Event start date: 03.12.2021 15:00

On 3 December 2021, the National Bank of Ukraine hosted a final of the All-Ukrainian Student Competition "Monetary policy: NBU University Challenge".

Over 150 participants from 13 regions of Ukraine and the city of Kyiv entered the competition. 31 student teams representing 22 Ukrainian universities joined the competition. Until 20 October, participants prepared their competitive proposals on changes to the key policy rate of the central bank and improvement of the NBU’s monetary policy design in view of macroeconomic forecasts in Ukraine and the world. On 5 November, the NBU announced the top three teams that on 3 December defended their proposals and their own monetary policy decisions in the final of the competition. These contestants thus played the role of advisers to the NBU Board, while the jury acted as its members.  In the final round, the jury assessed the students’ understanding of the key concepts in macroeconomics and monetary policy, the quality of macroeconomic analysis, completeness of answers to the jury’s questions, team work, and presentation skills.

The team from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy – led by their mentor Olena Primierova, PhD in Economics – has won the NBU University Challenge 2021 and the Cup of the NBU Governor. The team includes the following 3rd-year students of the Department of Economics: Vitalii Veremiienko (captain), Anastasiia Komarova, Tetiana Shendera, Valeriia Knuriova, and Dmytro Zhuk.

The 2nd degree diploma was awarded to the team of 2nd and 3rd-year students from the Department of Economics at the National University of Ostroh Academy. Mentor: Oleksandr Novoseletskyi, Associate Professor, PhD in Economics. Team members: Nataliia Horoshko (captain), Ivanna Lukashuk, Vasyl Chukhilevych, Bohdan Zakharchuk, and Bohdana Pavlenko.

The 3rd degree diploma was awarded to the team from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv  mentored by Nataliia Versal, Associate Professor, PhD in Economics. The team included the following first-year students of the Master’s program and third and fourth-year students of the Bachelor’s program from the Department of Economics: Tetiana Lem (captain), Hanna Kuchanska, Anastasiia Komar, Yevhenii Riabko, and Yehor Sevostianov.

Materials from the event are available via links below.