KALCHENKO IHOR
PhD, Senior lecture, Chief of Staff of the Sumy Regional State Administration
E-mail: ivksumy@ukr.net
ORCID ID: 0009-0004-9699-7235
Date and Place of Birth: 14 March 1989, Sumy, Ukraine
Education:
2006-2010 – State Higher Educational Institution “Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine”; received a basic higher education degree in the specialty “Law” and obtained the qualification “Bachelor of Laws”;
2010-2012 – State Higher Educational Institution ‘Ukrainian Academy of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine”; received a full higher education degree in the specialty “Jurisprudence” and obtained the qualification “Master of Laws”;
2021-2025 – postgraduate studies at Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko, majoring in 281 Public Management and Administration, field of knowledge 28 Public Management and Administration;
2025 – defended the doctoral dissertation “Public Management of Strategic Development of the Region” to obtain the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty 281 Public Management and Administration, Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav.
Work Experience:
10.2012-07.2013 – Chief Specialist of the Legal Department of the Sumy City Council;
07.2013-11.2013 – Chief Specialist-Legal Adviser at the Department for Representation of the Interests of the Sumy City Council, the Executive Committee of the Sumy City Council and the Mayor within the Department of Legal Support, Internal Policy and External Relations;
11.2013-01.2019 – Chief Specialist at the Department for Representation of the Interests of Sumy City Council, Sumy City Council Executive Committee and Mayor of the Legal Department;
01.2019-01.2020 – Deputy Head of the Legal Department – Head of the Department for Representing the Interests of the Sumy City Council, the Executive Committee of the Sumy City Council and the Mayor;
Since 01.2020 – Chief of Staff of the Sumy Regional State Administration.
Main Teaching Disciplines: Strategic Management of Community and Territorial Development (taught in Ukrainian)
Scientific Work: author of 13 scientific publications.
Cooperation and contact with Business, Grant-Funded, State-Funded, and Contract-Based Research Activities:
Performer of research works registered with UkrISTEI: “Strategic Aspects of the Transformation of Public Management and Administration in Ukraine” (State Registration Number 0121U113610, 2021-2025) and “Innovative Strategies for Managing Business Processes of Entrepreneurship Entities” (State Registration Number 0121U109191, 2021-2025) conducted by the Department of Business Economics and Administration of the Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko.
Participated in the development of the “Regional Development Strategy of the Sumy Region for 2021-2027”.
Developer of practical recommendations for implementation by the Sumy Region Regional Development Agency (2024), including proposals for the restoration and development of the Sumy region.
Professional Development / Academic Mobility:
Completed: advanced training under the General Professional Training Programme of Civil Servants from 16 July to 20 August 2020 at the State Institution of Postgraduate Education “Sumy Center for Retraining and Advanced Training of Employees of Public Authorities, Local Self-Government Bodies, State Enterprises, Institutions, and Organizations”. Certificate of Advanced Training, Series ZPP No. 24008503/001556-20, dated 20 August 2020.
Advanced training under the General Professional Advanced Training Programme of Civil Servants holding civil service positions of categories “B” and “C” from 6 to 17 March 2023 at the Sumy Regional Centre of Advanced Training. Certificate of advanced training, series ZPP No.24008503/003748-23, dated 17 March 2023.
Advanced training under a special short-term programme “Business Ukrainian Language” from 30 to 31 January 2023 at the Sumy Regional Centre of Advanced Training. Certificate of professional development series ZKP №24008503/015991-23 dated 31 January 2023.
Advanced training under the programme “Leadership in Times of War and Post-War Recovery” at the Institute of Continuing Education of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv from 26 April to 17 May 2023. Certificate dated 17 May 2023, registration No. KU02070944/000633-23.
Advanced training under the special short-term programme “Internal Control Implementation by Budget Funds Administrators” from 30 April to 1 May 2024 at the Sumy Regional Centre of Advanced Training. Certificate of advanced training, series SKP No. 24008503/020099-24 dated 1 May 2024.
Advanced training under the special short-term programme “Media Literacy and Critical Thinking as a Tool for Counteracting Information Aggression in the Media Space. The Enemy Image. Hate Speech” from 10 to 12 April 2024 at the Sumy Regional Centre of Advanced Training. Certificate of advanced training series ZKP No. 24008503/019918-24 dated 12 April 2024.
Advanced training under a special short-term programme “Sustainable Development Goals in the System of Public Administration and Local Self-Government” from 13 to 28 January 2025 at the Sumy Regional Centre of Advanced Training. Certificate of advanced training, series ZKP No. 24008503/022375-25, dated 28 January 2025.
Advanced training under a special short-term programme “Application of International Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflict’ from 12 to 16 September 2025 at the Sumy Regional Centre of Advanced Training. Certificate of advanced training series ZKP No. 24008503/023949-25 dated 16 September 2025.
