Kyiv, September 8, 2026 — The Kyiv School of Economics has appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as the Head of KSE Business School (KSE BS).

Yulia Svyrydenko headed the Government of Ukraine from July 2025 to July 2026. Prior to that, for four years she served as the First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, where she was responsible, in particular, for economic policy, business support, investment attraction, and the development of international economic partnerships amid a full-scale war.

At the helm of KSE Business School, Yulia Svyrydenko will focus on developing business education that meets the new reality of management, technological change, and global competition.

“The world is transforming rapidly. Ukraine needs leaders who understand business, technology, data, and management equally well. Leaders capable of turning ideas into products, building strong teams, scaling solutions, and bringing them to the global level.

Ukraine already has unique experience in management under conditions of uncertainty, high stakes, and constant change. Our task is to turn this experience into the foundation for a new quality of business education. KSE Business School must train leaders who will create the next generation of technologies, build competitive companies, and help Ukraine transition from a country that generates innovations to a country that exports knowledge, solutions, and management expertise,” noted Yulia Svyrydenko, Head of KSE Business School.

“War changes management, technology, and business approaches faster than classical educational systems manage to react. Ukrainian businesses are already creating and testing innovative management solutions in real-world conditions—often where there are no ready-made textbooks or proven models. This also changes the role of business education at KSE: to conceptualize the new Ukrainian experience, turn it into knowledge, and share it with the world,” says Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of KSE.

About KSE Business School

KSE Business School is a school for leaders working with the future of Ukraine.

The school combines global management approaches with the experience of Ukrainian businesses operating under conditions of war, technological change, and high uncertainty.

KSE Business School prepares the next generation of leaders for Ukraine’s economic growth, recovery, and security. Its goal is to make entrepreneurial and technological thinking a standard of leadership in business and public institutions, and to strengthen Ukraine’s competitiveness in European and global markets.

The school works to ensure that Ukrainian management experience does not remain a local phenomenon, but rather becomes knowledge, practice, and Ukraine’s contribution to global leadership.

About KSE

The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) is a leading multidisciplinary educational and research institution that combines academic excellence, entrepreneurial thinking, science, and technology to create solutions for society, business, and the state.

The KSE ecosystem includes five key areas: KSE University with international bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programs; KSE Graduate Business School featuring MBA, eMBA, corporate training, and short-term professional courses; KSE ProfTech, which prepares specialists in applied and technical fields; KSE Institute, a think tank researching economics, policy, and business; and KSE Foundation, which mobilizes resources for KSE’s institutional development and implements nation-wide educational, humanitarian, and defense initiatives.

Founded in 1996.

— The Kyiv School of Economics has appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as the Head of KSE Business School (KSE BS).

Yulia Svyrydenko headed the Government of Ukraine from July 2025 to July 2026. Prior to that, for four years she served as the First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, where she was responsible, in particular, for economic policy, business support, investment attraction, and the development of international economic partnerships amid a full-scale war.

At the helm of KSE Business School, Yulia Svyrydenko will focus on developing business education that meets the new reality of management, technological change, and global competition.

“The world is transforming rapidly. Ukraine needs leaders who understand business, technology, data, and management equally well. Leaders capable of turning ideas into products, building strong teams, scaling solutions, and bringing them to the global level.

Ukraine already has unique experience in management under conditions of uncertainty, high stakes, and constant change. Our task is to turn this experience into the foundation for a new quality of business education. KSE Business School must train leaders who will create the next generation of technologies, build competitive companies, and help Ukraine transition from a country that generates innovations to a country that exports knowledge, solutions, and management expertise,” noted Yulia Svyrydenko, Head of KSE Business School.

“War changes management, technology, and business approaches faster than classical educational systems manage to react. Ukrainian businesses are already creating and testing innovative management solutions in real-world conditions—often where there are no ready-made textbooks or proven models. This also changes the role of business education at KSE: to conceptualize the new Ukrainian experience, turn it into knowledge, and share it with the world,” says Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of KSE.

About KSE Business School

KSE Business School is a school for leaders working with the future of Ukraine.

The school combines global management approaches with the experience of Ukrainian businesses operating under conditions of war, technological change, and high uncertainty.

KSE Business School prepares the next generation of leaders for Ukraine’s economic growth, recovery, and security. Its goal is to make entrepreneurial and technological thinking a standard of leadership in business and public institutions, and to strengthen Ukraine’s competitiveness in European and global markets.

The school works to ensure that Ukrainian management experience does not remain a local phenomenon, but rather becomes knowledge, practice, and Ukraine’s contribution to global leadership.

About KSE

The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) is a leading multidisciplinary educational and research institution that combines academic excellence, entrepreneurial thinking, science, and technology to create solutions for society, business, and the state.

The KSE ecosystem includes five key areas: KSE University with international bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD programs; KSE Graduate Business School featuring MBA, eMBA, corporate training, and short-term professional courses; KSE ProfTech, which prepares specialists in applied and technical fields; KSE Institute, a think tank researching economics, policy, and business; and KSE Foundation, which mobilizes resources for KSE’s institutional development and implements nation-wide educational, humanitarian, and defense initiatives.

Founded in 1996.