraine in 2022 suffered the largest losses in the entire history of independence. In particular, the gross domestic product and trade turnover decreased by almost a third, while exports to the European Union increased. This was facilitated by the liberalization of trade with EU countries – last year in June, the European Union abolished anti-dumping duties and tariff quotas for Ukrainian goods. Many Ukrainian companies have taken advantage of the "window of opportunity". But is this growth sustainable? The participants discussed further prospects for the development of Ukrainian business and its integration into the European space.
The teachers of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration of Sumy State University also shared practical cases in the field of business diagnosis with the master's students of the Polytechnic and reviewed the educational and professional program "Entrepreneurship, Trade and Stock Exchanges".
Students and teachers of the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Marketing of the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic" express their sincere gratitude to the partners for the provided effective cases and practical advice on improving the structure of educational disciplines, which will be necessarily taken into account when preparing educational and professional programs.
Previously, female Polytechnic students studied the activities of European business brands under an academic exchange programme at a Romanian university, finance students got acquainted with the current directions of banking business organization on the basis of JSC "Sense Bank" branches, scientists, students and practitioners exchanged useful cases in the field of public administration on the basis of the Department of the National Mediation and Conciliation Service in the Poltava region, the head of the problem debt settlement department of JSC “Ukrgasbank” gave a lecture to the students on the audit of the bank's loan portfolio, future professionals learned how to overcome barriers in communication with employers, and Polytechnic master's students studied best practices of the EU regarding the implementation of the global Sustainable Development Goals.
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