National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and Northwestern University announce partnership (12/08/02)

National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and Northwestern University announce partnership

KYIV - The National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy (KMA), Ukraine's leading university, and the Northwestern University Center for Technology and Innovation Management (CTIM) officially announced their partnership, unveiling a new, ongoing program of collaboration.

Northwestern University is home to the Kellogg School of Management, ranked the best business school in the world in its MBA programs by The Economist (October 2002).

The announcement was made on December 2 in Kyiv at an official reception at the Imperia Restaurant of the Premier Palace Hotel.

The program of cooperation starts on December 2-3, with a two-day joint executive development seminar on "Stimulating and Managing Innovations" for senior managers of leading Ukrainian and international companies. A joint faculty team from the two universities and experienced executives from the MATI (Management of Advanced Technologies and Innovation) industry consortium conducted the seminar.

In the framework of furthering their partnership, the two universities will cooperate in the following areas:

development and teaching at the graduate and executive development programs at KMA and its business school,
facilitating integration of innovative researches into real business environment;
conducting joint research programs, seminars and conferences;
implementation of joint innovation management consulting projects.

Northwestern University will assist Kyiv Mohyla Business School (KMBS) in the creation and leadership of an industry-academic consortium that aims to accelerate nation-wide product innovation and technology management through strengthening links among academic research centers, management education institutions, industry and business. Northwestern University faculty members have been instrumental in successfully creating a similar consortium that includes leading U.S.-based global corporations. KMBS will also be integrated into the global industry-academic consortium led by Northwestern University, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Dr. Viacheslav Briukhovetsky, president of KMA, stated: "Today the best way to support the national idea is to support Ukrainian business. However, this support is impossible without the synergy of the newest international researches and economic as well as business realities. This is why we have chosen to cooperate with the Northwestern University."

As Dr. Michael Radnor, director of the Center for Technology Innovation and Management at Northwestern University and a senior professor of the Kellogg School, noted: "In today's competitive and rapidly changing world, no nation can hope to succeed without the technical and managerial competencies that KMA is helping to create." He added, "We from Northwestern feel privileged to be a partner in this exciting and very worthy endeavor."

The partnership was facilitated by the Kyiv Mohyla Foundation of America (KMF), which developed the necessary contacts and support for the project. Ihor Wyslotsky, foundation president, stated: "KMF was established to support, develop and sustain the work and efforts of the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and other Ukrainian institutions of higher learning that promote excellence in education and lead toward the establishment of an open society based on democracy and freedom. With the support of our board of directors, co-chaired by former ambassadors William G. Miller (U.S.) and Borys I. Tarasyuk (Ukraine), the foundation will continue to promote successful projects."

The inter-university collaboration project was introduced by the Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee, which for over 11 years has conducted successful exchanges between Chicago and Kyiv in the areas of culture, government administration, health and education.

"We are pleased to participate in this extraordinary education and business initiative between two outstanding universities that represent the best characteristics of our sister cities. We are encouraged by the commitment of the mayors of both cities, who continue to support programs that promote international understanding," said Committee Chair Marta Farion.

Established in 1615, Kyiv Mohyla Academy is one of the oldest universities in Eastern Europe. In 1991, after a forced 175-year break, the Kyiv Mohyla Academy resumed its activities. Now the National University offers undergraduate, master, graduate and post-graduate studies in economics, liberal arts, natural sciences, information technologies, sociology and social technologies and law. The university cooperates with more than 50 universities worldwide.

Kyiv Mohyla Business School (KMBS) offers an executive MBA program, executive and organizational development seminars in business strategy, marketing, finance and accounting as well as leadership and organizational development, conducts research and management consulting projects, and issues its own quarterly journal on management. The KMBS mission is to "inspire leaders through innovative and personalized programs of executive and organizational development."

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