Prof. Dr. Olena Kotykova
Research
Research Interersts
- Circular economy: achieving zero food losses and waste
- Sustainable agricultural practices and methods
- Management of sustainability of agrifood systems
- Sustainable development of agricultural land use
- Business education in agricultural universities
- Management of the higher education system: internal quality and digitization of processes
- International comparison of higher education systems: EU and Ukraine
Research Projects
- The economic losses caused by the war in Ukraine as a result of the restriction of access to land resources (since 07/2024)
- Formation of the food potential of Ukraine on the basis of sustainable development of agriculture in the conditions of war (04/2023-09/2023)
- Building a European Model of Agricultural Land Use in Terms of the Sustainable Development (2022-2023)
- The European experience of forming a food security system based on the principles of sustainable agricultural land use development (2019-2022)
- Formation of mechanism and sustainable development of rural areas in glocalization conditions (03/2017-03/2022)
- Organizational and economic mechanism of food supply on the base of the sustainable development of agricultural land use (01/2017-12/2021)
- Modelling and development of ecological land use in agricultural enterprises (01/2014-01/2021)
- Formation of the market for agricultural products on the basis of sustainable development of agricultural sector enterprises (01/2014-01/2021)
- Food security of Ukraine in the conditions of European integration (01/2014-01/2021)
Selected Publications
Kotykova, O., Babych M., Pohorielova, O., Nadvynychnyy, S. (2024). Empirical analysis of food losses and waste in Ukraine. European Countryside,Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 224-250. eISSN 1803-8417. https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2024-0013
Kotykova, O., Babych, M., Iagodzinska, A.and Tabatskova, A. (2022). Global initiatives on implementation of zero hunger policy. Agricultural and Resource Economics, 8(2), 30–49. https://doi.org/10.51599/are.2022.08.02.02
Kotykova, O., Babych M. and Pohorielova O. (2022). Key aspects of the relationship between sustainable development goals, food security and agriculture. European Countryside,Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 721-752. https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0036
Babych, M., Kotykova, O., Pogorelova, O., Bogoslavska, A., Albeshchenko, S., Yagodzinska, A. (2022). Sustainable development of agriculture – the basis of food security of Ukraine. Monograph. Mykolaiv: AMNUS. 162 p.
Kotykova, O. and Babych, M. (2019). Economic Impact of Food Loss and Waste, AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 57-71. https://doi.org/10.7160/aol.2019.110306
Kotykova, O. and Babych, M. (2019). Limitations in availability of food in Ukraine as a result of loss and waste. Oeconomia Copernicana. Vol 10., No. 1. Рр.153–172. https://doi.org/10.24136/oc/2019008
Sustainable development of national economy.Monograph [Text] / Olena Kotykova, Mykola Babych, Tetiana Kalashnikova, Andrii Kalashnikov, Iryna Lomachynska, Nataliia Korzh. – LP22772, 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU, 2017. – С.8–63. ISBN 978-0-9935191-5-4
Kotykova, О., Babych, M. and Bryk, Sv. (2018). Evaluation of the regional index of human development of the Mykolaiv region. Eastern Europe: Economy, Business and Management. 2 (13). URL: http://www.easterneurope-ebm.in.ua/journal/13_2018/35.pdf
Kotykova, О. and Skora, L. (2018). Scientific activity of Ukraine in the European dimension. Efficient economy. 3. URL: http://www.economy.nayka.com.ua/pdf/3_2018/4.pdf
Kotykova, О., Krylova, I. and Popeskul, A. (2018). Gender aspects of the labor market in Ukraine. Global and national economic problems. 22. URL: http://global-national.in.ua/archive/22-2018/38.pdf
Babenko, D. and Kotykova, О. (2015). MNAU as a model of the regional innovative consulting center of the Southern region. Science and methodology. 28, Pp.13-21.
Kotykova, О. (2013). The structure of education management in Ukraine. Bulletin of Agrarian Science of the Black Sea Region. 1 (71), Pp.3–8. URL: http://dspace.mnau.edu.ua/jspui/handle/123456789/887
Kotykova, О. (2012). Funding of the education system in Ukraine: status and trends. Bulletin of Agrarian Science of the Black Sea Region. 4 (68), Pp.18–25. URL: https://visnyk.mnau.edu.ua/statti/archive/n68v4r2012t1.pdf#page=18
Kotykova, О. (2012). System of quality management of specialist training in higher educational institutions of Ukraine. Innovative economy. 10 (36), Pp.3-6. URL: http://dspace.mnau.edu.ua/jspui/handle/123456789/883
Kotykova, О. (2009). Organizational and economic foundations of sustainable development of agricultural land use. Monograph. Mykolaiv: Publisher Hanna Ginkul. 420 р.
Selected Presentations
"Ukraine: Granary of Europe – Past, Present, and Future" within the framework of the International Summer School "XXVIII. Greifswalder Ukrainicum. Wounds of War Ukraine Two Years After the Invasion", Greifswald (Germany), August 2024
"Food security/insecurity in Ukraine" within the framework of the scientific colloquium of the Department of International Agricultural Policy and Environmental Governance, Kassel (Germany), July 9, 2024
"Model of methodology for the formation of food security based on sustainable development of agricultural land use" within the framework of theInternational forum Innovative and investment development of the agricultural sector is the key to the country's food security, Mykolaiv (Ukraine), May 26-28, 2022.
"Great Britain's experience in implementing a program to reduce food loss and food waste" within the framework of theScientific and Practical Conference Ecological and social aspects of the development of the economy in the conditions of European integration,Mykolaiv (Ukraine), May 15-17, 2019.
"The creation of advanced technologies is a determining factor in the development of the economy of Ukraine" within the framework of the Innovative Educational Technologies: European Experience and Its Application in Training in Economics and Management, Riga (Latvia), July 23-27, 2018.
"Sustainable Economic Development of Agricultural Land Use: Rating of Ukraine's Regions" within the framework of the International Scientific-Practical Conference Integration of business structures: strategies and technologies, Tbilisi (Georgia), February 24, 2017.
"MNAU as a model of the regional innovative consulting center of the Southern region" within the framework of the Agro Ukraine Summit 2015, Kyiv (Ukraine), 27.05.2015
Vita
Academic Backround
2014
Professorship for Department of Enterprise Economics at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Ukraine
2011
Doctor of Economic Sciences (Organizational and economic foundations of sustainable development of agricultural land use) at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Ukraine
2008
Associate Professorship forDepartment of Agricultural Economics at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Ukraine
2003
PhD (Ecological and economic efficiency of using the potential of land resources) at the Mykolaiv State Agrarian University, Ukraine
1999
Master of Economics and Management at the Mykolaiv State Agrarian University, Ukraine
Professional Backround
2024 – today
Academic expert of the DIGITAL SME Scientific Committee, Belgium
2023 – today
Professor of the Department of Accounting and Economic Analysis at the Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Ukraine
2020 – today
Expert (specialty Economics and Management) at the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, Ukraine
2020 – today
Expert at the National Research Foundation of Ukraine, Ukraine
2019 – 2021
Expert-consultant of the working groupfor the development of the Mykolaiv Oblast Development Strategy for the period until 2027, Ukraine
2016 – today
President of the public organization Regional Center of European Educational Scientific Enterprises, Ukraine
2014 – 2023
Head of the Expert Commission on Publishing Educational and Methodical Literature of the University at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Ukraine
2013 – 2024
Head of the Department of Business Economy at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Ukraine
2013 – 2023
Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Educational Council of the University at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Ukraine
2011 – 2023
Member of the Specialized Scientific Council for awarding the scientific degree PhD and Doctor of Science at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Ukraine
2011 – 2023
Member of the Academic Council of the University at the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Ukraine
2011 – 2023
Expert-consultant of the working group for the development of the Mykolaiv Oblast Development Strategy for the period until 2017, Ukraine
2009 – today
Expert-consultant of the Center Agricultural Advisory Service of the Black Sea region on the creation and effective functioning of agricultural service cooperatives, Ukraine
Awards, Scholarships und Prizes
2024 – today
Fellow of the DAAD scholarship program "Future Ukraine: Research Grants for Ukrainian Master’s students and researchers, 2024" at the Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, Germany
2023
Fellow of the scholarship program at Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald Foundation, Germany
2022 – 2023
Grant from the European Commission Erasmus + Jean Monnet Modules (ЕАСЕА – Brussels)
2019 – 2022
Grant from the European Commission Erasmus + Jean Monnet Support of Associations (ЕАСЕА – Brussels)
2013
Award and Diploma of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration and the Mykolaiv Regional Council "The best pedagogical worker" in the nomination "Higher education", Ukraine
2012
Diploma of the Directorate for Family and Youth of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration in the nomination "For Scientific Achievements", Ukraine
2012
Diploma of the Department of Education and Science of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration and the Council of Rectors of Higher Educational Institutions of the Mykolaiv Region in the nomination "Economic Sciences"
2011
Award and Diploma of the Department of Education and Science of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration and the Council of Rectors of Higher Educational Institutions of the Mykolaiv Region in the nomination "Economic Sciences"
Review Activities
- European Countryside (2021)
- Cogent Food & Agriculture (2022)
- Agricultural and Resource Economics (2024)
Organization of Conferences
2011 – 2023
Scientific and Practical Conference "Ecological and Social Aspects of Economic Development in the Conditions of European Integration"
01.2022
International Scientific Conference "Agriculture sustainability is the basis of food security of Ukraine", Ukraine, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Austria, France, Lithuania
04.2021
Workshop cycle "Sustainable Development Goals in Ukraine "The end of hunger, achieved food security, improved nutrition and promoted agriculture sustainability", Ukraine
05.2020
Roundtable debate "The formation of food security on the basis of sustainable development of agricultural land use", Ukraine
Editorial Review Board
2024 – today
International Journal of Empirical Research Methods, United States
2021 - today
Bulletin of ONU named after Mechnikova, Series: Economy, Ukraine
2018 – today
Economics, Law and Policy, United States
2018 – today
Journal of Economics and Management Sciences, United States
2017 – 2023
Ukrainian Black Sea Region Agrarian Science, Ukraine
2016 – 2023
Modern Economics, Ukraine
Memberships
2023 – today
Member of the AcademiaNet, Germany
2022 – today
Member of the working group Recovery and development of the economy at the National Council for the revival of Ukraine from the consequences of the war, Ukraine
2020 – today
Member of the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy, United Kingdom