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Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University has launched Business Challenge: University × Business – a series of practical meetings of student teams with company leaders. The initiative is implemented by the Carpathian School of Business and Management to develop the university’s entrepreneurship ecosystem through cooperation with business. At such meetings, students work on tasks from company leaders, justify their decisions and receive professional feedback.
The first meeting of the “Business Challenge from Leading CEOs” series took place on November 5, 2026. Its guest was Roman Topolnytskyi, Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Bank Ukraine.
The event was opened by the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work and International Activities Liliya Turovska. She noted that she was even a little envious of the opportunities of current students, because already during their studies they can learn from experts directly. The participants were also welcomed by the Dean of the Faculty of Management Iryna Pyatnychuk and Antonina Tomashevska, Head of the Carpathian School of Business and Management and Head of the Department of Management and Business Administration. Antonina Tomashevska invited the students to join the next meetings in the series.
Roman Topolnytskyi spoke about his professional path and the activities of Deutsche Bank, and then offered the teams the case “A Difficult Client: Finding an Approach.” Eight teams worked on it – Vision, “Managers”, Project X, “Petrocracy”, The Creators, Vatra, Navi and “4 MINDS, ONE GOAL”.
Participants identified potential customer needs and suggested ways to engage with them. Teams presented their solutions in short dialogues, and a guest commented on the strengths and potential risks of each approach.
