HISTORY OF THE FACULTY

The Faculty of Economics was founded in 1977 as one of two faculties of Sumy Branch of Kharkiv Agricultural Institute named after V.V. Dokuchaiev.

The first enrollment of students at the Faculty of Economics of Sumy Branch of Kharkiv Agricultural Institute named after V.V. Dokuchaiev took place in 1977 with the total number of students – 50, including the specialities: economics and organization of agricultural production – 25 students; accounting in agriculture -25 students.

The total student body of the Faculty of Economics in the first three years after the foundation of Sumy Branch of Kharkiv Agricultural Institute named after V.V. Dokuchaiev was 150 people in two specialities.

The first dean of the Faculty of Economics was Kurgan Viktor Panasovych (1977-1978).

At different times the faculty changed its names: at first it was the Faculty of Accounting and Finance, then – the Institute of Economics and Management, which included the Faculty of Economics and Entrepreneurship, later –  the Faculty of Management and Law. The duties of the Dean of the Faculty were performed by Holovko H.M. (1979-2000), Zhmailov V.M. (1999–2003), Strochenko N.I. (2000–2005), Zhmailova O.H. (2003-2012), Dubovyk S.H. (2006-2008), Slavkova O.P. (2008-2010), Strochenko N.I. (2010 -2022), Lyshenko M.O. (2022-2024), Lukash S.M. (2024 to the present).

In 2012, two faculties were united: the Faculty of Economics and Entrepreneurship and the Faculty of Management. As a result the Faculty of Economics and Management was formed, and Natalia Strochenko, Ph.D in Economics, Professor was appointed to be the Dean of the faculty.

In 1977, three departments were formed at the Faculty of Economics:

– organization and management of agricultural production – Ivan Briukhovetskyi, Head of the Department;

– economics of agriculture- Head of the Department – Kurgan Viktor Opanasovych;

– accounting and machine processing of information – Head of the Department Mykola Baranovsky.

There are 7 departments at the faculty:

The Faculty of Economics and Management has 7 departments:

– Economics and Entrepreneurship named after Professor I.M. Bryukhovetsky – Head of the Department, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor Kovbasa Oleksandr Mykolayovych;

– Cybernetics and Informatics – Head of the Department, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Agadzhanova Svitlana Volodymyrivna;

– Marketing and Logistics – Head of the Department, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Makarenko Nataliya Oleksiivna;

– Management named after Professor L.I. Mykhaylova – Head of the Department, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Oriekhova Alvina Ivanivna;

– Accounting and Taxation – Head of the Department, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Nazarenko Inna Mykolayivna;

– Public Management and Administration – Head of the Department, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor Brychko Alina Mykolayivna;

– Finance, Banking and Insurance – Acting Head of the Department, PhD, Yurii Vasylovych Puhach.

The training of specialists at all levels is conducted by the faculty’s academic staff, comprising 78 individuals, including 20 Doctors of Science and 48 Candidates of Science.

As of September 1, 2026, the Faculty of Economics and Management has 797 full-time students and 420 part-time students. The faculty also hosts 270 international students from Azerbaijan, Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China, Nigeria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Recipients of state, domestic, and international scientific awards within the Faculty of Economics and Management include:
N.V. Stoianets, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor at the Professor L.I. Mykhailova Department of Management – ​​Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Scholarship recipient (2012);
Yu.I. Danko, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor at the Department of Marketing and Logistics – Recipient of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Award for special achievements by youth in the development of Ukraine (2013);
I.V. Sokhan, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor at the Professor L.I. Mykhailova Department of Management – ​​Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Scholarship recipient (2016).

The Faculty of Economics and Management offers degree programs in the following specializations:

The international MBA program in “Administrative Management” is accredited by the European accreditation agency ACQUIN and is successfully developing through cooperation with the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (Germany).