National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine – on the way from typical Agricultural University to the University of Life and Environmental Sciences Prof. Dr. DMYTRO O. MELNYCHUK Rector National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine 7th World Conference of GCHERA, June, 29, 2011, Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais, France

Fig. 1. MAIN STAGES OF THE EVOLUTION OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Slide 1

FIG. 2. GEOGRAPHY OF STRUCTURAL SUBDIVISIONS OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Slide 2

THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES OF NUBIP OF UKRAINE ARE THE FOLLOWING: Natural and Humanitarian Sciences; Biologization and Ecologization of Agriculture and its Sustainable Development; Ecobiotechnology and Environmental Protection; Standardization of Food and Agricultural Production Technologies, their Quality, Biosafety and Certification; Economics, Marketing, Management and Biosocial Economics of Rural Areas; Modern Management and Finance of Agricultural Production; Technics, Energetics and Automatics in Agroindustrial Complex and Nature Protection Area; Innovative Activities and Life Quality International Standards; Forestry and Park Gardening; Phytomedicine and Veterinary Medicine; Information and Telecommunication Support of Agroindustrial and Nature Protection Area of Economy; Law and Land Resources Management. Slide 3

Fig. 3. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF BASIC INSTITUTION OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Slide 4

Fig. 3. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF BASIC INSTITUTION OFNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE (count.) Slide 5

TODAY NUBIP OF UKRAINE TRAINS: approximately 40 thousand students (14,5 thousand – in 1990) by 43 specialties (13 – in 1990), including 13 specialties taught in English; over 600 PhD, post-doctoral fellows and students-seekers – by 48 specialties; about 5 thousand specialists of production area in the Institutes of Continuing Education annually, at its Kyiv Territorial Center, Southern Branch "Crimean Agro-Technological University" and at 12 regional higher educational institutions. Slide 6

EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AND RESEARCH IS PROVIDED BY: over 3000 scientific-pedagogical and pedagogical staff including: 300 Professors and Doctors; more than 1200 PhDs and Associate Professors; 50 current Academicians and Corresponding Members of Academies of Sciences of Ukraine. Slide 7

during the last years according to the rating results NUBiP of Ukraine takes 1 st place among 21 Agricultural Universities of Ukraine and is in the Top-10 Ukrainian Universities; educational activity of the University has public character and is protected from interference of political parties as well as religious organizations. BESIDES: Slide 8

Tab. 1. THE MAIN RESULTS OF THE UNIVERSITY’S SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES, 2010 Created: new breeds, hybrids of agricultural crops11 Developed: - new technologies and technological processes - new types of equipment, machinery, devices etc chemically produced substances30 Implementation of scientific elaborations85 Published: - manuals and textbooks - monographs - reference books, dictionaries, booklets - research papers in scientific periodicals, including in international ones scientific periodicals of the University17 Inventors Certificates and Patents376 Defended: Doctor / PhD Theses6 / 87 Slide 9

Tab. 2. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF NUBIP OF UKRAINE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES, 2010 Studies and participation in international activities by students 141 persons / 18 countries Participation in International practical training programs for students 629 persons / 8 countries Scientific and pedagogical staff participated in training courses abroad 37 persons / 16 countries Visits to foreign institutions269 persons / 29 countries Foreign students who currently study in NUBiP of Ukraine 57 persons / 14 countries Professors and scientists visited NUBiP of Ukraine394 persons / 29 countries International association agreements54 International projects and programs for cooperation40 International conferences, seminars, workshops47 International exhibitions, University’s scientific and pedagogical staff participated in17 Slide 10

ІСА: IROICA, AGRIMBA Horse International Federation The Rectors' Council of Leading Agrarian Universities of CIS Countries etc. TPSA NACEE SAE International EUROSCIENCE FAO UN UNESCO GCHERA IUFRO EAVA FVE WAVA WAIVM MEMBERSHIP OF NUBIP OF UKRAINE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Slide 11

Fig. 4. INTERNATIONAL DOUBLE DIPLOMA PROGRAMS FOR MASTER DEGREE STUDENTS IN 2010 Slide 12

Fig. 5. RANGE OF SPECIALTIES AVAILABLE IN NUBIP OF UKRAINE (IN 20-YEAR TIME LAP) Slide 13

Fig. 6. MAIN OPPORTUNITIES FOR MASTER DEGREE STUDY OFFERED BY NUBIP OF UKRAINE Slide 14

Fig. 7. DYNAMIC OF INCREASING OF MASTER DEGREE STUDENTS AMOUNT IN BASIC INSTITUTION AND SOUTHERN BRANCH OF NUBIPU, Slide 15

NUBIP OF UKRAINE IN PICTURES (1) Slide 16

NUBIP OF UKRAINE IN PICTURES (2) Slide 17

NUBIP OF UKRAINE IN PICTURES (3) Slide 18

Fig. 8. SYSTEM OF “PLANETARY” INTERACTION OF THE UNIVERSITY’S STRUCTURAL SUBDIVISIONS Slide 19

THE MAIN CHALLENGES FACING THE UNIVERSITIES OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES IN TERMS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ARE: The impact of global climate change on world production and food security ensuring; Increasing problem of food, air, fresh and sea water quality and safety deterioration; Struggle against the rising number of starving people in the world; Soil fertility remediation; Rational use of Planet’s biomass in terms of energy conservation. Slide 20

The Universities of Agriculture and Life Science should play a key role in solving the above mentioned problems because their mission consists in: training specialists; providing scientific support of food and agricultural technologies to result increasing of quality and amount of food and agricultural products; participation in social and cultural development of rural areas. Slide 21

2011 The Corporation “International Scientific Park “Environmental Biosafety and Life Quality” is being established on the basis of the NUBiP of Ukraine. The financial organizations which are the participants and partners of our Scientific Park have allocated significant financial funds for its functioning. Slide 22

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Slide 22