Leadership in Public Finance Program Closing at KSE

On Wednesday, June 7th Kyiv School of Economics held Closing Ceremony of Leadership in Public Finance Program, joint project of KSE and GIZ with the support of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

Leadership in Public Finance Program became a profound educational platform that brought together government officials, qualified experts from international organizations, civic activists and well-known faculty with tremendous experience in Public Financial Management, Good Governance, Management and Leadership to work with a team of selected participants, discuss the current challenges in PFM in Ukraine and determine ways to overcome them.

Leadership in Public Finance Program has contributed in addressing one of the major issues in implementing successful reforms: human capacity need for qualified professionals. Over the course, 26 program participants have strengthened their leadership, management and PFM skills. The exposure to the best practices of Good Financial Governance from around the world enables them to design and implement successful reforms in public finance management in Ukraine as well as use this knowledge and skills in day-to- day activities.

The program also contributed to closer cooperation between civil servants at different institutions and wide area of civil society organizations involved in public finance management.

Over the course participants of the Program have worked with:

• KSE Professors and guest lecturers: Olena Besedina, Sergey Gvozdyov, Yevhen Hlibovytsky, Mykhailo Kolisnyk, Tymofiy Mylovanov, Sergei Potapov, Viktor Pynzenyk, Andrey Skrypnyk, Olena Sergeeva Artem Vdovychenko, Anna Vlasova
• International Experts: Ivan Miklos, Juraj Rencko, Dieter Schimanke, Horst Zimmermann

Participants also took part in a series of meetings and discussions with top representatives of Ministry of Finance, Presidential Administration, National Bank, governmental and civic organizations. Huge thank you to our guests Oleksandr Danyluk, Taras Kachka, Roman Kachur, Volodymyr Kotenko, Roman Kulchynskyi, Oksana Markarova, Igor Mityukov, Oksana Nechyporenko, Victoria Ptashnyk, Vladyslav Rashkovan, Oleksandr Slobozhan Vladimir Fedorin, Eugene Cherviachenko, Natalia Shapoval, Dmytro Shymkiv for insightful discussions, openness and commitment.

During the closing ceremony of the program KSE Community welcomed Oleksandr Danyluk, Minister of Finance of Ukraine, Sergiy Marchenko, Deputy Minister of Finance, Academic Director of Leadership in Public Finance Program, Daniela Bergelt, Head of Cooperation at Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Kiev, Yuliya Tychkivska, Vice President, Management Education KSE as well as KSE Faculty.

“Society has a request for a new generation of professionals, true leaders with values, who are familiar with the best practices of public financial management and are ready to apply them. And it’s you [Alumni of Leadership in Public Finance Program] who shoud become a driving force for positive transformations in Ukraine that would lead to sustainable economic growth. Today is a very important day. Ukraine has received its team of leaders”, – Oleksandr Danylyuk, Minister of Finance of Ukraine addressed the participants.

Deputy Minister of Finance Sergiy Marchenko said that Ukraine is undergoing a comprehensive reform of the financial sector making it necessary to bring up a new generation of qualified professionals, that would be able to implement the relevant transformations. This was the reason for the build-up of such a program in Ukraine. “One of the greatest values of this program is this group of participants, who’ve successfully completed comprehensive selection process and who have the right understanding of public finance system and are already implementing needed changes. I am sure that the number of participants of this program will grow significantly with time and this project will become an integral part of the education of future reform professionals. Jointly we will be able to ensure the further recovery of the public finance system”, Sergiy Marchenko said.

“There are no reforms without change agents. And when it comes to public finance – you are the change agents of the public finance of Ukraine. Public Finance reforms lead to transparency and efficiency. We honour your openness to acquire deep understanding of what needs to be changed and your readiness to promote, support and implement sustainable changes that enable economic growth.”, – Daniela Bergelt, Head of Cooperation at Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Kiev.

Yuliya Tychkivska, Vice President, Management Education KSE also joined the remarks: “The critical factor is the students of this Program. Your experience, openness to new ideas and proactivity made this program successful. I am very thankful to our Faculty, Guest Speakers and Partners for your willingness to share knowledge and support for the project. And I would like to express huge gratitude to GIZ and Public Finance Management Project Team for making this project a reality and all your activities in Ukraine that truly make a difference.”

We congradulate our Participants on successful completion of Leadership in Public Finance Program. Welcome to KSE Alumni Community: Oleg Bilousov, Iurii Bugai, Oleksandr Valchyshen, Mykhaylo Vidyakin, Yurii Gaidai, Olena Herus, Khrystyna Holynska, Markijan Żelak, Andriy Kech, Andriy Kyrychenko, Iuliia Kovalova, Volodymyr Kozlenko, Oksana Koltyk, Viktor Maziarchuk, Dariia Marchak, Vadym Myronyuk, Oleg Novakovskyi, Mykhailo Poliakov, Olena Primierova, Nataliya Slysh, Victoria Strakhova, Viktor Taran, Yuriy Tustanovskyy, Oleksandr Chubukov, Oleksandr Iuziuk, Pavlo Iavorskyi.

Viktoria Strakhova, Leadership in Public Finance Program Alumna remarked:

“We are grateful to Sergiy Marchenko, founder of the program. We thank the Kyiv School of Economics, which provided an opportunity to learn from the best Faculty, who have not only provided the understanding of numerous aspects, but also helped to reveal our potential.

And we express huge thank you to GIZ for making this Program happen and also helping us to get closer to Europe. Together we can implement positive transformations and achieve big goals.”

More information about Leadership in Public Finance Program: http://www.lpf.kse.org.ua/

More photographs and impressions from Leadership in Public Finance Program Closing Ceremony: https://goo.gl/kML7fJ

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Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) – The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) is the premier graduate school of economics and management in Ukraine, offering degree programs in Economics and Management as well as educational programs in Public Administration and business/economics journalism. KSE is also a leading institution in economics research and policy advice through its Kyiv Economics Institute (KEI) and the International Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC). KSE is also the administrative center for the 12 country CIS/FSU region for the Global Development Network (GDN), founded by the World Bank, providing research and economic policy advice in these countries, under the auspices of KSE’s EERC. KSE was founded in 1996 by the EERC and the Eurasia Foundation.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – is an international enterprise owned by the German Federal Government, operating in many fields across more than 130 countries. It primarily works with states, state agencies, and the private sector. GIZ has been supporting Ukraine’s transition process on behalf of the German Government since 1993. It is currently working on behalf of four German ministries, the European Union (EU) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) at around 20 locations in Ukraine, with approximately 150 local and international staff.

The “Support to the reform of public finances” Project is realized on behalf of German Government by the federal enterprise Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. GIZ supports as a federal enterprise the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. Germany’s international cooperation with Ukraine focuses on sustainable economic development, energy, democracy, civil society, public administration and decentralization as well as on the HIV and AIDS prevention, and helps to foster its crisis response capacity.