Building professional competencies: course paper defenses within the educational and professional programme “finance, banking and insurance”

Conducting research is an important component of the educational process within the Educational and Professional Programme “Finance, Banking and Insurance”. A significant place among various forms of research activity is occupied by the preparation of course papers, which enables students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and develop practical skills in analyzing financial and economic processes. The results of such research are traditionally presented during course paper defenses.

In June 2026, the Department of Economics, Management and Finance of Berdiansk State Pedagogical University held course paper defenses for full-time students enrolled in the Educational and Professional Programme “Finance, Banking and Insurance”.

On June 17, 2026, third-year students of group 3FS defended their course papers in the educational component “Corporate Finance”. The research was supervised by Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Liudmyla Zavidna, and Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor Hanna Kostenko. In their papers, the students examined issues related to the assessment of a company’s financial condition, profit formation and forecasting, cash settlement arrangements, investment activities, and profitability analysis. The research findings were successfully presented by O. Dubinchuk, N. Zhedenko, O. Khokhulia, K. Chernysh, and D. Skoryna.

On June 19, 2026, second-year students of group 2FS defended their course papers in the educational component “Finance” under the supervision of Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor Hanna Kostenko. The topics covered financial aspects of corporate governance, the development of Ukraine’s insurance market, the impact of tax policy on economic stability, the functioning of international financial markets, and the implementation of budgetary policy. The course papers were successfully defended by Yu. Lykhosherst, R. Maslov, V. Patiaka, A. Sapiha, and N. Traiduk.

During the defenses, the students demonstrated a high level of professional training, the ability to analyze financial processes, present research findings convincingly, and substantiate their conclusions. The course paper defenses became an important stage of their professional development and confirmed their readiness for further academic and professional growth.

We congratulate the students on the successful defense of their course papers and wish them further academic achievements and professional success!

Based on materials by
Ganna Kostenko, Associate Professor
Department of Economics, Management and Finance