Konstantins DIDENKO 

Professor Dr.oec. Konstantins DIDENKO Dean of Faculty of Engineering Economics, Director of the Institute of Production and Entrepreneurship Riga Technical University 1 Kalku Street, 424 Riga, LV 1658 Latvia Phone: (371) 7089010 Fax: (371) 7089345 e-mail: k_didenko@rtu.lv

 Born: August 23, 1946, Latvia

• Engineering Economy
• Economic Substantiation of Entrepreneurial decisions

Languages: Latvian, Russian, German

• Riga Technical University (Faculty of Engineering Economics),Qualification: Engineer-economist, 1964-1969
• Dr.oec. (Candidate of Economic Sciences in the USSR, similar Ph.D.in Western countries), Institute of Economics of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, 1985.
      Thesis: "Investigation of stability of cost coefficients"

Experience

Riga Technical University (RTU):

• Dean, Faculty of Engineering Economics, 1997 -
• Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Engineering Economics, 1982-1997
• Head of the Department of Production and Economics of Entrepreneurship, 1989 -
• Professor, 2001 -
• Associate Professor , 1998-2001
• Head of Institute of Production and Economics of Enterpreneurship,1993-1997, 2004 -
• Assistant Professor, 1990-1998
• Lecturer, 1973-1990
• Assistant, 1971-1973
• Engineer, 1969-1971

Honours and Awards

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2005

Professional Activities and Membership

• The Head of the Council of RTU Deans
• The Head of Riga branch of Institute of Actuary (London)
• Member of Editorial Board,  RTU FEE Scientific Proceedings
• Expert of the Higher Education Quality Evaluation Centre

Publications

The total amount of publications - 150 including 25 published abroad.

1. Zvejnieks A., Didenko K. Diennstleistungen als träger der wirtschaftlichen Enturiclung Lettlands // Innovation und wettbewerbeb in der Dienstleistüngengesellschaft. – Aufbruch in das neue Jahrtausend. Ausgewählte Beiträge der X. Betriebswirtschaftlichen Tage zu Schwerin 2000. – Rostocher Hefte, 2001. – 263.- 268. s.
2. Vanaga S., Didenko K., Klavinš A. Historical peculiarities of the development of the textile industry of Latvia . - Economics and Business. Economy: theory and practice. Scientific proceedings of Riga Technical University, Series 3. Volume 3 – Riga: RTU, 2002. – p. 119 – 126
3. Cudeckis V., Didenko K., Magidenko A. Improvement of waste management system . - Economics and Business. Business and Management. Scientific Proceedings of Riga Technical University, Series 3. Volume 5 – Riga: RTU, 2002. – pp. 22 – 32
4. The Modelling of Development of the Information Market of Latvia // The Main Directions of Research in Economics and Law Sciences in 2002 by the Latvian Council of Science. – Riga: RTU, 2002 (Nr. 7. – p.82 - 87), 2003 (Nr. 8. - p.84 - 90) (with co-authors Magidenko A., Gaile-Sarkane E., Jurenoks V., Lace N., Jansons V.).
5. Magidenko A., Didenko K. The role of the Faculty of Engineering Economics of Riga Technical University in the development of education and economics in Latvia . - In:   Current Development Trends of National Economy and Education. Scientific Proceedings International Scientific Conference, Riga, May 17, 2002. – Riga: RTU, 2003. – pp. 10 – 15
6. Magidenko A., Šenfelde M., Didenko K. About perspective of innovation development of Latvian economy: economic and regional aspects . -  Economics and Law. Series C. Bulletin of Donetsk University. – Donetsk: Donetsk University, 2003. – pp. 24 – 28
7. Magidenko A., Didenko K., Emeljanovs A. The innovation risks in business. -  Risks in Current World: Identification and Protection. Science Readings “White nights – 2004”. – Saint-Petersburg (Russia): International Academy of Ecology & Life Protection Sciences, 2004. – pp. 85 – 87
8. Didenko K., Marinska K. Managerial accounting as part of the information system of a company. -  Economics and Business. Business and Management. Scientific Proceedings of Riga Technical University, Series 3. Volume 8 – Riga: RTU, 2004. – pp. 21 – 26
9. Magidenko A., Gaile-Sarkane E., Didenko K., Lace N. The Role of Information Resources in the Development of Entrepreneurship of Latvia. -  In: The Main Directions of Research in Economics and Law Sciences in 2002 by the Latvian Council of Science. – Riga: RTU, 2005 (Nr. 10. – pp.80 - 84).
10. Didenko K., Sundukova Z. About the development of economic analysis. - Economic Bulletin 2005(2). Scientific Proceedings of National Technical University of Ukraine “Kiev Polytechnic institute”. - Kiev, Kiev Polytechnic institute, 2005. – pp. 11-15.

• TEMPUS project JEPS – 11064/96, Industrial Logistics management Master and Engineering Study Programmes.
• BERIL project - Business Education Reform in Latvia. Elaboration of the concept of adult education in economics and management science.
• Latvia-Norway international programme “Development of University Level Courses in Management”.

Research projects

Executor of the projects of Latvian Council of Science, 1999-2000, 2001-2003, 2004-2007:

• The Methodology of Economic Substantiation of Innovations in Transition Period
• The Modelling of Development of the Information Market of Latvia
• The Eonomic Role of Information Resources in Latvia

Executor of subcontract within the project “PROMINENCE – Promoting Inter-European Networks of Collaboratin Extended Enterprise”, 2005.

Last update 02.01.06