Department Achievements

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Research Achievements of Our Students

On 21 November 2025, students of the educational programmes "Bachelor of Public Management and Administration" and "Master of Public Management and Administration. Territorial Management and Local Self-Government" of Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law took part in the VII International Competition of Student Research Papers in Economics, held in the Republic of Moldova. Having received high marks from the international jury for their research papers, our contestants were awarded first-degree diplomas:

• Mykola MYKULETS, Nadiia MATIICHUK – "Development of Human Capital as a Basic Factor for Enhancing Management Efficiency in the Knowledge Economy" (research supervisor – Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Public Management Tetiana PIDLISNA);
• Arina ROHOZHA – "The Importance of Combating Stereotypes Regarding Women's Opportunities and Participation in Security and Defence Sector" (research supervisor – Tetiana PIDLISNA);
• Daria LEBID, Stanislav NYCH – "Digitalization of public administration as a tool for increasing transparency and public trust in the government" (research supervisor – Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor Liudmyla MATVEICHUK);
• Mykhail VDOVYN – "Artificial intelligence in public administration" (research supervisor – Professor Liudmyla MATVEICHUK);
• Valeriia NIANKO – "Implementation of artificial intelligence technologies in the decision-making processes of local self-government authorities" (research supervisor – Professor Liudmyla MATVEICHUK).

The results obtained confirm the relevance of the chosen research topics and the high level of academic, practical and research training of the University's students. We sincerely congratulate the winners and their research supervisors on this significant achievement and wish them further success, new research accomplishments and worthy representation of the University at the international level!

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In 2022, the academic and teaching staff of the department completed 9,680.78 hours of teaching workload, ensured the teaching of 68 academic disciplines, and supervised practical training, term papers, diploma and master's theses of 1st–4th year and master's students in the specialties "Management", "Tourism" and "Public Management and Administration" of full-time and part-time forms of study of the Faculty of Management and Economics.

The academic title of Associate Professor was conferred on T. V. Pidlisna.

In 2022, Yu. V. Marushchyn defended a dissertation in the specialty "Mechanisms of State Management" and obtained the degree of Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration. Dissertation topic: "Mechanisms of State Regulation of Support and Development of Amalgamated Territorial Communities in Ukraine". Research supervisor: E. V. Shchepanskyi, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Associate Professor.

The methodological workload amounted to 10,321.5 hours, including 30 work programmes and 29 academic and methodological materials developed by the academic and teaching staff of the department. In particular, the academic and teaching staff of the department:

• became authors of 35 research articles, 1 textbook and 4 projects;
• published articles in the international database Scopus: E. V. Shchepanskyi, T. V. Tereshchenko, O. V. Khytra, L. V. Omelchuk, T. V. Pidlisna, I. B. Kovtun, P. M. Semianchuk, Yu. F. Maievskyi, D. V. Bondar;
• supervised 49 student research papers;
• reviewed 8 research publications;
• reviewed 1 article and 1 textbook;
• took part in 98 international, all-Ukrainian and university research and practical events.

The academic and teaching staff of the department also carried out organisational work; in particular, 3 were members of the Academic Council of the University and 5 – of the Methodological Council of the University.

8 academic and teaching staff of the department (E. V. Shchepanskyi, I. B. Kovtun, V. T. Savytskyi, T. V. Haman, V. I. Pyla, O. S. Chmyr, T. V. Tereshchenko, T. M. Fasolko) served as members of the editorial board of the scientific journal of Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law "University Scientific Notes".

2 regional essay (creative work) competitions were held on the topics: 1. "Tourist Treasures of the Native Land"; 2. "Human Security – Country Security".

The department held the XI All-Ukrainian Correspondence Research and Practical Conference "Establishment and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine" and the international conference "Public Management in Ukraine: Today's Challenges and Global Imperatives".

In 2021, the academic and teaching staff of the department:

• became authors of 34 research articles, 4 monographs, 4 textbooks and 3 projects;
• published articles in the international database Scopus: E. V. Shchepanskyi, T. V. Tereshchenko, O. V. Khytra, L. P. Trebyk, L. V. Vahanova, L. V. Omelchuk, T. V. Pidlisna;
• supervised 56 student research papers;
• reviewed 8 research publications;
• reviewed 1 monograph;
• took part in 73 international, all-Ukrainian and university research and practical events;
• I. V. Shevchuk successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in the specialty 25.00.05 – state management in the field of state security and protection of public order (topic: "State Regulation of Countering Threats to Ukraine's National Interests in the Field of Economic Security").

In 2021, two members of the department – Doctor of Public Administration I. V. Shevchuk and Candidate of Public Administration L. P. Trebyk – were conferred the academic title of Associate Professor.

The academic and teaching staff of the department also carried out organisational work; in particular, 3 were members of the Academic Council of the University and 5 – of the Methodological Council of the University.

The department successfully operates research clubs "Current Problems of Ensuring National Security of Ukraine" (supervisor – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor T. V. Tereshchenko), "Tourism: Challenges of the Present" (supervisor – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor E. V. Shchepanskyi), "E-Democracy" (supervisor – Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration L. P. Trebyk).

8 academic and teaching staff of the department (E. V. Shchepanskyi, I. B. Kovtun, V. T. Savytskyi, T. V. Haman, V. I. Pyla, O. S. Chmyr, T. V. Tereshchenko, T. M. Fasolko) served as members of the editorial board of the scientific journal of Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law "University Scientific Notes".

2 regional essay (creative work) competitions were held on the topics: 1. "Tourism Development in a Pandemic: Challenges and Prospects"; 2. "Human Security – Country Security".

The department held the X All-Ukrainian Correspondence Research and Practical Conference "Establishment and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine" and a round table with international participation "Current Problems of Rural (Green) Tourism Development in Modern Conditions: Polish Experience".

In 2020, the academic and teaching staff of the department:

• became authors of 23 research articles, 5 monographs, 2 textbooks and 3 projects;
• supervised 40 student research papers;
• reviewed 19 research publications;
• reviewed 3 monographs;
• took part in 57 international, all-Ukrainian and university research and practical events;
• I. V. Shevchuk was conducting doctoral dissertation research in the specialty 25.00.05 – state management in the field of state security and protection of public order.

The academic and teaching staff of the department also carried out organisational work; in particular, 3 were members of the Academic Council of the University and 5 – of the Methodological Council of the University.

The department successfully operates research clubs "Current Problems of Ensuring National Security of Ukraine" (supervisor – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor T. V. Tereshchenko), "Tourism: Challenges of the Present" (supervisor – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor E. V. Shchepanskyi), "E-Democracy" (supervisor – Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration L. P. Trebyk).

7 academic and teaching staff of the department (E. V. Shchepanskyi, I. B. Kovtun, V. T. Savytskyi, T. V. Haman, V. I. Pyla, O. S. Chmyr, T. V. Tereshchenko) served as members of the editorial board of the scientific journal of Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law "University Scientific Notes".

The department held the IX All-Ukrainian Correspondence Research and Practical Conference "Establishment and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine".

In 2019, the academic and teaching staff of the department:

• became authors of 22 research articles, 4 monographs, 4 textbooks and 4 projects;
• reviewed 11 dissertation abstracts;
• supervised 50 student research papers;
• reviewed 2 monographs;
• took part in 40 international, all-Ukrainian and university research and practical events;
• I. V. Shevchuk was conducting doctoral dissertation research in the specialty 25.00.05 – state management in the field of state security and protection of public order.

The academic and teaching staff of the department successfully defended dissertation research, in particular I. V. Yarmolynska – for the degree of Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration.

The academic and teaching staff of the department also carried out organisational work; in particular, 3 were members of the Academic Council of the University and 5 – of the Methodological Council of the University.

The department successfully operates research clubs "Current Problems of Ensuring National Security of Ukraine" (supervisor – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor T. V. Tereshchenko), "Tourism: Challenges of the Present" (supervisor – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor E. V. Shchepanskyi), "E-Democracy" (supervisor – Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration L. P. Trebyk).

7 academic and teaching staff of the department (E. V. Shchepanskyi, I. B. Kovtun, V. T. Savytskyi, T. V. Haman, V. I. Pyla, O. S. Chmyr, T. V. Tereshchenko) served as members of the editorial board of the scientific journal of Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law "University Scientific Notes".

E. V. Shchepanskyi supervised the futsal team of FC "Femida", which took third place in the Premium League of the Open Championship (Cup) of the city of Khmelnytskyi in futsal and first place in the Summer Championship of the city of Khmelnytskyi in mini-football.

In 2018, the academic and teaching staff of the department:

• became authors of 20 research articles, 2 monographs, 2 textbooks and 2 draft regulatory legal acts;
• provided 10 reviews of dissertation abstracts;
• supervised 40 student research papers;
• reviewed 2 monographs;
• took part in 35 international, all-Ukrainian and university research and practical events.

The department was training 6 candidates for the educational and scientific degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialty Public Management and Administration.

In 2018, the team raised its research level thanks to the defence of a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration by Professor of the Department Eduard Valeriiovych Shchepanskyi, and the defence of a dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Sciences in Public Administration by Senior Lecturer of the Department Mykola Ivanovych Baiuk.

In 2018, research work at the department was carried out in accordance with the departmental research topic "Improvement of Mechanisms of Public Management and Administration in the Field of Ensuring National Security in the Context of European Integration".

The department organised the VII All-Ukrainian Correspondence Research and Practical Conference "Establishment and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine", which is held annually on 7 December on the occasion of Local Self-Government Day.

The academic and teaching staff of the department took part in the All-Ukrainian Forum of Starostas of Amalgamated Territorial Communities "Establishment of the Institute of Starostas in Ukraine: First Steps" (20–21 June 2018, Khmelnytskyi), held with the support of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine. Financial support for the Forum was provided by the Hanns Seidel Foundation Office in Ukraine.

The department successfully operates the research club "Current Problems of Ensuring National Security of Ukraine" (supervisors – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor E. V. Shchepanskyi and Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor T. V. Tereshchenko). Associate Professor T. V. Tereshchenko prepared the winner of the II round of the All-Ukrainian Competition of Student Research Papers in Natural, Technical and Humanitarian Sciences in the field of "Management of Organizations", master's student in specialty 073 Management Nadiia Tsimar (4–5 April 2018, SHEI "Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University", third-degree diploma).