Valentyna Yakubiv

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor

Professor of the Department of Public Administration and Management

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Valentina Mykhaylivna Yakubiv was born on June 6, 1981 in Ivano-Frankivsk region.

In 1998, she graduated with honors from secondary school No. 22 in Ivano-Frankivsk.

During 1998-2003, she studied at Vasyl Stefanyk Prykarpattia National University at the Faculty of Economics. In 2003, she received a specialist diploma with honors in the specialty “Accounting and Audit”.

In 2003, she entered postgraduate studies at Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, majoring in 08.00.04 – economics and enterprise management (by types of economic activity), which she completed ahead of schedule in 2005 by successfully defending her PhD thesis.

From 2005 to 2015, she worked at the department of accounting and auditing of Vasyl Stefanyk Prykarpattia National University, making a teaching career from assistant to professor of the department.

The next scientific achievement was the defense of a doctoral dissertation on the topic “Strategy of balanced development of agricultural enterprises” in the specialty 08.00.04 – economics and management of enterprises (by types of economic activity) in 2011. At that time, Valentina Yakubiv was the youngest doctor of sciences in Prykarpattia.

During 2012-2014, she was a Scholar of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for young scientists.

In 2015, she began her practical management activities as the head of the department on the basis of the newly created department of management and business administration. During his tenure, the department launched 3 specialties: “MBA – Master of Business Administration”; “Management of educational institutions” and “Public management and administration”.

In 2015, Valentina Yakubiv founded the School of Business and Management, where she acts as a business trainer at trainings in time management, personal effectiveness management, strategic management, personnel management, leadership and team building.

Since 2017, he has been working as a visiting professor at the University of Lodz (Republic of Poland), where he teaches in English at the Faculty of Management.

In 2018, she received the academic title of professor of the Department of Management and Business Administration.

Since 2019, she has been transferred to the position of vice-rector for scientific work of Vasyl Stefanyk Prykarpattia National University.

In 2021, she became a co-founder of the GCIP Regional Accelerator for Innovations, Technologies and Startups in the Ivano-Frankivsk Region.

In October 2022, she was transferred to the position of the first vice-rector of Vasyl Stefanyk Prykarpattia National University.

Since 2022, he has been working as a visiting professor at the Stanislaw Staszyc Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in Krakow (Republic of Poland), where he teaches in Polish at the Faculty of Management.

The slogan for life is the words of A. Einstein: “Try not to achieve success, but to make your life meaningful.”

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Author of 312 scientific works, including 248 scientific and 64 educational and methodological works, such as 19 monographs, 11 textbooks, 94 professional articles, 27 in international journals indexed by SCOPUS, and 14 in international journals indexed by Web of Science, 79 conference abstracts, and 15 author’s certificates.

Citation index of articles in the SCOPUS database: 7; h-index in the Web of Science database: 7; citation index of articles in the Google Scholar database: h-index 15.

Academic Disciplines:

Strategic Management
Strategic Management in the Public Sector
Human Resource Management
Strategic Management and Risks in the Public Sector
Strategic Management in the Public Sphere

Awards, honors:

  • Award from the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration and Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council “For Significant Achievements in the Field of Science and Education,” 2008.
  • Certificate from the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University for Diligent Work and Preparation of Highly Qualified Specialists, 2011.
  • Fellow of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for Young Scientists, 2012-2014.
    Winner of the “Young Leader of Prykarpattia” competition in the nomination “Best Young Scientist,” 2013.
  • Letter of Appreciation from the Snyatyn City Council for Cooperation and Assistance in Addressing Current Issues of the Development of Snyatyn, 2014.
  • Certificate from Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University for Diligent Work and Preparation of Highly Qualified Specialists, 2016.
  • Presidential Grant of Ukraine for Young Scientists, 2017.
  • Honorary Certificate from the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration for Diligent Work, High Professionalism, and Significant Contribution to the Development of Education in Prykarpattia, 2017.
  • Letter of Appreciation from the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences and the State Institution “Institute for Modernization of Educational Content” for the Development and Active Implementation of Innovative Pedagogical Technologies, 2019.
  • Letter of Appreciation from the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences and the State Institution “Institute for Modernization of Educational Content” for the Development and Active Implementation of Innovative Pedagogical Technologies, 2020.
  • Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 2022.
  • Honorary Certificate from the Association of Ukrainians in Japan for Significant Contribution to the Development of Japanese-Ukrainian Relations, from the President of the Association of Ukrainians in Japan, Okabe Yoshihiko, 2023.
  • Honorary Certificate from the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, 2023.
  • Certificate from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 2023.

Project Activity

Throughout her academic career, she has been the leader and expert of 12 domestic and international scientific, educational, and infrastructure projects:

  1. Research Project “Development of the Investment Passport of Snyatyn,” 2013. Project Leader.
  2. International project “Student with initiative: vector of energy saving” within the framework of the Cross-border Cooperation Program of the Polish-Belarus-Ukraine EISP for 2007-2013. Expert
  3. Technical and economic substantiation of the investment project “Construction of modern boiler rooms on bulk fuel – biomass (fuel wood chips) at the objects of the budgetary sphere with further implementation of thermal energy at a reduced tariff” (2014). Expert
  4. International project “GameHub: Cooperation between universities and enterprises in the field of game industry in Ukraine” Project number: 561728-EPP-1-2015-1-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP for 2016-2018 Expert
  5. Scientific project financed by the President’s grant “Development of economic and legal instruments of the state incentive policy for the development of alternative energy sources based on woodworking and agricultural enterprises” (2017). Head
  6. Scientific project of the State Foundation for Fundamental Research “DFFD-83” “Research of the strategic potential of the development of renewable energy based on the agriculture of Ukraine” (2018). Head
  7. Scientific project of applied research carried out at the expense of the expenses of the general fund of the state budget “Economic and legal mechanism of the state policy of the development of the solid biofuel market of Ukraine” for 2017-2019. Head
  8. The DOBRE international project within the framework of the USAID program “Decentralization brings better results and effectiveness” (2019 – 2021). Expert
  9. Scientific project of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ukraine for young scientists “Development of a mechanism for stimulating the effective use of the economic potential of the development of the bioeconomy in Ukraine” (2020-2021). Head
  10. State investment project “Construction of the International Center for Meetings of Student Youth of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland” (2018-2021). Manager
  11. The DOBRE international project within the framework of the USAID program “Decentralization brings better results and effectiveness” (2021). Expert
  12. International scientific project “GCIP Global Clean Technologies Innovation Program for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in Ukraine” within the framework of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization “UNIDO” program (2021). Head
  13. International Project “Preparing the Ground for Reconstruction – Soil Decontamination in Ukraine, Eco-entrepreneurship, and Environmental Journalism” within the framework of the international project “UK-Ukraine Twinning Initiative” (2023). Expert.
  14. International Project “Regional Innovative Learning for Society 4.0” REGINNA 4.0 within the framework of the international project EIT HEI Initiative (2023-2024). Expert.

Advanced training (internship)

In recent years, she has completed 11 advanced training and internships at universities and organizations in Ukraine, Poland and Austria, and more than 30 certified advanced training courses in the form of informal education.

  1. Advanced training by participating in the Visiting Study in Krakow, Poland, May 16-19, 2016, AGH University of Science and Technology Krakow, Poland.
  2. Internship in management quality issues at the Jagiellonian University (Poland), June 11-15, 2016.
  3. Advanced training by participating in the Visiting Study organized by Quality Austria and FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria, June 20-24, 2016.
  4. Internship under the Erasmus + Training Staff program at the University of Rzeszów (Poland) 03/26/2017 – 03/31/2017.
  5. Certificate of English proficiency at B2 level, issued by the Central Committee “First Kyiv State Courses of Foreign Languages”, No. 24361, 2018.
  6. Internship at the Polish-American Management Center of the University of Lodz (Republic of Poland), May 7-30, 2018.
  7. Internship at the Malopolska School of Public Administration within the USAID program of the DOBRE project, September 13-14, 2018.
  8. Advanced training on the topic “Innovative educational technologies: European experience and its implementation in the training of specialists in economics and management” in the amount of 180 hours or 6 ECTS credits at the Central Ukrainian National Technical University from November 23 to December 23, 2020.
  9. Advanced training at the Department of Public Administration of the Kharkiv Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, 180 hours, May 31 – July 12, 2021.
  10. Passed training and certification at the “Training School of the Educational Hub of the City of Kyiv 2.0” and received the qualification “Trainer”, certificate dated June 16, 2021.
  11. Advanced training at the Department of Economics, Management and Administration of Kherson State University, 180 hours, May 18 – June 3, 2022.
  12. Internship within the ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility for Teaching Program at the Stanisław Staszic Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in Kraków, May 23-27, 2022.
  13. International Scientific and Pedagogical Internship at universities in Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, and Turkey, with a total of 180 hours or 6 ECTS credits, from May 16 to June 30, 2022.
  14. Internship at the Department of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports of the Ugryniv Village Council, Ivano-Frankivsk Region, from December 5 to December 16, 2022.

Language Skills
Ukrainian: C2 (certified).
English: B2 level (certified).
Polish: B2 level.

Social activities:
– Head of the Public Organization “European Center for Innovative Development and Intellectual Partnership”

– Member of the Public Organization “School of Business and Management”.