OLHA BAKUMENKO

DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF AGROTECHNOLOGIES AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Е-mail: agro.snau@ukr.net
Research ID: V-4595-2018
ORSID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1625-7401
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?user=I7pkfqgAAAAJ&hl=uk

Scopus:  https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57220962159

Publons: ABD-7322-2020

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Date and place of birth – February 6, 1988, Postolne village, Sumy region, Sumy district, Ukraine.

EDUCATION:

  1. Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy (Ukraine), 2005–2010

Bachelor's Degree, Field of Study: 6.130100 – Plant Protection,

Specialization: Biological Plant Protection.

  1. Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy (Ukraine), 2010–2012

Master’s Degree, Specialty: 8.130102 – Agronomy,

Qualification: Research Agronomist

(Specialization: Technology of Storage and Processing of Crop Production).

Diploma No. SM 41926472, issued on February 22, 2012.

 

Specialist Degree, Specialty: 202 – Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Diploma No. C 17 №038870, issued on June 30, 2017.

  1. PhD in Agricultural Sciences (Candidate of Sciences), awarded on February 1, 2018, Sumy National Agrarian University and Poltava State Agrarian Academy, Sumy (Ukraine), Specialty: 06.01.05 – Plant Breeding and Seed Production, Diploma No. DK 045908.
  2. Associate Professor of the Department of Plant Protection from 30 November 2021, AD № 009398.

 

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

My professional career has been inextricably linked with Sumy National Agrarian University — a leading agricultural institution — where I have progressed through all stages of academic and administrative work, from department engineer to faculty dean.

Dean of the Faculty of Agrotechnologies and Natural Resource Management

Sumy National Agrarian University

September 2023 – present

Head of one of the university's largest faculties; strategic planning; implementation of educational programs; development of international cooperation and dual education; improvement of the quality of student training.
Acting Dean of the Faculty of Agrotechnology and Nature Management
Sumy National Agrarian University

July 2022 – September 2023

Ensuring the sustainable functioning of the faculty; coordination of educational and research activities; development of partnerships with production structures and agribusiness.

Acting Head of the A.K. Mishnyov Department of Plant Protection
Sumy National Agrarian University

May 2022 – July 2022

Department management; updating educational and methodological resources; participation in scientific projects and engagement of young researchers in research activities.
Associate Professor of the A.K. Mishnyov Department of Plant Protection
Sumy National Agrarian University

September 2019 – May 2022

Teaching; development of educational programs; supervision of term papers and theses; participation in international scientific and practical conferences.
Senior Lecturer of the A.K. Mishnyov Department of Plant Protection
Sumy National Agrarian University

September 2018 – July 2019

Teaching plant protection disciplines; active involvement in methodological work; implementation of practice-oriented learning.
Lecturer of the A.K. Mishnyov Department of Plant Protection
Sumy National Agrarian University

January 2016 – July 2018

Conducting laboratory and practical classes; preparation of educational and methodological materials; participation in departmental scientific research.
Assistant of the A.K. Mishnyov Department of Plant Protection
Sumy National Agrarian University

September 2014 – October 2019

Technical support of the educational process; organization of laboratory research; documentation management.
Engineer of the A.K. Mishnyov Department of Plant Protection
Sumy National Agrarian University

April 2012 – November 2012

Practical experience in field agronomy; monitoring technological processes of crop cultivation; crop condition monitoring; working with fertilizers and plant protection products.  Agronomist. LLC Agrofirm “Vpered”, Sumy District

 

MAIN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES:

"Physiology and Pathology of Insects", "Technology of Cultivation and Use of Organisms in Biological Plant Protection", "General Virology", "Fundamentals of Biological Plant Protection from Harmful Organisms"

 

BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, GRANT, STATE BUDGET, CONTRACTING TOPICS:

  1. Contract-based research with HALO Trust Ukraine on soil analysis for heavy metal content. Contract No. 198 dated 19/08 (executor).
  2. Scientific support of soybean cultivation technology for “Romnypthakospilka” LLC. Contract No. 15-3-2 (executor).
  3. Development of a biologically-oriented maize cultivation system for the conditions of “Naton” Farm Enterprise. Contract No. 29-10-1 (executor).
  4. Improving the efficiency of short-rotation crop rotations involving maize on the land plot of “Gabriel Company” LLC. Contract No. 30-3 (executor).
  5. Impact of monoculture on short-rotation crop rotation characteristics at “Gabriel Company” LLC. Contract No. 20-5 dated 20.05.2022 (executor).
  6. R&D project: “Impact of sowing dates on the cultivation technology
  7. Contract No. 19-10-3 dated 19.10.2023. Duration: 01.11.2023 – 01.11.2024 (executor).
  8. R&D project: “Development of innovative methods to increase cereal crop yields under climate change conditions.” Client: “ZODIAK-VM” Farm Enterprise, Okhtyrka District, Sumy Region. Contract No. 10-9-1 dated 10.09.2024. Duration: 01.11.2024 – 30.10.2025 (executor).

 

SKILLS ADVANCEMENT/ACADEMIC MOBILITY:

  1. Internship (Certificate No. 095) at Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Administracji w Opolu (Higher School of Management and Administration in Opole, Poland). Topic: “Best Management Practices in Ecology and Plant Protection for Implementation in Ukraine”, March 1 – May 31, 2020 (180 hours) (certificate).
  2. Internship within the DAAD Project No. 57565498 “German-language courses (DSG) in East Central, Southeast and Eastern Europe as well as the Caucasus and Central Asia” at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany (April 11 – May 8, 2022) – 180 hours (6 ECTS credits). Topic: “Methods of Simplified Program Planning and Automation of Enterprise Planning Processes Using the MAX Software” (certificate).

 

 

PARTICIPATION IN EXPERT COUNCILS, PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS: 

Agricultural Adviser in Agricultural Sciences and Food
Qualification Certificate of Agricultural Adviser No. 17/09/13 dated September 18, 2024, issued by the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of Ukraine.

Expert of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance
National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, Ukraine.

Expert of the Scientific and Technical Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
(Appointment Order No. 1014 dated September 22, 2021 – Order on the personal composition of the Expert Council and its field-specific sections.)
Source (MON)

Expert of the Scientific and Technical Commission of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine
Conducts competitive evaluation and funding of fundamental, applied, and experimental research projects across all scientific disciplines, including natural, technical, social, and humanitarian sciences.
(Bakumenko O.M. – #ID-1952)
Profile (NRFU)

Member of the NGO “International Educational and Scientific Foundation” (IESF)
Kyiv, Ukraine (EDRPOU Code 43254640). Certificate No. ES0050
Organization Website (IESF)

 

AWARDS AND HONOURS:

  1. Letter of Appreciation from the Rector of Sumy National Agrarian University (Sumy, 2019) for high professionalism and implementation of innovative research methods using the modern “AGRO-LAB” laboratory base.
  2. Letter of Appreciation from the Director of the Department of Education and Science of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Viktoriya Hrobova (Sumy, 2021), for diligent and impeccable work, fruitful pedagogical activity, and significant personal contribution to the education and upbringing of the younger generation.
  3. Letter of Appreciation from the Rector of Sumy National Agrarian University (Sumy, 2023) for outstanding performance and conscientious attitude toward professional duties.
  4. Acknowledgement of the Head of the Regional State Administration – Head of the Regional Military Administration (Sumy 2025).

 

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