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Kyiv Business School (KBS) is dedicated to providing the highest level of contemporary business education, educating generations of active leaders, who shape the best practice of business in every industry.
 
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KBS is one of the historically first private business schools operating on the Ukrainian market since 2000. Well known in Ukraine for its methodological rigor and innovativeness KBS has transformed from just regular business education subsidiary of an average university to independent network of 50 highly experienced faculty, consultants, and businessmen delivering state-of-art educational solutions to corporate clients as well as to individuals pursuing career advances related to graduation from MBA/EMBA-type programs. KBS’s important feature is its continuous project-based involvement in surrounding business and social community’s life.

KBS is a founder of the Ukrainian Association for Development of Management and Business Education the first and only national professional body in this field. The school is actively contributing to the growth and enhancement of professionalism and quality of the business programmes addressed to students and vocational youth.

KBS has been continuously developing new approaches for youth professional involvement, job placement, vocational professionalization and further career growth collaborating in this field with a number of Ukrainian and international professional associations.

The school is the only training institution in Kyiv which has delivered for several years since a special programme for young entrepreneurs and SME owners on request of Kyiv City Administration.

Since 2017 KBS have been actively involved in experiments aimed at research and development of arts-based learning methods and programs for large corporate clients in Ukraine. The uniqueness of experience is based on using artifacts as a metaphor for complex managerial processes and decision-making dilemmas.

The experiments made in art-based methods for managers' training will be shared with partners. KBS will develop the aspects related to the new approaches to exploit creativity in management and future jobs.

The KBS team has significant experience in projects funded by international donors focused on the development of innovations in education, social sphere and business.

Several members of KBS team are internally displaced persons for now and have appropriate experience related to the theme of the project.

KBS is the dynamic school, actively responding for all changeable business demands

  • KBS is permanently represented in top-5 of Ukrainian business schools rating
    More than 1000 graduate alumni members – successful businessmen, working in national and international companies and developing their own businesses
  • Balanced portfolio of programs, combining international professional standards with Ukrainian business practice and traditions
  • Continuous cooperation with international universities, professional organizations, governmental bodies
Innovations, implemented by KBS:
  • Elaboration and implementation of methodology of international professional standards integration in business programs
  • Launch of the first International MBA program in Ukraine
  • Cooperation with autonomous bodies in personnel education (KBS won the Kyiv Council tender for creation the educational program for Kyiv businessmen and executives)
  • Elaboration and implementation of specialized MBA programs in partnership with market leaders of respective business areas that is innovational instrument, representing new stage of companies and business schools interaction.
KBS competitive advantages:
  • Innovational MBA programs ideology two-in-one – joining up general preparation, necessary for a manager and professional competences required for functional specialist in one program
  • Convenient programs design (2-days modules, held twice a month on Fridays and Saturdays) – to keep in balance three life spheres, namely job, education and family, without necessity of giving up one of them
  • Team of tutors-practitioners from different business areas – guarantee of contemporary theoretical preparation and assessment to wide practical business experience
  • 16 month of personal tutoring – the opportunity to plan and build own career and solve current business problems of different nature
  • Wide circle of new business ties – a real help in finding of new prospects and job
  • Confirmation of professionalism by widely recognized European professional qualifications: PMР, АССА, CIIA, ЕLA, NIMA – joining the international professionals community
  • Unique technology of Career Lift ТМ – the opportunity to choose project, which if qualitatively accomplished, leads to potential career promotion
  • European methods of study planning – following the EQF system
  • Comfortable lecture-rooms, good supply of modern computers and projectors, high-speed Internet connection, library with electronic and printed informational recourses, conference-hall.
KBS programs

МВА programs (16 month):

  • МВА Project Management – elaborated in partnership with «Management Technologies Spider Ukraine» and oriented on Project Management Institute qualification. The program generates competences in project and project portfolios preparation, implementation and management, and allows the graduate to join any business development project effectively at any stage of its life-cycle.
  • МВА Finance & Investments - elaborated in partnership with «BDO» and oriented on Association of Certified International Investment Analysts, Institute of Financial Accountants qualifications. The program develops the ability to manage financial activity of any business and generates a wide range of financial competences, required by competent manager: from Management Accounts and Financial Management to Investment Planning and Analysis.
  • МВА Logistics - elaborated in partnership with Ukrainian Logistics Association and oriented on qualification demands of European Logistics Association. The program generates competences in implementation and management of logistics activity, development of logistics organizations, and allows the graduate to use instruments of contemporary logistics in any business field.

Professional certification programs (6 month): intense programs agreed with international qualification professional standards at the level of demands put forth to specialized MBA programs.
  • СВА «Certificate in Business Administration» - for those who are interested in acquiring of management qualification in business. Covers core topics, traditional for MBA programs and management learning courses.
  • «Professional Certificate in Project Management» - confirms with Project Management Institute (PMI) demands.
  • «Professional Certificate in Logistics» - confirms with European Logistics Association (ELA) demands.
  • «Professional Certificate in Finance & Investments» - confirms with Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA), Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) demands.

Preparation of stock market specialists for State Securities Commission professional exam
 
International qualification programs:
  • CIIA (Certified International Investment Analysts®) preparatory course
  • NIMA (Netherlands Institute of Marketing) preparatory course

Open programs:
Seminars and trainings from market top-specialists
 
Corporate programs (created due to individual companies’ features and necessities)