MBA IN ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AT DUEL AND DSAU: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 1. GENERAL IDEA: THE REGIONAL ECONOMY AND UNIVERSITIES’ INTERESTS COMBINING. STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES. 2. UKRAINIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS AND MBA STANDARTS. MBA CURRICULUM STRUCTURE 3. MBA CURRICULUM ACADEMIC (TEACHING STAFF) PROVISION 4. POSSIBLE WEAKNESSES AND THREATS: WAYS OF OVERCOMING

1. GENERAL IDEA: THE REGIONAL ECONOMY AND UNIVERSITIES’ INTERESTS COMBINING. STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES The aim of the Project: To create an MBA program in Economics of Agriculture Problem to be resolved: Shortage of qualified professionals in the agricultural knowledge system Strengths: Global goal corresponding with national interests: Increasing the competitiveness of Ukrainian Economy and Agriculture Experienced Ukrainian institutions involved: DUEL and the DSAU (the leaders in the fields of management, marketing and agriculture in the region) Foreign institutions involved: Strong foreign partners (Universities of Amsterdam and Gettingen) Financial and organizational support of European Commission Opportunities: Access to the international academic experience and contacts, training teachers abroad, obtaining modern equipment and teaching materials, licensing MBA Program as a new product at the market of educational services at Dnipropetrovsk region, delivering well trained professionals for economy, business and agricultural sector of Dnipropetrovsk region (and Ukraine as a whole)

2. UKRAINIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS AND MBA STANDARTS. MBA CURRICULUM STRUCTURE MBA IN AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS CURRICULUM The disciplines The number of hours (credits) Part 1. Core disciplines (Fundamentals) 1.1. Microeconomics, Macroeconomics Economy of Enterprises Practical Statistics Finances of Enterprise Accounting Management Marketing International Economics108 Total864/24

Part 2. Core disciplines (Professionals) 2.1. Strategic Management Financial Management Personnel Management Operational Management Marketing Management Information Systems in Management Managerial Accounting Economic Law108 Total864/24 Total Core disciplines1728/48

Part 3. Elective disciplines Selected by the University Project Management (in Agriculture) Marketing Research (in Agriculture) International Business Standard and Quality Management Management of Competitiveness of Enterprises (in Agriculture) Anti-Crisis Management Agrarian Management Investment Management Strategic Marketing Product Policy (in Agriculture) Marketing Communications Marketing Distribution Policy (in Agriculture) Agrarian Marketing Information Systems and Technologies in Agrarian Business108 Total1188/33 Selected by the Students Competitiveness of Economic Systems108 Advanced Agricultural Policy Analysis Environmental Management72 European Integration in Agricultural Sphere International Food Economics72 World Agricultural Markets Planning at Agrarian Enterprises72 Factor Markets in Agriculture Total324/9

3. MBA CURRICULUM ACADEMIC (TEACHING STAFF) PROVISION Departments involved to the Project. Teaching staff facilities DUELNumber of MBA courses Professors and teachers with Doctoral and Candidate Scientific Degree DSAUNumber of MBA courses Professors and teachers with Doctoral and Candidate Scientific Degree Department of Marketing 99Department of Finance 69 Department of Management Department of International Economics 512Department of Accounting 217 Department of Finance and Banking 37 Other2

4. POSSIBLE WEAKNESSES AND THREATS. WAYS OF OVERCOMING Weaknesses Disparity between teaching staff academic experience and the command of English Lack of practical and business experience of University teachers (professors) Limits caused by the Ministry of Education standards and requests (curricula, teaching staff etc.) Threats Competition between MBA Programs at the regional and national level Existing Consulting Centers in Agricultural sector (Agrosoyuz) Low demand at the MBA in Economy of Agriculture education at Dnipropetrovsk region Ways of overcoming Creation of working teams including experienced professors and young motivated teachers trained abroad Involving practicing specialists in different fields of Agriculture, Economics, Business Developing variable part of the curriculum taking into consideration regional needs and MBA Program specific features. To propose to potential clients a few (at least two) packets of elective disciplines Involving real and potential competitors into delivering the MBA Program Providing a flexible pricing system, well-grounded promotion of the MBA Program