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Yuriy Danko

Vice-Rector for Scientific and International Work

Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor.

He was born on March 25, 1982, in the village of Perekhrestivka, Sumy region. He graduated from Sumy National Agrarian University in 2004 with a degree in “Management of Foreign Economic Activity.” In 2011, he earned a Ph.D. in Economics, and in 2016, he became a Doctor of Economic Sciences.

He worked at Sumy National Agrarian University, holding various academic and research positions, and since 2018, he has served as the Vice-Rector for Research. He has authored over 120 scientific works, including textbooks, monographs, and articles in scientometric databases. He has participated in numerous international conferences and grant projects.

He has been awarded several prizes and honorary certificates, including distinctions from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the President for young scientists. He is actively involved in public organizations and serves on editorial boards of scientific journals.

General information

Born on March 25, 1982, in the village of Perekhrestivka, Romensky district, Sumy region. In 2004, graduated with honors from Sumy National Agrarian University with a degree in “Management of Foreign Economic Activity.”

Candidate of Economic Sciences since 2011. The topic of the candidate’s dissertation was “Organizational and Economic Foundations of Marketing Development in Agricultural Enterprises.”

Doctor of Economic Sciences in the specialty 08.00.04 – Economics and Management of Enterprises (by types of economic activity) since 2016. The topic of the doctoral dissertation was “Competitiveness Management Systems in Agricultural Enterprises: Theory, Methodology, Practice.”

In 2013, was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics, Analysis of Business Activities, and Marketing. In 2018, was awarded the academic title of Professor in the same department. In 2020, was elected a full member of the Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine in the specialty “Marketing.”

From 2004 to 2011, worked as an assistant, senior lecturer, and associate professor at Sumy National Agrarian University.

From 2011 to 2012, served as the head of the Personnel Training and Development Department at NIKMAS Concern.

From 2012 to 2018, served as the head of the Research Department at Sumy National Agrarian University, and professor in the Department of Statistics, AGB and Marketing (part-time).

Since June 11, 2018, has been appointed Vice Rector for Research at Sumy National Agrarian University.

Educational and scientific activity

During his academic and scientific career, he has authored and co-authored over 120 scientific and methodological works, including 5 textbooks and teaching aids approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 7 monographs, and 12 articles in journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. He has participated in more than 30 scientific conferences in Ukraine, Belarus, Germany, Poland, Romania, the United States, and other countries. He has also been involved in research projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, international organizations, and legal entities.

From 2015 to 2016, he completed an internship at the University of Warsaw (Poland) within the framework of the joint project between the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and Poland, “Innovative University and Leadership.” In 2019, he undertook an internship at the University of Georgia (USA). He has repeatedly participated in grant projects, including those under the Erasmus+ program. He is an honorary consultant of the European Agro-Physical Institute in Henan. He is fluent in English (B2 level certificate).

He is the Deputy Head of the “Economic Transformations; Demographic Changes and Public Welfare” section of the scientific commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. He serves as the Head of the Scientific and Coordinating Council of Sumy National Agrarian University. He is a member of the Ukrainian Marketing Association and a co-founder of the non-governmental public organizations “Council of Young Scientists” and “Beauty and Intelligence of Sumy Region.” In 2020, he was elected Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists at the Sumy Regional State Administration.

He is a member of the editorial boards of the scientific journals “Bulletin of Sumy National Agrarian University” (Ukraine), “International Agricultural Management” (Germany), and the international journal “Problems and Perspectives in Management,” which is indexed in the Scopus database.

He is the Chairman of the Specialized Academic Council for the Defense of Dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences D 55.859.01 at Sumy National Agrarian University.

He has been awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Head of the Sumy Regional State Administration (2020), the Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine (2011), the Honorary Distinction of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine “Excellent in Education of Ukraine” (2017), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Award for Young Scientists for his outstanding contribution to the development of Ukraine (2011), the regional educational award named after A.S. Makarenko (2014), the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine scholarship (2018-2020), and the President of Ukraine Award for Young Scientists (2019).