Горб Олег Олександрович

Department of Ecology, Balanced Environmental Management and Environmental Protection;

Plant Protection

Position

Vice-Rector for Educational Research Affairs, Research of PSAA, Professor of the Department of Ecology, Balanced Environmental Management and Environmental Protection, Professor of the Department of Plant Protection

Contacts

1/3, Skovorody Str., flat 11

Poltava 36003, Ukraine

mob. +38 (067) 4091242

email: gorb@pdaa.edu.ua

Scientist IDs

• Google Scholar (Oleh Horb)

• ORCID ID (0000-0002-3141-8114)

• ResearcherID (Q-4548-2016)

• Scopus Author ID: 57189035679

Education

In 1992 Oleh Horb graduated from Poltava Agricultural Institute, the Faculty of Agronomy with honours, specialty “Agronomy”, qualification “Agricultural scientist”.

In 2007 he graduated from the Institute of Postgraduate Education of Poltava State Agrarian Academy and gained the qualification “Managing economist”.

From 1993 to 1996 Oleh Horb did full time postgraduate studies at Poltava State Agricultural Institute.

PhD in Agriculture since 1996. He defended his dissertation on October 18, 1996 (protocol № 8), the decision of the Specialized Scientific Council of the National Agrarian University (Kyiv), diploma KN № 011900.

Postgraduate studies

PhD in Agriculture since 1996. He defended his dissertation on October 18, 1996 (protocol № 8), the decision of the Specialized Scientific Council of the National Agrarian University (Kyiv), diploma KN № 011900.

From 1993 to 1996 Oleh Horb did full time postgraduate studies at Poltava State Agricultural Institute.

Academic titles

2002 – Associate Professor of the Department of Ecology and Botany of Poltava State Agrarian Academy (Certificate of Associate Professor DTS № 005891 dated October 17, 2002).

Work experience

• Teaching assistant (1996 – 1997), senior lector (1997 – 2002), associate professor (2002 – 2009) and professor (from 2009 to the present day).

• Oleh Horb combined teaching with the duties of the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Agronomy (1997 – 1998), the Dean of the Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Citizens (1998 – 2005), the Vice-Rector for International Relations (1998 – 2015).

• In July 2015 he was appointed to the position of the Vice-Rector for Educational Research Affairs, Research of Poltava State Agrarian Academy.

Other experience

From 1992 to 1993 Oleh Horb worked as a seed growing agronomist at the Bilshovyk KSP, Karlivka district, Poltava region.

From 1987 to 1989 he served in the Soviet Army.

Knowledge of languages

Ukrainian (native), Russian (advanced), German, Polish, English (intermediate).

Participation in international projects

• Ukrainian-German-Austrian project for the creation of the master’s course “Ecological and economic plant growing” (Tempus Tacis T_JEP - 10758-1999);

• Ukrainian-German-Irish project for the creation of the master’s course “Business administration in agriculture” (Tempus Tacis М_JEP – 22218-2001);

• “Foundation of School of Ecological Farming” – project of the World Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ID 204);

• International research project “Biological nitrogen fixation by legumes under water stress” (BIO Fix);

• cooperation with the Agronomic Research Center of Hainaut Province (Belgium); “Agrarian marketing project in Ukraine” funded by the USA (“LAND O’LAKES”, 2003 – 2007);

• project “Creation of official advisory services in Poltava region” funded by the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, 2003 – 2007);

• project for sharing experience of the private enterprise “Agroecology” (“Ahroekolohiia”) with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (2008 – 2009);

• Ukrainian-German-Polish project for the creation of the Agro-Ecological Center of Poltava Region (Tempus Tacis JEF_27168_2006);

• Ukrainian-Polish project “Entrepreneurship of women in rural areas in the field of green tourism” (2009);

• Ukrainian-Netherlandish project “Bioenergy research center” (2010);

• Polish-Ukrainian educational project “Laboratory of renewable energy research” (2011);

• creation of the training and exhibition hall of the KHAKA firm based at PSAA (2011);

• creation of the training and exhibition platform of the Pöttinger firm based at PSAA (2011);

• involvement of a Polish teacher to teach Polish to students and teachers (2012);

• opening of the Polish Center based at the Academy with the support of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland and the fund “Pomots poliakam na vskhodie” (2013);

• International educational project “Parallel European diploma” (from 2015 – to present day);

• Erasmus+ project “Increasing the capacity of universities to initiate and participate in the process of cluster development on the principles of innovation and sustainability” (from 2019 – to present day).

Professional internship

• Academy WSB (Republic of Poland);

• Ukrainian-German-Polish project for the creation of the Agro-Ecological Center of Poltava Region (Tempus Tacis JEF_27168_2006);

• Ukrainian-German-Austrian project for the creation of the master’s course “Ecological and economic plant growing” (Tempus Tacis T_JEP - 10758-1999);

• Ukrainian-German-Irish project for the creation of the master’s course “Business administration in agriculture” (Tempus Tacis М_JEP – 22218-2001);

• “Foundation of School of Ecological Farming” – project of the World Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ID 204);

• International research project “Biological nitrogen fixation by legumes under water stress” (BIO Fix);

• Ukrainian-German project for the creation of official advisory services in Poltava region (UKR-03- V01).

Achievements

• Acknowledgment of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for the conscientious work, significant personal contribution to the socio-economic development of Poltava and the active public work signed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine (№ 1004 dated February 12, 2002).

• Awarded with the badge “Third Class High Achiever in Agrarian Education and Science” (decision of the Collegium of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine dated August 29, 2007 № 298 – k).

• Awarded with “Honour Badge” (decision of the Collegium of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine dated November 05, 2009 № 364 – k).

Responsibilities

Vice-Rector for Educational Research Affairs, Research