The Institute has established and operates a specialised Academic Council for awarding the scientific degrees of Doctor and Candidate of Economic Sciences in the following specialties:

D 41.177.02 (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1279 of 06.11.2014 “On the approval of the decisions of the Ministry’s Certification Board regarding the activities of specialised academic councils of 31 October 2014”) – in the specialties 08.00.03 “Economics and Management of the National Economy” and 08.00.05 “Development of Productive Forces and Regional Economics”.