The companies - Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC), Metro Cash And Carry Ukraine, Wimm Bill Dann Ukraine and Kyiv Investment Group (KIG) started a joint project entitled 'Inter-Corporate University in the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (all are located in Kyiv) starting from September 2009.

A corresponding memorandum between these universities of higher education and companies was concluded on July 17, 2009, Natalya Bereza, the personnel management director of the UMC Company, told recently.

According to her words, the program is aimed at minimizing the price of retraining graduates of the Ukrainian institutes of higher education after the companies have hired them. In particular, students do not pretty understand such terms as 'team work', 'presentation', 'self-organization' etc., she noted.

The project foresees lectures by high quality managers of these companies concerning various corporate issues, as well as small master classes. The project is designed mostly for fifth-year students.