Vinnytsia Institute of Economics and Social Sciences

The institute was founded in 1999 as a structural unit of University "Ukraina". It has eight departments.

The institute has classrooms and laboratories, resource rooms (for hearing-impaired students), an assembly hall, a student café, sports halls and gyms.

Its library holds more than 570,00 copies of scientific, educational, methodological literature, fiction books and periodicals. In addition, a branch of Timiriazev research library with its reading hall functions at the institute.

• Hamretsky I.S. – Rector of the Institute, candidate of Education, associate professor of Social Work chair (merited educator of Ukraine)
• Svitlak I.I. – 1-st Prorector (Vice-Rector) on Academic Activity, head of Law chair, candidate of Law, associate professor of Law chair
• Sokhatsky F.M. – Prorector (Vice-Rector) on Science and International Relations, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, head of Computer Technologies chair, professor;
• Bilyi V.M. – Prorector (Vice-Rector) on general problems and on providing additional services
• Liasch O.P. – dean of Social Sciences and Humanities faculty, candidate of Psychology, associate professor of Psychology chair
• Shevchuk T.M. – deputy dean of Social Sciences and Humanities faculty, senior teacher of Law chair
• Zaiukova M.S. – dean of Economics and Business faculty, candidate of Economics, associate professor of Economics and Finance chair
• Topolevska O.V. – deputy dean of Economics and Business faculty, assistant of Management and Administration chair
• Kostaschuk M.V. – Academic secretary, candidate of Agriculture, associate professor of Physical Rehabilitation chair
• Melnik V.V. – chief of Personnel department
• Solska A.A. – head of Financial-Economic department, chief accountant
• Vdovychenko T.V. – chief of Educational and Extra-curricular work department
• Kryveshko N.M. – chief of General department
• Domchenko V.P. – chief of Computer Software department
• Tomashenko O.M. – chief of Logistical Services department
• Mitiushkin Yu.I. – chief of Forming the Students Contingent and Institute Development Strategies department
• Levchyshyna O.V. – admission board secretary, head of Trade Union committee, Psychology chair senior teacher
• Shelepalo H.V. – chief of Science and International Relations department
• Chernilevsky D.V. – head of Social Work chair, Doctor of Education, professor
• Stoliarenko O.V. – deputy head of Social Work chair,
• Dubova S.G. – head of Management and Administration chair, candidate of Economics, associate professor
• Korshynsky V.S. – head of Physical Rehabilitation chair, Doctor of Medicine, professor, senior researcher
• Chaban O.G. – deputy head of Physical Rehabilitation chair, candidate of Medicine, associate professor
• Zakharchenko V.I. – head of Economics and Finance chair, Doctor of Economics, professor
• Ocheretiany V.I. – head of General Education Subjects and Humanities chair, candidate of History, associate professor
• Ilnitsky M.P. – deputy head of Computer Technologies chair, associate professor;
• Volobuieva O.F. – head of Psychology chair, Doctor of Psychology
• Komar T.O. – deputy head of Psychology chair, candidate of Psychology, associate professor
• Ditkovska S.I. – head of the library

History of the faculty goes back to 1999, when by the order of President of OIUHD "Ukraina" № 21 dated 20 July 1999, Vinnytsia territorial representation of Higher Education Establishment of OIUHD "Ukraina" was established. Under order № 44 dated 13 April 2001 Social Sciences and Humanities department was founded, which in 2002 was reorganized into Social Sciences and Humanities faculty. From that moment a new stage of formation and development of training, technical, scientific and financial base of a new structural unit – Vinnytsia Institute of Economics and Social Sciences of University "Ukraina" began. Since then the faculty has trained about 3000 students. Full name: Social Sciences and Humanities faculty.

Oksana P. Liasch, candidate of Psychology, associate professor heads the faculty. Liasch is the author of more than 30 scientific works. 7 articles are devoted to the problem of general and comparative psychology and are published in professional periodicals. She also wrote 2 educational-methodical works and 2 methodological instructions.

The faculty includes:

• chair of Law headed by Iryna I. Svitlak, candidate of Law, associate professor;
• chair of Psychology headed by Olena F. Volobuieva, Doctor of Psychology, professor;
• chair of Social Work headed by Dmytro V. Chernilevsky, Doctor of Education, professor;
• chair of Physical Rehabilitation headed by Volodymyr S. Korchynsky, Doctor of Medicine, professor, senior researcher;
• chair of General Education Subjects and Humanities headed by Volodymyr V. Ocheretiany, candidate of History, associate professor;
• Magistracy;
• Refresher courses (second higher education) in the following specialities: psychology, social work, law.

10 Doctors of sciences, professors, 34 candidates of sciences, associate professors provide for the education process. Lecturers of the chairs are authors of text-books and methodological manuals recommended by MES (Ministry of Education and Science), articles and abstracts published in professional journals in Ukraine and abroad.

The faculty admits the students to study the courses of Law, Psychology, Sociology and Human Health.

Graduates of Social Sciences and Humanities faculty are experts in legal issues of various types of enterprises and organizations and specialists in social and psychological fields as well as in the field of physical rehabilitation of people.

Maryna S. Zaiukova, candidate of Economics, associate professor heads the faculty. Her research work is devoted to the problem of financial support of enterprises development.

Zaiukova is the author of more than 37 scientific works, 32 of them are published in professional periodicals on economics. 4 educational-methodical works and the monographs "Theory of an Enterprise Financial Stability" and "Methodology of Evaluation and Administration of Economic Development of Processing Businesses" are published.

The Economics and Business faculty is designed to organize and coordinate the educational process of all forms of students instruction according to the specialities of the chairs attached to the faculty.

The faculty includes three chairs:

• Economics and Finance chair;
• Management and Administration chair;
• Computer Technologies chair.

During the period of its existence the faculty has trained over 6 000 students, who work at state and private enterprises and organizations, some of them work abroad.