Results of the 4th International Student Research Competition “Public and Corporate Management” Announced
A total of 61 research papers from higher education institutions in Ukraine, the United States, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Poland were submitted to the 4th International Competition of Research Papers by Higher Education Students in the field of «Public and Corporate Management». The papers were reviewed by qualified experts, Doctors of Economics and Professors from various countries, including the Czech Republic, Poland, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Azerbaijan, Chile, and Ukraine (representatives of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design and other Ukrainian higher education institutions).
The final conference based on the results of the Competition in the field of «Public and Corporate Management» was moderated by Olena Vartanova, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Professor at the Department of Management of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design. The event featured presentations based on 18 research papers devoted to the results of students’ research activities in the fields of corporate management and public administration in the context of contemporary processes of globalization, the development of artificial intelligence, and digital transformation.
The students’ research papers addressed a range of topical issues, including the use of artificial intelligence in developing the professional competencies of modern managers; managing the introduction of new products into business organizations’ production processes; team interaction in the digital era; disinformation as a challenge to public administration in the European Union; reverse mentoring; the influence of Generation Z values on the transformation of organizational management; adaptive management of enterprise logistics chains in an unstable environment; ensuring Ukraine’s post-war recovery; and other relevant issues.
The substantive presentations, active discussions, and professional responses to questions contributed to increasing participants’ motivation to pursue further research.
The students’ research was supervised by renowned specialists in the field of management, including Iryna Fedotova, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor (Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University); Maryna Dubinina, Dr. Econ., Prof. (Mykolaiv National Agrarian University); Mykhailo Sahaidak, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor (Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman); Nataliia Vavdiiuk, D.Sc. (Economics), Prof. (Lutsk National Technical University); Mariusz Mazurkiewicz, Ph.D. Eng, Prof. (Minerva University, San Francisco, California, USA); Yevhen Baranchenko, PhD, assistant professor (EU Business School Barselona, Spain); Mariana Shkoda, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor (Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design); Svitlana Bondarenko, Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor (Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design); Tetiana sigaieva, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor (Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics); Iryna Kolos, Ph.D., Associate Professor (Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman); Liana Maznyk, PhD, Assoc. Prof. (National University of Food Technologies); Nadiia Bocharovа, PhD, Associate Professor (Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University); Vita Krol, PhD in Economics (National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Rivne); Olesya Datsko Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor (Lviv National Academy of Arts) and other academic supervisors.
In 2026 Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD) is announcing the ІV International Competition of Research Papers for Higher Education Seekers (hereinafter referred to as the Competition) in the following directions:
- Art and Design
- Fashion industry
- Public and Corporate Management
Forms for registration of participants in the 2nd round of the Competition (by directions):
Public and Corporate Management
Co-organizers of the Competition are foreign higher education institutions: University of Foggia (Italy), Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice (Czech Republic), Riseba University of Applied Sciences (Latvia), Mingachevir State University (Azerbaijan), University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” (Romania), Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (EUAS) (Estonia), Catholic University of the Maule (Chile), Saint Paul University (Kenya), Akaki Tsereteli State University (Georgia), Polytechnic University of Tirana (Albania), Technical University of Moldova (Moldova), Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University (Moldova), George Enescu University of Arts of Iasi (Romania), Kaunas University of Technology (Republic of Lithuania), Technical University of Dresden (Germany), Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic).
The purpose of the Competition is to promote the development of the scientific activity of students in the context of expanding cooperation with foreign institutions of higher education, forming a creative worldview of future specialists, and involving young people in the processes of transformation of Ukraine in the context of the implementation of the goals of European integration.
The Competition is held in two rounds following the requirements for research papers, defined in the "Regulations on the International Competition of Research Papers for Higher Education Seekers at Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design".
The 1st round of the Competition (August – September 2026) takes place at the higher education institution where the student studies, to select the best research papers for participation in the 2nd round of the Competition.
Registration of participants in the 2nd round is made by filling out the appropriate form in the chosen direction on the Competition website of the official website of KNUTD as a basic higher education institution by September 25, 2026 inclusively. When filling out the form, the participant must send a competition work with an abstract (attach a PDF file in the appropriate field of the Google form) and a "design project" (the design project is sent by the participant if necessary and concerns only applied research papers in the field of "Art and Design", a file in PDF format).
Forms for registration of participants in the 2nd round of the Competition (by directions):
Public and Corporate Management
The second round of the Competition is held in two stages:
the first stage – review by the Competition Committee of the research papers of the 2nd round of the Competition participants following the "Regulations on the International Competition of Research Papers for Higher Education Seekers at Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design" (by October 9, 2026 inclusively);
the second stage – holding the final International Scientific and Practical Conference (October 23, 2026, online) and determining the winners of the Competition. Invitations to participate in the Conference will be sent by October 15, 2026.
Independently prepared student research papers are submitted to the Competition. Research papers must be exploratory in nature and not have awards from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and state authorities, or other competitions.
One research paper can have no more than two authors if they have common materials on the topic of the research paper and one scientific supervisor. If the authors of the research paper are students from different higher education institutions, there may be two supervisors from different higher education institutions.
All expenses related to participation in the final International Scientific and Practical Conference are covered by the higher education institution whose representative is the candidate as the winner.
Coordinators of the Competition by directions:
Art and Design – Liudmyla MELNYK, tel. +38 (096) 346-58-14;
Fashion industry – Tetiana DZYKOVYCH, tel. +38(093)602-51-28
Public and Corporate Management – Svitlana BONDARENKO, tel. +38 (096) 355-62-59.
Requirements for the design of research papers
Forms for registration of participants in the 2nd round of the Competition (by directions):
Public and Corporate Management