PhD in Technical Sciences, Researcher at Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL, Switzerland)..
Olena Melnyk’s research interests include environmental safety, climate policy, sustainable use of natural resources, waste management and sustainable development. She has over 15 years of teaching and research experience and more than 50 scientific publications and outputs, including articles, educational publications and patents.
She has extensive experience in international academic cooperation and grant-funded activities. Since 2014, she has been involved in coordinating and managing international projects and technical assistance programmes, including those supported by Erasmus+, the International Labour Organization and the British Council. Her experience includes projects addressing agricultural land decontamination, ecosystem damage assessment and the development of land restoration strategies in Ukraine.
Within EU-LANDLINK, Olena Melnyk contributes to the project’s teaching, research, organisational and advisory activities. Her expertise in climate policy, sustainable development and land restoration helps strengthen the European dimension of the project’s educational and research components.
Her main responsibilities include:
– contributing to the delivery of the interdisciplinary course “SUSTAINABLE AGROFORESTRY: EU BEST PRACTICES”;
– participating in Winter Schools, Summer Schools, Certified Courses and roundtable discussions;
– preparing and delivering classes on EU climate policy, sustainable use of natural resources, environmental safety and land restoration;
– contributing to research and developing practical outputs to support the restoration of degraded agricultural areas;
– contributing to scientific publications, policy briefs, teaching materials and other EU-LANDLINK outputs;
– engaging with stakeholders and promoting European approaches to sustainable land resource management;
– contributing to the preparation of final project documentation and reports.
Olena Melnyk’s experience with the previous Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Chair “EU Climate Leadership” also provides an important foundation for EU-LANDLINK, bringing practical experience in teaching, disseminating knowledge about EU policies and engaging with external stakeholders.
