Some Glimpses of the History of ChITE SUTE
In March 1966 by the Order of the Minister of Trade of Ukrainian SR No.125 “On organization of Kyiv National Institute of Trade and Economics” on the basis of the Kyiv branch of the Donetsk Institute of Soviet Trade, The Kyiv Trade and Economics Institute, with the simultaneous creation of Chernivtsi branch was organized.
The first director of the Chernivtsi branch of KITE was Ivan Trohymovych Petruk, the Candidate of Economic Sciences and Associate Professor, who set up the Institute’s traditions, kept and developed till now..
Professional training of the future specialists was conducted in five academic fields: “Trade Economics and Catering”, “Accounting”, “Commodity Science and Organization of Industrial Products Trade”, “Commodity Science and Organization of Foodstuffs Trade”, “Technology and Catering Organization”.
ÇStudies were conducted in the forms as follows: at first, evening (for those, who worked in the afternoon) and part-time(correspondence); and during the period from 1969 to 1974 – full-time.
Chernivtsi Extra-Mural Department of Kyiv Trade and Economics Institute was created in 1987. The Staff members have elected Orekhovska Tetiana Mykolaivna to be the Head of the Institute. It was the time when the educational institution has determined its way of development and formation in the Western Ukraine.
The Faculty of Postgraduate Studies was established as an integral part of an Extra-Mural Faculty of KITE in 1992, where numerous specialists were retrained.
The students of the evening form of study created the first Council of Students’ Government; the first KVN team “Saldo” and the first football team of the Institute.
In 1999 the Extra-Mural Faculty was reorganized into Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of Kyiv State University of Trade and Economics (Pursuant to the Decree of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 126 dated April 30, 1999, Order of the Rector of KSUTE dated May 28, 1999).
Improvement of the material base of the institute made it possible to create new faculties, as well as to restore the full-time education.
From November 6, 2019, according to the order of the Rector of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics Anatolii Antonovych Mazaraki, the duties of the Director of Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of KNUTE were assigned to Vdovichen Anatolii Anatoliiovych, Professor, Doctor of Economics, Head of the Department of Management of ChITE SUTE No.1714-k dated November 4, 2019).
On September 17, 2020, on the competition basis, Anatolii Anatoliiovych Vdovichen was appointed to the position of the director of the Institute (order of KNTEU No. 990-k dated September 16, 2020).
At the beginning of 2022, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics was reorganized into the State University of Trade and Economics (order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine ¹ 1252, of November 19, 2021, "On reorganization of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics"; the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No.43, dated January 21, 2022, "On some issues of reorganization of the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics"; the order of the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics No.374, dated January 25, 2022). Accordingly, the name of the Institute was changed to Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of the State University of Trade and Economics.
The successful achievements of the Institute over the years of its existence took place mostly due to the Head of the Institute in 1966, at the beginning of the Institute’s work. It is their inexhaustible energy that inspired, inspires and will inspire the team to new accomplishments and achievements.
Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of
State University of Trade and Economics TODAY
2021 is quite significant for the Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of SUTE: this year it is 55 years since the establishment of the higher education institution. This is one of the so-called summarizing conclusions of the main path of development of the Institute, organically combining classical educational traditions, generalization of long-term achievements with the latest technologies and generation of new creative ideas.
Mission of the Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics, as a structural unit of the State University of Trade and Economics, is a highly effective activity in the educational and scientific space, aiming to meet the needs of consumers (individuals, society, state); to ensure the competitiveness of the institute in Ukraine, in particular in the western region (Program for the development of a separate structural unit of ChITE SUTE for the period up to 2025).
Since November 2019, Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of SUTE is headed by Anatolii Anatoliiovych Vdovichen, Professor, Doctor of Economics.
The educational process in ChITE SUTE is carried out by the efforts of 5 chairs, consisting of 42 full-time pedagogical staff members, more than 85% of which are Doctors of Sciences, Professors and Candidates of Sciences, Associate Professors.
The high quality of training of the students is provided on a constant basis owing to the following:
• highly competent Institute's pedagogical staff;
• introduction of new innovative technologies and up-to-date methodological support;
• application of the latest technologies for effective management of higher education institutions.
Thus, a Quality Management System, meeting the requirements of DSTU ISO 9001: 2015, has been operating in ChITE SUTE since 2018.
The practical training of students is facilitated by close long-term cooperation of the Institute with more than 200 enterprises and institutions of the region, where future graduates undergo practical internships. In addition, practical training is implemented within the framework of virtual training enterprises and chair branches based on manufacturing institutions. In order to promote the employment of students and graduates, SUTE's "Career Fairs" are held with the participation of the regional leading employers annually. A large number of round tables, lectures, workshops and meetings with stakeholders allow SUTE CHITE to keep up with practice, quickly adapt to new labor market requirements, and assist in employing the graduates.
IT technology is an effective resource for improving the quality of educational activity of the Institute. Copyright slide lectures, video lectures, electronic textbooks and electronic educational and methodical complexes, distance learning server courses are already traditional educational means of all pedagogical staff members of CHITE SUTE.
The official website of the institute is being actively developed in order to ensure the publicity of its activities, establish effective feedback and provide a wide range of information services. In July 2021, the National Research Council of Spain published the annual edition of the international ranking of universities in the World Web Ranking of Universities (Webometrics), in which the official website of CHITE SUTE ranked 96th among 316 sites of the higher educational institutions of Ukraine.
Scientific Work in CHITE SUTE remains one of the top priority areas of development. Every year, scientists of the Institute work on research topics ordered by local enterprises of the region; are involved in the development of regional programs of socio-economic development of Chernivtsi region, recovery programs of the Chernivtsi city, tourism sector development strategies, etc. During the period of the last 5 years, the scientific research has resulted in 40 monographs, 7 textbooks, 45 textbooks, 630 scientific articles, 42 of which in publications included in the scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science. 170 scientific events (conferences, round tables, seminars) were held on the basis of CHITE SUTE for approbation of scientific researches, 7 of which were international. The results of the inventive work of the last five years are 40 received patents and copyright certificates by the pedagogical staff members of CHITE SUTE.
Since 2000, the Scientific Professional Journal "Bulletin of Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics" (Economic Sciences, category "B") has been published quarterly. The journal is presented in international, foreign and national abstract and scientometric databases Ulrich Web Global Serials Directory (ProQuest), indexed by Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, Crossref, Ukrainika Naukova(Ukrainica Scientific) and Ukrainian Journal of Abstracts “Dzherelo”. The effectiveness of the scientific development of the staff members of the Institute during the last five years is confirmed by the successfully defended 5 Doctoral and 15 Candidate Dissertations.
Students are also actively involved in scientific research work at CHITE SUTE. Thus, there is a Scientific Society of Young Scientists and Students, scientific research societies "Profi", "Marketer", "Accountant’s Advisor", "Financier", "Search" and the vocational schools (Bartender School, School of Culinary Arts and Service, Confectioner's School, School of Healthy Livestyle). To develop and improve the scientific and practical component of higher education, the Institute annually holds student scientific conferences, Internet conferences, student science festival, Bukovynian student advertising festival, culinary festival-fair "Pumpkin Holiday", creative scientific competitions, etc.
The five-year scientific achievements of students consist in more than 2000 scientific works, 30 prizes in national competitions of scientific research works, business projects, competition of student advertising works at international and national levels. Achievements of the students majoring in "Food Technology" are very significant too, who only during last 5 years were the winners 14 times with prizes in international competitions and 16 times in national competitions and festivals of culinary arts.
Educational work at the Institute is aimed at ensuring the harmonious, creative and cultural development of the students. So, the competitions "Your Talents, the Freshman", "Day of Healthy Lifestyle", "The Student of the Year", "The Couple of the Year", theatrical actions "St.Andrew's Parties", "Malanka Fest", "Entertainments for Cossacks", etc. are organized annually on the basis of CHITE SUTE.
The result of efficient educational work at SUTE is participation and numerous victories of the students in various creative and artistic competitions, festivals, including the annual regional festival of youth’s creativity "Pure Dew", the competition of Ukrainian language experts named after Petro Yatsyk, festivals and cups "League of Laughter".
Since 2014 till now, the Tourist Club "Plai" has been effectively operating in the Institute. Its participants had conquered many peaks in Europe.
One of the most important areas of educational work is charity, which is actively spreading among students and staff members of CHITE SUTE. So, every year the Institute holds a Charity Festival-fair "Pumpkin Holiday". The staff of the Institute constantly joins various charitable actions: "Give Life to a Child ", "From Heart to Heart", "Week of Kindness", "Let’s become a Blood Donor", "The Gift from St. Nicholas"; visiting orphanages; weaving camouflage nets, organizing charity concerts, collecting foodstuffs, donations, clothes and medicine for soldiers who are in the war operation area.
Sport in CHITE SUTE is an important component of student’s life. Among the graduates and students of the Institute there are 3 honored Masters of Sports (Ivan Heshko, Lidia Sichenikova and Tetiana Dorokhova), 23 Masters of Sports and 19 Candidates for Masters of Sports, 9 record holders of Ukraine, 3 participants of the Olympic Games, 5 participants of the World Championships and 7 participants of European Championships.
Men's teams in football, basketball and volleyball also achieved and still show high results. Students of the Institute constantly participate and are prize-winners in various competitions, tournaments, sports contests, universiades and leagues, other sport events of the city, region or Ukraine. Every year the Institute holds sports competitions in various sports among the faculties, sports holidays ("Cossack’s Games", competitions "Artemis Cup", contests in bowling, billiards, chess, laser fights, paintball, table tennis, etc.).
