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:

  • August 2020 – to present

    professor of the Law School, M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University, Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan)
  • August 2020 – to present

    director of the German Law Center, M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University, Nur-Sultan (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