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U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, JANUARY
6 ,1 9 9 1
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IN T E R V IE W :D r. B o h d a n
H a w ry ly s h y n , fo u n d e ro f K ie v -IM I
by R om a H adzew ycz
O n e y e a r a g o , th e In te r n a tio n a l
M anagem ent
In s titu teb e g a n o p e r a tio n s inK ie v , c a p ita l o f U k r a in e .
It w a s th e b r a in c h ild o f a U k r a in ia n -b o r n C a n a d ia n
citizen w ho lives inS w itz e r la n d .
D r.Bohdan H awrylyshyn,founder andc h a ir m a n of
the board of IM I-Kiev, is a world-renowned econo\ue000
m is t a n dm a n a g e m e n te x p e r t . W ith in th es p a n o f a fe w
m o n th s a fte r s u b m ittin g a p r o p o s a l to the A c a d e m y o f
Sciences, he
w a s a b le to b r in g to fr u itio n
h is id e a
of how
U k r a in ec o u ld b e h e lp e d to r e b u ildi t s e c o n o \ue000
m ic system : by tr a in in g its ow n c itiz e n s to becom ec a \ue000
pable m anagers.
Bohdan Hawrylyshyn was born in 1926 in Koro-
p e ts ,a v illa g e o n th e D n ie s te r R iv e r in th e T e r n o p il
r e g io n of w estern U kraine. H e s u c c in c tly d e s c r ib e sh is
e a r lyy e a r sa s fo llo w s :
I liv e d u n d e r th e P o lis h r e g im e u n til1 9 3 9 , a n d
u n d e r th e S o v ie t r e g im e u n til1 9 4 1 . Then cam ea rough
fe wyears under G erm an occupation u n til1 9 4 4 , e n d in g
r a th e r h a r s h ly in a r e fu g e e c a m p in
W est G erm any,
w h e r e I c o m p le te ds e c o n d a r y s c h o o l.
" I th e n w e n t toC a n a d a as a lu m b e r ja c k\h e b e c a m e
a u n io n s te w a r d ), th e n s tu d ie de n g in e e r in g le a r n in g
bachelor'sa n d m asters degreesi nm e c h a n ic a l e n g in e e r \ue000
in g fr o m
th eU n iv e r s ity o fT o r o n to ) a n d fr o m
th e n o n
a new lifes ta r te d ."
U p o n g r a d u a tin g , h e h e ld p o s itio n s
in research,
e n g in e e r in ga n d m a n a g e m e n t in C anada. H e e a r n e da
d ip lo m a in in d u s tr ia l m a n a g e m e n t fr o m
th e In te r n a \ue000
tio n a l M a n a g e m e n t In s titu te inG eneva, S w itz e r la n d ,
a n d th e n a P h .D . in e c o n o m ic s fr o m
th eU n iv e r s ity o f
G eneva.
S in c eI9 6 0 h eh a sliv e d in S w itz e r la n d a n dh a s b e e n
at IM i-G eneva, first
a s a fa c u lty
m em ber, then as
d ir e c to r o f s tu d ie s a n d d ir e c to r (1 9 6 8 -1 9 8 6 ) a n d fin a lly
a ss c h o la r -in -r e s id e n c e(1 9 8 6 -1 9 8 9 ).
H e is th e a u th o r o f tw o b o o k s , in c lu d in g " R o a d
M aps
t o
th e
F u tu r e
\u2014
T o w a r d
M ore
E ffe c tiv e
S o c ie tie s " (1 9 8 0 ), w h ic hh a s b e e n p u b lis h e d inE n g lis h ,
French, Germ an, Japanese, Spanish
a n d
K orean
e d itio n s . A s w e lh
h e h a s w ritte n m o r e th a n6 0 a r tic le s
o n
m a n a g e m e n t, m a n a g e m e n t e d u c a tio n , a r id th e
e c o n o m ic a n d p o litic a l e n v ir o n m e n t, a n d is o n th e
e d ito r ia l b o a r d s o f fiv e jo u r n a ls . H e is a n in te r n a \ue000
tio n a lly
know n
c o n s u lta n t
o n
the governance
o f
c o u n tr ie s a n d th e in te r n a tio n a l b u s in e s s e n v ir o n m e n t.
D r. H aw rylyshyn
h o ld s
m any
d is tin c tio n s
a n d
d is tin g u is h e d m e m b e r s h ip s . H e is a r e c ip ie n t o f th e
G o ld M e d a l o fth eP r e s i d e n t o f th e Ita lia n R e p u b lic ,
has been
in d u c te d
in to
th e
E n g in e e r in g
H a ll o f
D is tin c tio n a t th e U n iv e r s ity o f T o r o n to , a n d h o ld s
tw oh o n o r a r y d o c to r o f la w s d e g r e e s-
o n e fr o m
Y o rk
U n iv e r s ity
a n d
th e
o th e r fr o m
th e
U n iv e r s ity
o f
A lb e r ta .
H e isa m e m b e r o f th ee x e c u tiv e b o a r d o f th e C lu b o f
R o m e a n d th eU k r a in ia n S S R
Academ y ofSciences,
a n d
i s
a fellow
o f
th e
W orld
A cadem y
o f
A rt
a n d
S c ie n c e
a n d
th e
In te r n a tio n a l
A cadem y
o f
M a n a g e m e n t.
D r. H aw rylyshyn is co-chairm an ofth e U krainian
R e n a is s a n c e
F o u n d a tio n ,
c r e a te d
b y
p h ila n th r o \ue000
p is t/b u s in e s s m a n
G eorge Soros
i n
K ie v , a n d
is a
m em ber of th eb o a r d s ofd ir e c to r s of R esourcesforth e
F u tu r e (W a s h in g to n ), th e
V ie n n a A c a d e m y fo r
th e
S tu d y
o f th e F u tu r e , a s w e ll a s o th e r in te r n a tio n a l
fo u n d a tio n s
a n d a s s o c ia tio n s .
A n d y e t, d e s p ite h is in te r n a tio n a l c r e d e n tia ls , D r .
H a w r y ly s h y n fe e ls s tr o n g tie s to h is n a tiv e U k r a in e .
Speaking of h isb ir th p la c e , Koropets, hes a id :
"It w as a very picturesquev illa g e and, although I
liv e dth e r e o n ly u n til th e a g e o f 4 ,1h a v e r e ta in e dav e r y
s tr o n g a tta c h m e n t to it.
" Ile c tu r e d th e r e in J u n e in th e H o u s e o fC u ltu r e to
s o m e2 0 0 p e o p le , in c lu d in g s o m e r e la tiv e s w h o h a d
r e tu r n e d fr o m
S ib e r ia , b u t m a in ly ju s t lo c a l in h a b i\ue000
ta n ts , m e m b e r s o fth e k o lh o s p ic o lle c tiv e fa r m i, a n d
th e e x p e r ie n c e w a s a lm o s t a sth r illin g a sle c tu r in g a t
th e S u p r e m e S o v ie t in K ie v ."
Below, D r. H awrylyshyn speaks about his expe\ue000
r ie n c e s w ith th e In te r n a tio n a l M a n a g e m e n t In s titu te
o f K ie v .
W h o in itia ted IM I-K iev an d h ow d id its esta b lish \ue000
m ent com e about?
A fter a visit to U kraine in June-July1 9 8 6 , it becam e
evident that there w as a trem endous need and dem and
fo r
m a n a g e m e n t e d u c a tio n
in
U kraine. This was
\
c o n firm e d
b y
th e
v ic e -re c to r
of the
University of
K ie v , w h o s u b s e q u e n tly v is ite d m e in G e n e v a , a n d b y
o th e r p e o p le .
I n
O c to b e r
1988, therefore,
I drafted
a short
p ro p o s a l
t o
e s ta b lis h
th e
in s titu te
in
q u e s tio n . I
d isc u sse d th e m a tte r w ith a frie n d , th e H o n . J . H u g h
F a u lk n e r, a
fo rm er
C a b in e t m in is te r
of the
fe d e ra l
governm ent
of Canada, who also
h a d
to p -le v e l
in te rn a tio n a l c o rp o ra te
experience, and
he w as
e n th u s ia s tic a b o u t th e id e a .
D u rin g a visit to K iev in D ecem ber1 9 8 8 ,1 discussed
th e
p r o p o s a l w ith
P ro f.O le h
H . B ilorus, currently
d ire c to r g e n e ra l o f IM I-K ie v , w h o m
I k n e w fro m
h is
p re v io u s w o rk
in G e n e v a w ith th e E c o n o m ic C o m \ue000
m ission
fo r
E u ro p e
of the
U n ite d
N a tio n s . H e
a rra n g e d
a n
h o u r-a n d -a -h a lf
d is c u s s io n
w ith
th e
president of the A cadem y of Sciences of the U krainian
SSR on Decem ber1 5 , during which we agreed on all
th e
k e y
issues: the
scope and
n a tu re
o f a c tiv itie s ,
fu n d in g , c o m p o s itio n o f th e b o a rd , d ire c to r g e n e ra l,
e tc .
W hat are the goals of IM I-K iev?
T o
d o
r e s e a r c h
i n
o r d e r
t o
distill, from
th e
e x p e rie n c e s o f v a rio u s s o c ie tie s , e le m e n ts th a t w o u ld
b e a p p lic a b le
in
th e
U k ra in ia n
c o n te x t, to
p u b lis h
th e s e fin d in g s , to ru n e d u c a tio n a l e v e n ts fo r p e o p le
fro m
d iffe re n t
le v e ls
o f
o rg a n iz a tio n s ,
e n te rp ris e s ,
p u b lic b o d ie s
and governm ent.
A lso, to d o som e co n su ltin g for b o th foreign firm s
w is h in g to e s ta b lis h th e m s e lv e s in U k r a in e , a n d
fo r
U k ra in ia n e n te rp ris e s a n d in s titu tio n s w ish in g to e s ta \ue000
b lis h s o m e lin k s w ith c o r r e s p o n d in g b o d ie s a b r o a d .
W ould you describe the institute's curriculum , the
program s
it
o ffe r s ,
th e
la n g u a g e
o r
la n g u a g e s o f
in str u c tio n ?
T h e c u rric u lu m v a rie s a c c o rd in g toth e p ro g ra m s w e
ru n . W e h a v e a o n e -y e a r, fu ll-tim e , p o s t-e x p e rie n c e
M .B .A . program w hose curriculum resem bles M .B . A .
p ro g ra m s
o ffe re d
a t
o th e r
re p u ta b le , in te rn a tio n a l
schools such as I.M .D . in L ausanne (Sw itzerland) and
IN S E A D
in
F o n ta in e b le a u
(F ra n c e ),
or, say, the
Sloan program atM .I.T . Som e tim e, however,i s spent
o n th e " te a c h in g o f b u s in e s s E n g lis h a n d , o fc o u r s e , t o
c h a n g in g th e e c o n o m ic /p o litic a l c o n te x t in U k ra in e .
S horter program s are focused on special areas like
e x p o rt m a rk e tin g .
W ho are th e facu lty m em bers?
T h e r e
a re
c u rre n tly
s e v e n
perm anent
fa c u lty
m em bers, tw o of them
A m e ric a n U k ra in ia n s a n d th e
others fron
ykraine. There
are also
12 part-tim e,
U k ra in ia n fa c u lty m e m b e rs . A ll th e p e o p le in b o th o f
these categories have had som e exposure to the outside
w o rld .
In ad d itio n , th ere are v isitin g faculty m em b ers from
a b r o a d , th e m a jo rity
of w hom
a re U k ra in ia n s fro m
C a n a d a , th e U .S . a n d A u s tra lia w o rk in g in m a n a g e \ue000
m ent schools in those countries. W e also have som e
e x e c u tiv e s
fro m
a b ro a d
w ho
com e
t o
s h a re
th e ir
e x p e rie n c e .
D r. B ohdan H aw rylyshyn at IM I-K iev.
W ho are the IM I's students (how m any are there,
what are their
backgrounds, ages, job
e x p e r ie n c e ,
e tc .)?
I n
1990, we have
3 0
p a rtic ip a n ts
in
th e
M .B .A .
program . T hey have all had som e years of experience
a fte r
th e ir u n iv e rs ity
studies, seven
of them
a re
" c a n d id a te s
of sciences," w hich corresponds
t o
d o c to ra l
d e g re e s
in
th e
U .S . T h e ir
b a c k g ro u n d s
include sciences, engineering, econom ics; several have
b e e n
p ro fe sso rs
in existing
u n iv e rs itie s b u t w a n t to
c h a n g e th e ir fie ld o f te a c h in g .
T he
a v e ra g e
a g e
is 33
y e a r s , w ith
most being
b e tw e e n
28 and
36 years old. They have w orked in
e n te rp ris e s , sc ie n tific in s titu te s , jo in t v e n tu re s a n d a t
u n iv e rs itie s .
W ho can
a p p ly
fo r
ad m ission to IM I-K iev, and
w hat are the prerequisites for adm ission?
I n
p rin c ip le , a n y o n e fro m
U k ra in e
o r o u ts id e
U k ra in e h a v in g u n iv e rs ity (o r te rtia ry ) e d u c a tio n a n d
a
m inim um
of three years' work experience, know\ue000
ledge of U krainian and som e com m and of E nglish can
a p p ly . F o r s h o rte r s e m in a rs , th e jo b p o s itio n o f th e
a p p lic a n t
q u a lifie s
h im /h e r,
i.e., if
som eone
is in
c h a rg e
o f
m a rk e tin g ,
sh e
o r h e is a d m itte d
to a
m arketing sem inar.
F o r th e M .B .A . p ro g ra m , w ritte n a p p lic a tio n s h a v e
to b e m a d e , re fe re n c e s s u p p lie d , d o c u m e n ts s u b m itte d
a n d a ll c a n d id a te s a r e in te rv ie w e d .
W hat happens to your students after graduation,
i.e., w hat are the career opportunities?
S o fa r, a ll b u t o n e o f th e p a rtic ip a n ts h a v e b e e n
s p o n s o r e d
b y th e ir e m p lo y in g
o rg a n iz a tio n s . In
p rin c ip le , th e re fo re , th e y c a n g o b a c k to th e m .
S o m e , h o w e v e r, p a rtic u la rly a fte r tw o m o n th s ' s ta y
during sum m er 1990 in C anada or the U .S.have been
b itte n b y th e e n tre p re n e u ria l b u g a n d w o u ld lik e to
s ta r t th e ir o w n e n te rp ris e s . S o m e w ill in d e e d d o th is
a n d o th e rs w ill lo o k fo r e m p lo y m e n t w h e re th e ir n e w ly
a c q u ire d
k n o w le d g e
a n d
e x p e rie n c e
c a n
b e
b e tte r
u s e d .
S e v e ra l w ill c h a n g e fro m
th e ir s p o n s o rin g o rg a n iz a \ue000
tio n s to te a c h in g in s titu te s . A c o u p le w ill e v e n s ta y a t
IM I-K iev, since they have doctoral degrees, have been
e x c e lle n t s tu d e n ts , a n d
a lre a d y
have som e teaching
e x p e rie n c e .
W hat other
endeavors is IM I-Kiev
in v o lv e d
in ,
b esid es
o ffe r in g
stu d e n ts a
one-year business pro\ue000
gram ?
W e have shorter, specialized
sem inars. T he m ost
in te re s tin g th in gt o m e n tio ni s th a tw e ra n a o n e -a n d -a -
h a lf-d a y
s e m in a r fo r
th e
U k ra in ia n
P a rlia m e n t
o n
M ay
20 and
2 1
o n
" C o m p a ra tiv e
W estern
P a rlia \ue000
m e n ta ry
E x p e rie n c e s ," illu s tra tin g th e ir p o s itiv e a n d
negative features. Som e 200 out of 450 m em bers of
P a rlia m e n t a tte n d e d .
I c h a ire d
th e s e m in a r a n d th e s p e a k e rs in c lu d e d a
fo rm er
p re s id e n t o f S w itz e rla n d , a fo rm e r
C a b in e t
m in ister
o f
th e
U n ite d
K in g d o m 's
L a b o r
g o v e rn \ue000
m e n t, n o w
p ro fe sso r
at the
K ennedy
School of
G o v e rn m e n t,
a
p re s id e n tia l
s c h o la r
fro m
H arvard
U niversity, and a leading m em ber of the W est G erm an
P a rlia m e n t.
I
s h o u ld
s tr e s s
th a t
a ll
o f
th e m
d id
th is
w ork
f r e e
o f
c h a r g e ,
sim p ly
b e c a u s e
th e y
happened to be good friends of m ine and also because
th e y h a v e a n in te re s t in th e fu tu re o f U k ra in e .
A r e y o u p la n n in g a n y in n o v a tio n s o r c h a n g e s fo r
the second academ ic year at IM I-K iev?
Y es,w e h o p e t o m o v e t o n e w a n d b ig g e r fa c ilitie s
w h ic h w ill a llo w p a rtic ip a n ts to m a k e b e tte r u se o f th e
lib ra ry
a n d
computers. W e
shall shorten
th e
s ta y
a b ro a d
a n d
fo c u s
more on W estern Europe, where
e x p e rie n c e is o f g re a te r im m e d ia te re le v a n c e to o u r
s tu d e n ts .
I n
a d d itio n ,
w e
a re
a lre a d y
ru n n in g
E n g lis h
la n g u a g e c o u rs e s fo r n e x t y e a r's p a rtic ip a n ts in o rd e r
n o t to h a v e to d e v o tes o m u c h tim e to la n g u a g e tu itio n
during the actual M B A academ ic year. W e shall also
start one-m onth executive program s.
D oy o u cooperate w ith other m anagem ent institutes
in th e S o v ie t U n io n ( M o s c o w , L e n in g r a d , T a llin n )?
N o,
w e
d o
n o t.
W e do
n o t w a n t to
get into
a
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 4 )
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