Rector of National Agriculture
University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Dr. Dmytro O. Melnychuk
is rector and professor at the National Agriculture University
(NAUU) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Dr. Melnychuk is an academician of
the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Ukrainian Academy
of Agricultural Sciences. He holds a doctorate of biological
science, and is a laureate of the State Prize in Science and
Technology. He is an internationally prominent scientist in
the field of biochemistry where he researches the molecular
mechanisms of metabolism regulation in human and animal organisms.
He is the president of the Ukrainian Biochemistry Society and
president of the Ukrainian Agricultural Universities' (Academies,
Institutes) Council of Rectors. He received the honorary title
of "World Professor" from Iowa State University in
1996. He is a member of the Founding and Organizing Committees
of the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for
Agriculture (GCHERA) and is president-elect of the organization.
He will serve as GCHERA's president for the term 2001-2003.
National Agriculture University is the premier agricultural
university in Ukraine, training more than 18, 000 students in
agrobiology, agroecology, agribusiness, mechanization, forestry
and fishery, agroengineering, veterinary medicine, land management,
and plant protection. The institution contains six regional
colleges and technical schools, two research stations, and two
training/research farms where it teaches agriculture, forestry,
and veterinary medicine. The University carries out broad-scale
international relationships with partner universities and companies,
conducts scientific research work, and develops experts for
the agricultural sector.
