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Concordia University Ukraine Faculty

Jeff Evans

Master’s Degree in Social Work
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Graduated from the University of Missouri, St. Louis, with a B.A. in Chemistry and Washington University of St. Louis, with a master’s degree in Social Work.

Founder and owner of Central Contracting Inc., an upscale residential renovation contractor since 1981. Previous experience as chemist at Monsanto World Headquarters and Mallinckrodt Laboratories. Top salesman at Roche Laboratories and AstraZeneca.

Worked at Landmark Worldwide (formerly Landmark Education) throughout the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Mark Sawchuk

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Economic Activity Management and International Business
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He is General Manager of the Professional Products Division of L’Oreal Ukraine Company. He’s been working at L’Oreal Group for the past 15 years, having worked at various leadership positions including heading the divisions of the company in Montreal and Paris. Now works in Ukraine as a Director of L’Oreal Professional Product Division in Ukraine.

Has been teaching at the Ukrainian-American Concordia University for six years.

Maria Cristina Guarrera Mariani (Italy)

Instructor at the Department of General Studies
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Maria Cristina has always been involved in the art of teaching. Enthusiastic, passionate and creative. Believes in the force of learning and in priceless wealth of culture and education, lived in many corners of the world and from each country and culture she has tried to learn a lesson. Has translated books from English and Spanish into Italian and vice versa.

Maria Cristina believes she can transfer her current skills to support a class in their learning path.

Joachim Bentz

Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Economic Relations, Business & Management
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Marketing Director of the international corporation Imperial Tobacco Ukraine.

A Harvard Business School alumni, has over 15 years of professional management experience in Beiersdorf AG, one of the leading global manufacturers of personal consumer products in Ukraine. Joachim has worked at many different levels in global organizations, has taken part in the development and implementation of effective local strategies for FMCG in Chile, Germany and CIS countries.

Liubov V. Zharova

Doctor of Science in Economics, Senior Researcher
Head and Professor of the International Economic Relations, Business & Management Department
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Member of editorial boards of the scientific journal MIND (The University of Economics and Humanities in Bielsko-Biała, Poland), Economics and Management and Entrepreneurship (South-West University “Neofit Rilski” in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria), and Executive Editor of the international academic scholarly journal Business, Economics, Sustainable Development, Leadership and Innovation.

Dr. Zharova has worked with the State Fund for Fundamental Research of Ukraine, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine.

Nataliia M. Protsun

Dean of the Faculty of Management and Business, Director of Distance Learning Center.
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Ph.D. in World Economy and International Economic Relations from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: “The influence of international financial capital on innovative development of developing countries”. Associate Professor at the Department of International Economic Relations, Business & Management of the Ukrainian-American Concordia University.

Has more than 20 publications, including 9 research articles in professional scientific journals.

Olha O. Verkhohlyad

Ph.D. in Management and Administration.
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Received her master’s degree at Dallas Theological Seminary (USA) and her Ph.D. degree at Texas A&M University in 2008. Her dissertation, “The Development of an Improved Human Capital Index for Assessing and Forecasting National Capacity and Development” received two prestigious awards: Dissertation of the Year Award (EAHR Department, Texas A&M University) and Malcolm S. Knowles Dissertation of the Year Award (Academy of Human Resource Development, USA).

Serhii A. Panasiuk

Ph.D. in Law
Professor of the General Studies Department
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2015 “Teachers Certification of Distance Learning e-Tutor”, course developed in the framework of institutional partnership of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Chairman of the Board and founder of the LLP law firm VARTA PRAVA. Head of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Member of the Task Team of reforms on decentralization, local self-government and regional policy under the Ministry of Regional Development (Ukraine).

Our International Partners

Concordia University Wisconsin

Concordia University Wisconsin has been educating students in mind, body, and spirit for more than 125 years, and is affiliated with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the Concordia University System.
In the interest of establishing a relationship between Concordia University Ukraine and Concordia University Wisconsin the memorandum of understanding was signed on September 13, 2015. The parties agreed to develop educationally related activities and academic exchange programs.

East Central University

East Central University (ECU) is a public university offering Bachelor and Master degrees. ECU is located in Ada, approximately 90 miles from Oklahoma City.
ECU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools which was founded as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.

In the interest of establishing a relationship between Concordia University Ukraine and East Central University the memorandum of understanding was signed on May 22, 2013. The parties agreed to develop educationally related activities and academic exchange programs.

Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 70,000 students and 23,400 full- and part-time faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world.
Concordia University offers MBA in Agribusiness together with Rutgers University.

Schiller International University

Schiller International University (SIU), an independent American university with regional offices and campuses in the United States, France, Germany, and Spain, was founded in 1964. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) accredited SIU to award associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The head office is situated in Largo, Florida (USA).
Schiller offers undergraduate and graduate students such programs as: International Business Administration, Economics, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Foreign Languages, etc.

Bahcesehir University

The slogan “At the heart of Istanbul” is suitable for a university like Bahcesehir University (BAU). With its main campus on the edge of the Bosphorus in Besiktas each day begins early with rapid mobility and continues throughout the day.
You have the opportunity to take a course in the department in Istanbul, Berlin or Washington DC. Also towards the end of each academic year you have the chance to apply for BAU’s summer abroad programs. BAU’s summer abroad program is open to students from all over the world!
MOU signed by Concordia with Turkish University – BAU, Istanbul, Turkey – opens great opportunities for our and BAU students and faculty in academic and business cooperation.

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) is a public, baccalaureate, coeducational institution and one of five statewide campuses of the University of Minnesota system.At the end of 2016, the agreement was signed between the University of Minnesota Crookston (USA) and Concordia University Ukraine. Nowdays our students, faculty and staff participate in joint programs and exchange programs with our new partner. Looking forward to the new joint projects!

Universität Koblenz-Landau

Concordia offers a Dual Diploma Master Program with the University of Koblenz-Landau.
Joint Dual Diploma Master Program with the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany) combines University of Koblenz-Landau Degree – Master of Science in Information Management (Major in Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation Management) and Ukrainian-American Concordia University Master Program – MBA.

Richmond International University

Concordia University Ukraine is affiliated with Richmond, the American International University in London. Richmond is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the US Department of Education. Richmond is licensed to award Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Business Administration degrees by the Department of Education in the State of Delaware.