Larysa Shaulska
Personal Information
Job Title: Professor
Academic Degree: Doctor of Economics
Academic Title: Professor
E-mail: shaulska@knu.ua
Honorary Title: Honored Education Worker of Ukraine
Work Experience
2020 – present
Professor of the Department of Business Economics
Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Vasylkivska Str., 90 A , Kyiv , Ukraine, 03022
Teaching of the following courses: Creative Economy; Methodology and Organization of Economic Research with Basics of Intellectual Property; Training in Communication Competence for Economists; Managerial Competence Workshop
2019 – present
Head of Sectoral Expert Council 05 “Social and Behavioral Sciences”, Accreditation Expert in Management, Economics
National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (NAQA), Ukraine
2014 – 2020
Dean of the Faculty of Economics; Professor of the Department of Management and Behavioral Economics
Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University
2005 – 2014
Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Economics
Donetsk National University
1996 – 2020
Associate Professor (since 1996), Professor (since 2007)
Department of Management and Behavioral Economics,
Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University
Education and Training
2022 – 2024
Master’s Degree in Psychology,
Educational program “Clinical Psychology with Basics of Psychodynamic Therapy”
Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv
2008
Awarded academic title of Professor
2006
Doctor of Economics, specialization 08.00.07 “Demography, Labour Economics, Social Economy and Policy”
2005
Doctoral dissertation defense.
Dissertation on the topic: “Labour Potential: A Multilevel Strategy for Preservation and Development”
Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
2002 – 2005
Doctoral studies
Institute of Industrial Economics, NAS of Ukraine, Donetsk
1995
Candidate of Economic Sciences (Ph.D.)
Dissertation on the topic: “Socio-Economic Mechanism for Regulating Production Safety in the Coal Industry”
Institute of Market Problems and Economic-Ecological Research, NAS of Ukraine, Odesa
1992 – 1995
Postgraduate studies
Donetsk State University
1987 – 1992
Master’s Degree in Labour Economics (with distinction)
Donetsk State University
Expert, Project and Consulting Activities
2025
Developer and trainer of the Professional Development Program for Academic Managers
(Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine & World Bank Project; implemented by the British Council)
2024
Author, trainer, speaker, and mentor
Project “School of Leaders: Growing Together with MHP”
(Development of leadership and project competencies for communities in five regions of Ukraine)
2023 – present
Developer of the Public Studies School (three MA programs)
Mariupol State University (commissioned by the U.S. Embassy)
2023 – 2025
Advisor to the Rector
Metinvest Polytechnic University
2022 – present
Advisor to the Rector
Mariupol State University
2022 – 2023
EU Project REDU “Reinventing Displaced Universities”
Consultant on strategic development;
Head of Strategic Group “Implementation of the Civic University Concept”
2021 – 2024
Fulbright UA, Institute of International Education (NY, USA)
Consultant on university strategies, internal quality assurance systems;
Author of consulting programs on change management and university governance
2019 – present
NGO “Innovative University”
Speaker and consultant in programs on university management, quality assurance, and educational product design
2017 – 2020
GIZ UA – Expert in Economics and Employment
Project “Integrated Urban Development in Ukraine”
2017 – 2020
Project “Partnership for Local Economic Development” (Canada) – Expert/Trainer
2016 – 2019
Member of the Scientific-Methodological Commission (Economics),
Developer of Higher Education Standards in specialization 051 “Economics”
2016 – 2017
Head of Methodological Council
Project “Online Educational Platform for Entrepreneurial and Social Competencies of Donbas Communities”
Skills
Mother tongue(s): Ukrainian
Other language(s): English B2
Internships and Professional Development
- Program “Innovative University and Leadership. Phase VII” – University of Warsaw (2024)
- Training for Heads of Sectoral Expert Councils, NAQA (2025)
- “IT for Uni: Bootcamp 2.0” – IT Ukraine Association (2024)
- Accreditation Expert Training, NAQA (2024)
- Program “Educator for the Future Generation” – NGO “Innovative University” (2024)
- “Digital Skills for Education with Google” (2024)
- Intensive cycle “Transparency Principles and Best Practices in Academic Publishing” (2023)
- Program “Innovative PhD Supervisor” (2023)
- EU REDU training for academic staff (2023)
- Summer School “Ukraine and the EU: Candidate Status and Integration Prospects” (2023)
- Course “Role of Program Guarantors in Internal Quality Assurance” – KNU (2022)
- KNU TEACH WEEK (2021, 2022)
Publications
Professional Qualities and Skills:
- strategic thinking, high level of creativity, analytical skills
- ability to set and solve problems of an innovative, abstract nature, also in conditions of crisis, high degree of uncertainty
- developed managerial competence
- long-term experience in administrative, scientific, teaching, expert and consulting activities
