The Educational and Scientific Institute of Economics, Taxation and Customs was created on the basis of the Faculty of Economics and Taxation, which started its activity in 2003 as a separate structural unit as a result of the reorganization of the Center for Master’s Studies on the basis of the order of the Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine dated February 17, 2003 No. 353 With the process of improving the training system for the STS of Ukraine and the opening of a new specialty “Taxation” (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated January 16, 2003 No. 19 “On Amendments and additions to the list of areas of studies and specialties, which are trained in universities at the appropriate educational levels “).

The Educational and Scientific Institute of Economics, Taxation and Customs is a modern scientific and educational center that opens its treasury of knowledge of world and national values of science and culture to the youth of the entire Ukraine. About 900 people are currently studying at the Institute. The Institute consists of four departments, namely: the Department of Tax Policy, the Department of Customs, the Department of Enterprise Economics, the Department of International Economics. The Educational and Scientific Institute of Economics, Taxation and Customs trains  higher education students in the relevant specialties at the appropriate levels of higher education, namely: first (Bachelor) level:

subject area “Social and behavioral sciences”:

• specialities “Economics” and “International Economic Relations”;

subject area “Management and Administration”:

speciality “Entrepreneurship, Trade and Stock Exchange” and “Finance, Banking and Insurance”;

the second (master’s) level in the subject areas:

subject area “Social and behavioral sciences”:

• specialities “Economics” and “International Economic Relations”;

subject area “Management and Administration”:

speciality “Entrepreneurship, Trade and Stock Exchanges” and “Finance, Banking and Insurance”.

The main tasks of the institute are: ensuring the high professional quality of training specialists; intensification of the learning process, introduction of the latest educational technologies into the educational process; integration of the educational process and the future professional activity of students; carrying out vocational guidance work, conducting timely analysis of specialists training, facilitating the placement of graduates; cooperation with enterprises, organizations, institutions, educational establishments to ensure the content of training specialists; ensuring effective work of the departments of the Institute, stability and continuity of generations of scientific and pedagogical staff, creating conditions for the growth of their professional skills; for the effective research activities of the departments and research work of students; to meet the needs of the individual in intellectual, cultural, moral and physical development; assistance to student self-government in ensuring the norms  of social and living conditions of studying and residence in hostels; improvement of methods and forms of educational work with student youth, strengthening of the role of curators in the process of education of students. Educational and scientific institute of economy, taxation and customs became the center of inter-university scientific Internet conferences, international scientific-practical conferences, student scientific conferences, round tables, forums, etc.

The educational and scientific institute of economics, taxation and customs is headed by Director Konstiantyn Ivanovych Schwabij, Doctor of Economics, Professor. K.I. Schwabij is a well known tax expert in Ukraine, author of more than 100 scientific and journalistic papers devoted to the problems of tax theory, tax policy, economic growth and social development, and the issues of tax reform.

Olga Ivanivna Marchenko, associate professor of the Department of Enterprise Economics, is a Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics, Taxation and Customs  on scientific work.

Anna Sergijivna Melnychuk, Associate Professor of the Department of Enterprise Economics, is a Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics, Taxation and Customs on  academic work.

Mykola Oleksandrovych Tartachnik, senior lecturer of the Department of International Economics, is a Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics, Taxation and Customs  on Educational Work.