History of ChTEI KNTEU
In March 1966 by the Order of the Minister of Trade of Ukrainian SR “On organization of Kyiv National Institute of Trade and Economics” on the basis of the Kyiv branch of the Donetsk Institute of Soviet Trade, a Kyiv Trade and Economics Institute, with simultaneous creation of Chernivtsi branch was organized.
The first director of Chernivtsi branch of KTEI was a Candidate of Economic Sciences, docent Ivan Trohymovych Petruk, who set up the traditions, which are being kept and increased till now.
Training of specialists was conducted in five specialties: “Trade Economics and Catering”, “Accounting”, “Commodity and Organization of Industrial Goods Trade”, “Commodity and Organization Foodstuffs Trade”, “Commodity Organization and Technology”.
Studies were conducted by on-the-job – evening and part-time systems of studying. Since 1969 till 1974 students’ admission to daytime studies was conducted.
Chernivtsi Extra-Mural Department of Kyiv Trade and Economics Institute was created in 1987. The personnel have chosen Orekhovska Tetjana Mykolaivna as its Head. Just at that time the educational institution has determined its way of development and formation in Western Ukraine.
In 1992 the Faculty of postgraduate studies attached to Extra-Mural Faculty of KTEI was established. There was conducted annual retraining of 60 and later, 120 specialists.
In 1994 the Faculty was at first successfully accredited and acquired the accreditation of the fourth level of the specialists’ training. It was the best gratitude for the whole staff for their devoted, creative work and a wish to work in a prestigious higher educational establishment.
Students of the evening form of studies have made every effort to make the educational establishment popular among youth of the city. They made first steps for popularization of the educational establishment in Bukovina. In the middle of ‘90s the students of the evening form of studies organized the first Council of students’ self-government. In 1998 the first KVN team “Saldo” was created. It has won many prizes in different contests.
In 1999 the Extra-Mural Faculty was reorganized in Chernivtsi Trade and Economics Institute of Kyiv State Trade and Economics University. As quantitative and qualitative indexes show, since that time rapid temps of its development can be noticed. Total amount of students increased in 4,5 times (1436 students - in 1999, 6469 in - 2009), the amount of teaching staff increased in 8 times (34 and 272 accordingly); in response for the region labour-market needs new directions of studies were established. Today the Institute provides training on academic degrees of Bachelor, Specialist or Master in 11 directions of training and 16 professional directions (specializations). An organizational structure has increased accordingly: 4 Faculties were organized; the amount of departments has increased from 4 – in 1999 to 13 in 2011.
Today Chernivtsi Trade and Economics Institute of Kyiv National Trade and Economics University is one of the most prestigious higher educational establishments of Bukovina that is building its work according to modern European standards, preserving property and traditions of national education.
The strategic direction of the activity development in Chernivtsi Trade and Economics Institute is henceforth in its further development as an entire integrated scientific and educational center, which is orientated on preparation of highly-qualified specialists for the demands of the Western region of Ukraine and conduction of fundamental and applied researches on problems of trade and service fields of national economy.
