Education

● PhD in Economics, dissertation topic: “Challenges of Small Business Development in the Context of Globalization.”
● Kazakh State University named after S.M. Kirov, Faculty of Philosophy and Economics
● George Washington University, Exchange Regional Scholar Program
● Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, Business Education Program
● University of North Florida, English Language Program
● WPG Academy of Coaching Mastery, Life and Transformational Coaching Programs

Experience

● Over 3 years as a representative, art promoter, and co-organizer of solo exhibitions, fashion shows, and events for the Ukrainian brand FURSA. Co-founder and representative of the charitable foundation ART RENOVA UKRAINE.
● Since 2019: Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board, Head of the Art Management Department, Consultant at the Salvador Dalí Art Academy of Contemporary Art (Kyiv)
● Over 6 years as a representative in Ukraine for the consulting company The Signet Education (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
● Student recruitment agent in Ukraine and Kazakhstan for The Bolles School (Jacksonville, Florida, USA); Education Abroad Consultant (2017–2019)
● President of the Center for the Development of Kazakh-Ukrainian Relations (Kyiv), 2005–2007
● Worked on the textbook International Commercial Practice. Residency in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, with deep immersion in Turkmen culture (2017–2019)
● Director of the Business Development Center at the University of International Business (UIB), Almaty, Kazakhstan (2000–2001)
● 8 years of teaching experience at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and as a teaching assistant at the Kazakh State Academy of Management

Personal Achievements

● Coordinator of international projects, coach, education abroad consultant-practitioner, lecturer, author of academic publications, art promoter, and philanthropist.

About the Business

The Salvador Dalí Art Academy — the first Ukrainian educational and scientific art complex, which includes:
● Art Academy
● Art College
● International Art Lyceum
● Children’s Creative Development Center Dali
● Courses in Art Modeling and Design

Business Achievements

● Third place in the Top 10 Best Higher Education Art Institutions in Ukraine.
● Over 30 years, established a leading higher school of design.

Commercial Proposal

Specialization Programs at the Art Academy:
● Computer Graphics
● Game Design (development of computer games, comics, animation)
● Advertising Design
● Creative Management (strategies, technologies, grants)
● Architectural Environment Design (interior, exterior, landscape)
● Fashion and Accessories Design
● Style Design
● Art Studies (exhibition activities, ethnographic/tourism/excursion programs, expert appraisal of art objects)

The Oksana Fursa brand offers exclusive silk scarves — stunning artworks on silk of the highest quality, rich in meaning and deep philosophical content.