The Research Institute of Economics was established on October 14, 2011 with the aim of promoting the development of the integration of economic science and business, finding new approaches to the management of socio-economic systems and interdisciplinary areas in the context of European integration processes.

The main goal of the Research Institute of Economics activities is to acquire new scientific knowledge through organization, coordination, conducting scientific research and development on current problems of economic science and socio-economic development of the state, industry, regions, and enterprises to ensure the innovative development of society and to fundamentalize the educational and scientific training of higher education students.

The Institute carries out its activities in the following fields:

• organization and coordination of research on economic development of the country, industries, regions, and enterprises;
• studying problems and finding sources of economic growth, ensuring long-term stability, economic consequences of technological advances, approaches to measure factors and results;
• conducting scientific research on the motivation management of higher education quality; formation of adaptive economic mechanisms for innovative university management in terms of creating global integration structures;
• establishment and development of innovative multi-level educational complex in terms of creating an open global educational space;
• involvement of talented young people, including undergraduates and postgraduates, in the research work;
• support for participation in international programs and projects, including grant projects, on economic and interdisciplinary topics;
• support of the scientific collaboration with scientific and educational institutions in the organization and conduction of scientific activities (including conferences, “roundtables”, workshops, etc.) and research on the economic development of the country industries, regions, and enterprises;
• creation and support of research hubs, promotion of broad cooperation between them;
• commercialization of the results of scientific research in the real sector of the economy;
• promoting the development of startup culture at the University;
• development of modern research infrastructure (attraction of investments in
• modernization of research infrastructure;provide training (assistance in training) and professional development of the academic staff.

Among the research activities of the Institute, an important role is given to the research of educational environment in the context of adaptation of higher educational institutions of Ukraine to the market conditions, taking into account strategic objectives of socio-economic growth and development of an economic model for socially disadvantaged groups’ access to high-quality higher education, considering the experience of the world’s leading countries.