Dr Olena Brintseva

Assistant Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Management Systems, Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw

She holds a PhD in Social Sciences in the discipline of Management and Quality Sciences and works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Management Systems at the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw. She teaches courses including Organizational Consulting, Organizational Research Methods, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Design, and Management Processes and Structures in Corporations.

Main Research Areas

Her research focuses on the economics of education, human capital, and the labor market. Her current academic interests center on the competitiveness of higher education institutions, with particular emphasis on higher education systems in Poland and Ukraine.

Her research includes:

• analysis of competitiveness factors,
• evaluation of university effectiveness,
• conditions influencing university development in the context of reforms,
• and analysis of the consequences of the war in Ukraine for both the Ukrainian and Polish higher education systems.

She is the author of more than 70 scientific publications. 📚

Selected Research Projects / Grants

• Recipient of the Lane Kirkland Scholarship Program in the 2020/2021 academic year (graduated with distinction).
• Recipient of the Polish Government Program for Young Scientists in the 2022/2023 academic year.

Selected Publications

• Brintseva, O. (2025). Ukrainian higher education in time of war and EU integration aspirations: great losses or great opportunities for change? Przegląd Wschodnioeuropejski, 16(1), 85–96.
• Brintseva, O. (2024). A DEA-based Malmquist Productivity Index for Analysing University Performance and Competitiveness. Krakow Review of Economics and Management, 4(1006), 5–22.
• Brintseva, O. (2024). Returns to education and role of overeducation in Ukraine: an empirical analysis. Polityka Społeczna, 20(eng(1)), 22–29.
• Brintseva, O. (2023). The Effectiveness of Investment in Human Capital in Poland and Ukraine: Directions for Growth Based on Comparative Analysis. Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie, 1(999), 31–46.