Svitlana YAROSHCHUK

PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Production.

Svitlana Yaroshchuk has 10 years of teaching and research experience. Her research interests encompass ecology, agriculture and forestry, with a particular focus on sustainable natural resource use, environmentally sound agricultural technologies and climate change adaptation.
She has experience participating in international grant-funded, educational and research programmes. She took part in an environmental mentoring programme for community leaders and completed international professional training that strengthened her expertise in ecology, sustainable development and international academic cooperation.

Role in the project

Within EU-LANDLINK, Svitlana Yaroshchuk contributes to project coordination, education, research, communication and reporting. Her role involves integrating sustainable agroforestry, biodiversity, climate resilience and ecosystem restoration into the project’s educational and research activities.

Her main responsibilities include:

supporting overall project coordination, monitoring the implementation of activities and contributing to risk management;
participating in project planning and management alongside the coordinator;
developing and teaching the course “SUSTAINABLE AGROFORESTRY: EU BEST PRACTICES”;
helping prepare and deliver learning activities beyond the classroom, including Winter Schools, Summer Schools and Certified Courses;
delivering educational activities for professionals and community representatives on restoring natural conditions in disturbed areas, sustainable forest and land restoration, and applying European approaches;
contributing to research on EU forest policies, sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation and post-war ecosystem restoration;
contributing to scientific publications and analytical materials;
disseminating project results through publications, scientific and public events, digital platforms and stakeholder engagement;
contributing to financial reporting and the analysis of project implementation costs;
contributing to the preparation of the EU-LANDLINK final report.