On September 11, 2000, by the order of the rector, Prof. L.L. Tovazhnyansky, the first department of strategic management in Ukraine was established at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute.” The head of the department became Dr. of Technical Sciences Igor Volodymyrovych Kononenko – Deputy Director for Scientific Work and Prospective Development, Director of the Analytical Center of the Institute of Machines and Systems of the Ministry of Industrial Policy and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, National Expert of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (1995-1996), Expert of the Interdepartmental Analytical and Consulting Council on the Development of Productive Forces and Production Relations under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (1996-1997), Expert of the Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (1998).
The first team of the department included:
Dr. of Technical Sciences Igor Volodymyrovych Kononenko – Head of the Department, Deputy Director for Scientific Work and Prospective Development
Candidate of Technical Sciences Volodymyr Georgiyovych Borysov
Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Mykola Petrovych Hrynchenko
Candidate of Technical Sciences Anton Ivanovych Rohovyi
Senior Lecturer Marina Anatoliyivna Hrynchenko
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The First Staff of the Department of Strategic Management, 2000 |
The department was initially established as a general department, responsible for teaching the course “Management of the Development of Socio-Economic Systems” to fifth-year students of various specialities at the university. Since 2001, the department began, for the first time in the Kharkiv region, to train specialists in the field of 7.000003 – Project Management, with a licensed capacity of 30 students. In September 2001, the first group, IF-27, was admitted to the “Project Management” speciality.
In February 2003, the department of strategic management held its first graduation of specialists. The first head of the State Examination Commission (SEC) for the specialty “Project Management” was appointed as the president of SP “NOK International,” Candidate of Technical Sciences, H. G. Kuznetsov.
| The First State Examination Commission Meeting for the Specialty “Project Management”, 2003 |
In 2003, NTU “KhPI” passed accreditation for training specialists and licensing for master’s programs in the specialty 8.000003 – Project Management. In 2004, NTU “KhPI” launched the part-time study program for the specialty 7.000003 – Project Management. In 2005, the university passed accreditation for training master’s students in the specialty 8.000003 – Project Management.
Since 2016, the department has been training full-time bachelor’s students in the specialty 122 – “Computer Science” under the educational program “Computer Science” with a specialization in “Project Management in Information Technology.”
Starting in 2016, the department began preparing master’s students in both full-time and part-time formats in the specialty 122 – “Computer Science,” specializing in “Project Management in Information Technology.”
Since 2019, the department has been training master’s students in both full-time and part-time formats in the specialty 122 – “Computer Science,” under the educational program “Project Management in Information Technology.”
From 2003 to 2020, the department has graduated 173 bachelor’s students, 219 specialists, and 304 master’s students.
Department of Strategic Management in 2019 |
Department of Strategic Management in 2010 |
Over the years, the following individuals have worked at the Department of Strategic Management and made significant contributions to its development:
- Georgiy Yevdokymovych Kanivets, Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences
- Volodymyr Georgiyovych Borysov, Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences
- Mykola Petrovych Hrynchenko, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
- Tetiana Mykolayivna Yefremenko, Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences
- Lyubov Oleksandrivna Protasova, Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences
- Serhiy Volodymyrovych Sukhorukov, Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences
- Natalia Volodymyrivna Shatokhina, Associate Professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences
- Ihor Ihorovych Babich, Senior Lecturer
- Anton Mykolayovych Repin, Assistant
- Anastasia Serhiyivna Sukhorukova, Assistant
- Ihor Vitaliyovych Emelyanenko, Postgraduate Student
- Halyna Volodymyrivna Yefremova, Engineer
- Olena Oleksandrivna Lohvinova, Engineer
- Iryna Yuriyivna Pidkopaieva, Engineer
- Ihor Volodymyrovych Protasov, Postgraduate Student
These individuals have played a key role in the development of the department through their teaching, research, and administrative efforts, shaping its growth and success over the years.
Dissertation defense by Agha Ahmad Abolhassan at the National Aerospace University named after M.E. Zhukovsky “Kharkiv Aviation Institute” in 2017 |
Under the scientific supervision of Prof. Ihor V. Kononenko, 10 postgraduate students defended their dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences. Since 2000, the following individuals have defended their dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences at the Department of Strategic Management: Anton I. Rohovyi, Bohdan I. Derev’ianchenko, Natalia V. Shatokhina, Olena V. Yemelianova, Marina A. Hrynchenko, Ihor V. Protasov, Karina S. Bukrieieva, Mykhailo E. Kolisnyk, Anna V. Kharazii, Tetiana H. Shcherbakova
Additionally, Ahmad Abolhassan, a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran, also defended his dissertation. |
The main priority scientific directions of the department’s work are: “Development of methodology and high-efficiency methods of integrated strategic management, portfolio management, program management, and project management in the development of production-economic systems.”
Since 2014, the department has been publishing the Bulletin of the National Technical University “KhPI”, Series “Strategic Management, Portfolio, Program, and Project Management”. Prof. I.V. Kononenko is the chief editor, and O.V. Lobach is the responsible secretary. Since 2010, the department has organized and conducted the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Integrated Strategic Management, Portfolio, Program, and Project Management” (“Integrated Management”), held in Slavske (2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020), Yaremche (2013), Bukovel (2015, 2017), Ukraine, and Bansko (2014), Bulgaria. In 2020, as part of this conference, the “International Workshop IT Project Management 2020” took place. The materials of this event are indexed in Scopus.
Виступ Президента асоціації управління проєктами Японії, проф. Х. Танаки (Яремче, 2013 рік). |
Учасники конференції на прийомі у мера м. Банско, 2014 рік. |
Учасники конференції “Integrated Management”, Славське, 2016 рік. |
In 2005, Prof. I.V. Kononenko and PhD student A.M. Repin discovered a new pattern in the global economy, which they called “The Pattern of the Impact of GDP Growth Rate Changes in a Country on the Volume of Capital Investments in Its Economy.”
In 2006, an agreement titled “Technologies, Created in NTU ‘KhPI’ Database Development” was signed between NTU “KhPI” and the company “Imprimatur Capital LTD” (UK). The head of the project was appointed as the Head of the Research and Development Department of the university, Prof. G.V. Lisachuk, and the responsible executor was Prof. I.V. Kononenko. The staff of the Department of Strategic Management—A.M. Repin, G.V. Yefremova, I.Yu. Pidkopaieva, T.M. Yefremenko—actively participated in the implementation of this agreement. As a result, the client received a web-oriented corporate database containing information about 48 developments from NTU “KhPI” scientists. This information was intended for promotion among potential investors worldwide.
Professor I.V. Kononenko in the office of “Imprimatur Capital LTD” (United Kingdom), 2006.
In 2012-2013, with funding from the state budget, the work “Development of a computer technology for evaluating the impact of national-level projects on the economy and forming optimal project portfolios” (No. DR 0112U000417) was carried out.
In 2014, Professor I.V. Kononenko became a member of the editorial committee for the creation of the “Development Strategy for the Kharkiv Region until 2020”. He led the development of the section “Sectoral Efficiency”. The preparation of materials for this section involved NTU “KhPI” scholars, including rector Prof. L.L. Tovazhnyanskyi, professors S.I. Arkhiereiev, O.M. Havrys, N.S. Krasnokutska, V.A. Mishchenko, P.H. Pererva, A.I. Yakovlev, and associate professor N.Yu. Yershova.
In 2015-2016, under the commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the work “Development of an information technology for forming national-level project portfolios based on a simulation model of scientific and technological development in Ukraine” (No. DR 0115U000543) was conducted.
In 2017-2018, the department carried out the work “Development of an information technology for synthesizing a management methodology for national-level projects” (No. DR 0116U000894).
The department also had fruitful collaboration with enterprises in the city of Kharkiv. Several projects were commissioned by the State Enterprise “Kharkiv Machine-Building Plant” FED and the leading enterprise in the construction industry of the Kharkiv region – JSC “Zhitlobud-2”.
Over the years of its existence, the scientific school of the Department of Strategic Management has completed 19 research projects commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and various enterprises.
The department’s scholars have published three monographs and three chapters in monographs, which were published abroad.
Faculty members of the department conducted training sessions for local government representatives, entrepreneurs, and managers of state enterprises.
In January 2009, Professor I.V. Kononenko, Senior Lecturer M.A. Hrynchenko, and Assistant A.M. Rєpin conducted training sessions on “Creating an Effective System for Managing the Development and Operation of an Enterprise” for the managers of the State Enterprise “Machine-Building Plant ‘FED'”.
Training for entrepreneurs of Kharkiv city conducted by Prof. I.V. Kononenko, 2002 |
Training for the management of State Enterprise “Machine-Building Plant “FED”, Senior Lecturer M.A. Hrynchenko, 2009 |
Training for the management of State Enterprise “Machine-Building Plant “FED” conducted by Assistant A.M. Repin, 2009 |
Prof. I. Kononenko at a conference in Australia with the President of Asia Pacific International College, Professor Ali Jafari, September 2006
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Prof. I. Kononenko at the 28th International Symposium on Forecasting, Nice, France, June 2008 |
Prof. I. Kononenko at the World Congress on Project Management in Rome with the President of the Ukrainian Project Management Association, Prof. S.D. Bushuyev, November 2008 |
Prof. I. Kononenko at the Presidium of the International Summit “Urbanization Issues: Economy, Society, Management,” London, April 2014 |
In 2019-2020, the Department of Strategic Management was a grantee of the Erasmus+ program “Student and Staff Mobility” in collaboration with WSB University (Poland), Lodz University of Technology (Poland), and the West University of Timișoara (Romania). As part of the grant, I.V. Kononenko gave lectures at WSB University and Lodz University of Technology (Poland). Associate Professor K.S. Bukrieyeva delivered lectures and conducted business games with students at WSB University (Poland).
Associate Professor K.S. Bukrieyeva giving a lecture to students at WSB University, 2019 |
Professor I.V. Kononenko with the head of the IT education department at Lodz University of Technology, Ms. A. Poniżewska-Maranda, 2019 |
In 2009, a group of authors, including Professor I.V. Kononenko, was awarded the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology for the work “Scientific Foundations of Forecasted Active Management of Projects and Programs for Socio-Economic Development in the Fields of Education, Science, and Industry.” This was the first State Prize of Ukraine awarded for work in the field of project and program management.
President of Ukraine V.A. Yushchenko awards Professor I.V. Kononenko the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology, 2009
I.Kononenko was awarded the Order of Merit, Third Class (2015), as well as Honorary Certificates from the Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, the Kharkiv Regional Council, the Kharkiv City Council, the University of Hartford (USA), and the Barney School of Business (USA).
The Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Y.P. Kushnaryov, awards I.V. Kononenko with an Honorary Certificate |
The Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, I.L. Raynin, presents Professor I.V. Kononenko with the Order of Merit, Third Class, on behalf of the President of Ukraine in 2015 |
During the existence of the department, its staff have published over 260 scientific papers and 7 textbooks.
For many years, the Ministry of Ukraine for Family, Youth, and Sports organized the All-Ukrainian Business Plan Competition for Youth Entrepreneurship. Students of the department actively participated in this competition.
From 2003 to 2014, NTU “KhPI” was one of the organizers of the regional round of the All-Ukrainian Business Plan Competition for Youth Entrepreneurship. The co-organizers of this event included the Department for Family and Youth Affairs of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration and the Kharkiv Regional Youth Center. The Union of Entrepreneurs of the Kharkiv Region also played an active role in organizing the competition. Students of the Department of Strategic Management became winners and prize-winners of the All-Ukrainian Business Plan Competition for Youth Entrepreneurship 13 times.
Olexandr Yakovenko speaking at the All-Ukrainian Business Plan Competition, 2004 |
Iryna Karpenko with her supervisor, Assistant Professor O.V. Yemelyanova, 2007 |
Regional round of the X All-Ukrainian Business Plan Competition for Youth Entrepreneurship. The winner of the round, Ksenia Kondrashchenko, speaking, 2008 |
Olena Mykolaivna Anistarova, Executive Director of the Union of Entrepreneurs of Kharkiv Region, awards Natalia Tomilova for winning the regional round of the All-Ukrainian Business Plan Competition for Youth Entrepreneurship, 2009 |
In 2012, at the final stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in Project Management, Tatiana Yevlanova, a student of group IF-26, took third place, and in 2015, Yaroslava Kramarenko (Chirva), a student of group IF-29m, took second place.
In May 2010, the Barney School of Business and the University of Hartford (USA) organized the First International Business Plan Competition. Teams from the USA, Ireland, and Ukraine participated. The first place in the competition was awarded to a team of students from NTU “KhPI,” who were studying Project Management. The team consisted of Nataliya Tomilova, Andriy Altunin, Elena Anyukhina, Tetyana Saiko, and Rustam Berdyev. The coordinator of the team was the postgraduate student of the Department of Strategic Management, K.S. Bukriyeva.
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Nataliya Tomilova and team coordinator, postgraduate student K.S. Bukriyeva, with their certificate for first place in the First International Business Plan Competition, 2010.
In April-May 2011, the Second International Business Plan Competition took place, with 21 teams participating from Hong Kong, Greece, India, Ireland, the USA, Ukraine, and Chile. In the final of the competition, third place was awarded to students studying Project Management at NTU “KhPI”: Tatyana Ageeva, Kateryna Kalanchuk, and Anna Kakhnovska (group IF-26). The project coordinator was Associate Professor of the Department of Strategic Management, N.V. Shatokhina.
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Tatiana Ageeva, Kateryna Kalanchuk, Anna Kakhnovska with project coordinator N.V. Shatokhina.
On April 25, 2013, the final of the Fourth International Business Plan Competition took place. Teams from the USA, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Finland reached the final. Based on the results of the competition, the best business plan in the “Socially Beneficial Innovation” nomination was the work of students studying Project Management at NTU “KhPI” – Anna Kishkinova, Daria Tonkopieva, Svitlana Kozyar, and student of the Translation specialty, Bohdan Chuyko. Project coordinators: Head of the Department of Strategic Management, Prof., Dr. Tech. Sc. I.V. Konenko, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. K.S. Bukriyeva.
The Fourth International Business Plan Competition. Performance of the NTU ‘KhPI’ team
The students of the department actively participated in cultural events at the university and at the department.
The first anniversary of the department – five years since its establishment – was celebrated in a very vivid and memorable way. Students of the “Project Management” specialty prepared a real show.
Students and faculty of the department at the celebration of the five-year anniversary.
Students of the department actively participated in the Miss and Mister KhPI competitions. The title of “Mister KhPI – 2012” was won by Taras Kibitkin, while the title of “Mister KhPI – 2013” was awarded to Oleksandr Moroz. It’s worth noting that during his studies at the university, Taras Kibitkin founded an IT company called “LineUp,” which now employs 50 people and is one of the successful companies in this sector. As for Oleksandr Moroz, the whole country saw him perform on the show “Voice of the Country-9.”
At the “Miss KhPI – 2011” competition, the title of “Miss Audience’s Sympathy” was awarded to the department’s student Anna Kolesnychenko.
Mister KhPI – 2012 Taras Kibitkin |
Mister KhPI – 2013 Oleksandr Moroz |
Graduates of the Master’s program of the Department, 2007
Information technologies have become an integral part of almost all sectors of the economy. Accordingly, the demand for specialists in IT project management has significantly increased. Modern students aim to receive education in fields that will ensure their competitiveness in the job market and high chances of employment.
According to the order of NTU “KhPI” No. 206D dated May 29, 2024, the name of the Department of “Strategic Management” has been changed to “Project Management in Information Technologies.”
Currently, the department is headed by PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Marina Anatoliyivna Hrynchenko, who was also one of the founding members of this department. The department trains bachelor’s students in full-time education in the specialty 122 “Computer Science” with the educational program “Computer Science. Artificial Intelligence and Project Management,” as well as master’s students in full-time and part-time forms of study in the specialty 122 “Computer Science,” with the educational program “Project Management in Information Technologies.”
Educational programs worldwide are adapting to rapidly changing technological conditions. The name change of the department is a logical step in response to these changes, reflecting the integration of IT into curricula and the training of project management specialists. This will allow the department to introduce new courses, develop specializations, and collaborate with IT companies.
Among the graduates of the department:
- Anton Repin, Commercial Director of Vladi company, Kharkiv, graduate of 2005
- Vahid Barzegar, MSc, PMP, Turnaround Planner/ Scheduler, Suncor, Canada, graduate of 2006
- Serhiy Nikolaiev, Senior Software Engineer, Bridgewater Associates (USA), graduate of 2007
- Halyna Yefremova, Senior Operations Manager, Genesis Tech, Kyiv, graduate of 2007
- Danylo Marinych, Co-founder and Technical Director of A-Level Ukraine, graduate of 2007
- Zhao Xin, Project Manager Assistant at a large state-owned Chinese company, specializing in metallurgical construction, graduate of 2009
- Viktoriia Mironenko (Savelieva), Project Manager, Sigma Software, Kyiv, graduate of 2011
- Oleg Voronchenko, Senior Automation Engineer, Group Leader, GlobalLogic, graduate of 2011
- Svitlana Lysytska, Senior Exec / Operations, Robotics & Automation, graduate of 2013
- Angelina Korchakova, Project Manager, Sigma Software, Kharkiv, graduate of 2019
- Anton Velychko, Co-Founder & CEO of “Studinfo,” graduate of 2021
- Mykyta Shaposhnikov, Senior Software Engineer, USA startup – Trustpoint.ai, graduate of 2021
- Vladyslav Malyarenko, Full Stack Software Engineer, Torque IT Solutions, Berlin, Germany, graduate of 2021.