Biography

Melnyk Roman Serhiiovych

Doctor in Law, Professor

Education:

    • 1995-1999 – Zaporizhzhia Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Zaporigja (Ukraine)
    • 1999-2002 – postgraduate training program of the National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv (Ukraine)
    • 2010-2011 – doctoral research program of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv (Ukraine)

Additional education:

    • 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011 – Georg-August University (Gottingen, Germany), DAAD scholar
    • 2007 – USAID Program «Support for Young Leaders» (USA)
    • 2013-2015 – Georg-August University (Gottingen, Germany), scholar of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
    • 2018-2019 – Carl Friedrich Goerdeler-Kolleg für Good Governance, Berlin (Germany)

Scientific career:

    • 2002 – PhD in Law by the specialty 12.00.07 – theory of public administration; administrative law and procedure; financial law
    • 2008 – senior scientist researcher by the specialty 12.00.07 – administrative law and procedure; financial law; data protection law
    • 2011 – Doctor in Law by the specialty 12.00.07 – administrative law and procedure; financial law; data protection law
    • 2014 – Professor

Expert activity:

    • Expert of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine on Administrative Law Issues (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)
    • GIZ expert within the project «Promoting the rule of law in Central Asia countries» (2019, 2020)
    • Head of the scientific group from Ukraine within the German-Ukrainian project «Functional conditions of the third (judicial) branch of power» (2018-2020)
    • Expert of the European Union project «Law-Justice» (2020-2021)

Employment:

    • December 2023 – present
      ​​Director of the Animal Law Center, Maqsut Narikbayev University, Astana (Kazakhstan)
    • August 2020 – to present
      professor of the Law School, Maqsut Narikbayev University, Astana (Kasachstan)
    • August 2020 – present
      ​​Director of the Research School for  Administrative and German Law, Maqsut Narikbayev University, Astana (Kazakhstan)
    • June 2018 – August 2020
      head of the Department of Administrative Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv (Ukraine)
    • November 2015 – August 2020
      director of the German Law Center, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv (Ukraine)
    • February 2012 – June 2018
      professor of the Department of Administrative Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv (Ukraine)
    • January 2011 – February 2012
      head of the Department of Administrative Activity of Internal Affairs Agencies, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv (Ukraine)
    • July 2009 – July 2010
      head of the Department of Administrative Law and Procedure, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv (Ukraine)
    • June 2006 – July 2009
      head of Research Laboratory for Crime Prevention and Interaction with the Population, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv (Ukraine)
    • November 2002 – June 2006
      senior lecturer of the Department of Administrative Law and Administrative Activity of Internal Affairs Agencies, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv (Ukraine)

Awards:

    • Medal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine «For the development of science, technology and education» of the I and II degrees
    • Yaroslav Mudryi Award for outstanding achievements in research activities within jurisprudence

Languages:

    • Ukrainian, Russian, German