Roman YAROSHCHUK

PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Ecology and Botany.

Roman Yaroshchuk is the Module Leader and Project Coordinator of EU-LANDLINK at Sumy National Agrarian University. He has over 16 years of teaching and research experience. His professional interests include forestry, ecology, agroforestry, sustainable vegetation management and applied research aimed at providing a scientific basis for decisions on land restoration and sustainable land use. The grant application also highlights his experience in international programmes and professional training in Europe and beyond.
Within EU-LANDLINK, Roman Yaroshchuk combines management, teaching and research responsibilities. He oversees project implementation, compliance with Jean Monnet requirements, team organisation, monitoring of project activities, risk management, quality assurance and reporting.

Role in the Project

As Module Leader and Project Coordinator, Roman Yaroshchuk is responsible for the overall management of EU-LANDLINK, the timely implementation of its work plan, and the coordination of educational, research and organisational activities. The approved application identifies him as the coordinator of all major areas of project implementation.

His main responsibilities include:

coordinating the project team and organising working meetings;
planning and overseeing project phases, milestones and deliverables;
monitoring progress, risks, key performance indicators and the quality of outputs;
contributing to the development and teaching of the interdisciplinary course “SUSTAINABLE AGROFORESTRY: EU BEST PRACTICES”;
helping organise Winter Schools, Summer Schools, Certified Courses and roundtable discussions;
leading research on adapting EU policies on forestry, land use, degraded land restoration and agroforestry to the Ukrainian context;
coordinating internal and external monitoring of project implementation quality;
contributing to scientific publications, policy recommendations and other project outputs;
ensuring the preparation of final project and financial reports;
coordinating the integration of the course into SNAU’s curriculum and measures to sustain project results after the funding period ends.