State University of Trade and Economics

The State University of Trade and Economics (abbr. SUTE, Ukrainian: Державний торговельно-економічний університет; prev. also known: Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics,

abbr. KNUTE, Київський національний торговельно-економічний університет) is a Ukrainian university in the capital, Kyiv.

History

The history of State University of Trade and Economics starts from the Kyiv branch of the all Union Correspondence Institute of Soviet Trade founded in 1946. With the foundation of the Ministry of Trade of UkrSSR in 1958. In addition to the subordination of all educational establishments located on the territory of Ukraine to the Ministry of Trade and according to the resolution on the Council of Ministers of UkrSSR. No. 50 of 14 January 1959 Kyiv branch of all the Union Correspondence Institute of Soviet Trade and then to Donetsk Institute of Soviet Trade.

In September 1965, Vasyl Zadorozhnyi, candidate of Sciences (Economics) was appointed the director of the branch. The deputy director became candidate of Sciences (Economies) Olexsiy Kolchin. An urgent need for highly qualified specialists for the trade sphere resulted in the creation of the base of the branch; an independent higher educational establishment. By the resolution of the Council of ministers of Ukr.SSR No. 195 of 4 March 1966 on the base of Donetsk Institute of Soviet Trade Kyiv Institute of Trade and Economics was founded, comprising Odesa and Chernivetskyi affiliations. The Institute included four faculties: the faculty of Trade, Economics faculty, technological faculty and qualification improvement faculty.

In October 1966 Tamara Skirda, candidate of Sciences (Philosophy) was appointed the rector of KITE. The plan of building initiated by T. Skirda included the building of the Institute complex, comprising teaming – laboratory complex, dormitories, food complex, assembly hall. Lev Bespalyi, Vasilyi Yorelkin, Vladymir Jvanitsky, Mykhail Melman, Alexey Kolchin, Anna Rudavska became the leading scientific – pedagogical staff of the institute.

In 1986 – 1987 the rector of the university was doctor of sciences (economics), professor Ivan Mayboroda, and Victor Nevesenko was the rector in 1988 – 1990.

In November 1991 Anatoliy Mazaraki was appointed the rector of the university.

By the Decree No. 592 of 29 August 1994, of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine the educational establishment was converted into Kyiv State University of Trade and Economics. In April 1994 the Institute got the highest IVth level of state accreditation. In August 1994 the Kyiv State University of Trade and Economics was founded on the base of the Kyiv Institute of Trade and Economics.

By the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 1059/2000 of 11 September 2000 the university was granted the status of the National University.

Name change timeline

Historically, the university has often changed its name depending on subordination, reorganization, or granting of status by the government or president.

• 1946-1959 - Kyiv branch of the All-Union Correspondence Institute of Soviet Trade
• 1959-1959 - Kyiv branch of Kharkiv Institute of Soviet Trade
• 1959-1966 - Kyiv branch of Donetsk Institute of Soviet Trade
• 1966-1994 - Kyiv Institute of Trade and Economics (KITE)
• 1994-2000 - Kyiv State University of Trade and Economics (KSUTE)
• 2000-2022 - Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (KNUTE)
• from 2022 - State University of Trade and Economics (SUTE)

The latest name change occurred due to reorganization due to changes in legislation. As of 2025, the university expects to be re-granted national status by the President of Ukraine with another name change to the National University of Trade and Economics (NUTE).

Campuses and buildings

The university as the base establishment in Kyiv includes 6 teaching – laboratory buildings.

A – teaching – administrative building.

Teaching classes and laboratories of Faculty of Economics, Management and Law, Faculty of Restaurant, Hospitality and Tourist business, Faculty of Science of Commodity and Trade Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Finance and Banking, as well as the dean's offices and the administration of the university are located here.

B – Teaching – librarian building Lecture halls and the largest library in Ukraine are located here.

C – Cultural – artistic building in which the large assembly hall housing 800 people, selection committee and archive of the university are located.

D – Teaching – training building. The building houses the Institute of Higher qualification, French-Ukrainian Institute of Management, Center of teaching-training firms, Center of pre-university preparation for foreigners, Center of foreign business language.

E – educational – administrative building Dean office, classrooms of Faculty of Accounting, Audit and Economic Cybernetics, Center of pre-university preparation, gym, assembly hall with 400 seats, canteen are located here.

F – Educational – production building Educational production, association laboratories of technology and organization of restaurant business, university canteen are located here.

G – sports complex with athletic arena, tennis court, stadium with artificial turf and campus with 2500 years.

Institutes and Faculties

The university comprises, besides its basic establishment, where five institutes function, ten colleges and higher commercial schools.

The Faculty of Economics, Management and Law

(founded in 1966) is the most numerous at Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics – the annual number of students is 4.000 persons.

The basis of educational programme for training at the faculty make the subjects in the series of humanities, social-economic, natural-scientific and fundamental, professional and practical training.

The faculty trains experts in the following areas: "Marketing", "Advertising and Public Relations", "Economy of an Enterprise", "International Economy", "Management", "Finance and Credit".

The faculty comprises 7 specialized departments:

• the department of management;
• the department of economy and finance of an enterprise;
• the department of economic theory and competitive policy;
• the department of international economy;
• the department of marketing and advertising;
• the department of commercial law;

the department of jurisprudence.

○ Starting from the late 2016, to that faculty was added one more specialization "The Science of Commodities".

The Faculty of Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourist Industry

(founded in 1966).

The total number of students is 3.500 persons.

The faculty trains according to the following educational-qualification programmes: "Management", "Food Technologies and Engineering", "Hospitality and Restaurant Business", "Tourism".

The faculty comprises 4 departments:

the department of technology and organization of restaurant business

the specialized department in the area "Technologies in restaurant business", "Hospitality and restaurant business";

the department of hospitality, restaurant and tourist business – the specialized department in the area of "Tourism", "Management of organizations and administration", professional direction "Management of tourist business", "Management of hospitality and restaurant business" and "Management of exhibition business";

the department of engineering subjects;

the department of physical training.

The Faculty of Science of Commodities and Trade Entrepreneurship

(founded in 1966).

The total number of students is about 1.500 persons.

The faculty trains experts according to educational-qualification programmes "Science of commodities and trade entrepreneurship" and "Philology".

The faculty comprises 4 departments:

the department of science of commodities and expertise of foodstuffs – the specialized department in the area of 'Science of commodities and trade entrepreneurship", professional direction "Science of commodities and commercial activity" ("Science of commodities and commercial logistics"); "Expertise of goods and services"; "Management of goods quality and safety".

University Edition

The University Center of teaching publications, equipped with modern facilities full color printing, computer equipment and the latest publishing software that provides a high level of printing production of printed products. It has a staff of highly qualified editors, other personnel. His main task is publishing and providing students and teachers with textbooks, teaching materials, other teaching literature. Each year over 500 titles published works.

It seems scientific journal «Herald of KNUTE» and international scientific-practical journal «Commodities and Markets». The journal «Herald of KNUTE» VAK Ukraine Ukraine registered as a scientific specialized edition of Economic Sciences. Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics from March 2000, publishes the newspaper «University and Time».

Center of teaching publications has the opportunity to realize the publication that prints, higher educational institutions of Ukraine.

Honorary Doctors

Honorary Doctor of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (KNUTE) (2002) Daysaku Ikeda is a Japanese thinker, philosopher, writer, poet and pedagogue.

Honorary Doctor of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (KNUTE) (2002) Maurice Jean Chenevois is a Director of Professional Institute of Management and Administration of the University of Auvergne Clermont 1 (France).

Honorary Doctor of KNUTE (2007) Ryszard Borowiecki – Rector of Kraków University of Economics (Poland), professor, recognized scholar in the field of modern economic science.

Honorary Doctor of KNUTE Alessandro Anastasi.

Honorary Doctor of KNUTE (2012) Anry Zholles is the Director of the development of European School of Management ESCP-Europe.

Honorary Doctor of KNUTE (2012) Baburin Sergei Nikolayevych.

Awards and reputation

KNUTE constantly ranks high in the rankings of educational institutions in Ukraine. In 2012 – the fifth place in terms of training business economic disciplines, the seventh place in overall ranking by "Compass", the ninth rated by employers, the tenth place rated by experts (according to www.yourcompass.org and "Correspondent" magazine in April 2012).

The university features in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (2016) at 6,569 in the world and a leading academic institution in Ukraine.

In 2025, according to the international QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 in the field of "Social Sciences and Management" in the direction of "Economics and Econometrics" it received Rank 551-700 in the world (it entered the TOP-5 best universities in Ukraine and became one of 10 Ukrainian HEI included in the rating).

Literature

Мазаракі, А.А.; Пиріг, О.А.; Скирда, Т.І.; Кучеренко, В.Д.; Притуляк, П.П.; Губицький, Л.В. (2006). Історія Київського національного торговельно-економічного університету. К.: Київ. нац. торг.-екон. ун-т. p. 264.

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