PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Management and Administration, Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Sumy Regional State Administration
E-mail: oleksandr.maslak@snau.edu.ua
almaslak@ukr.net
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?hl=uk&user=pSDpxcMAAAAJ
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3432-7311
Date and Place of Birth: 1 May 1972, Kozelne Village, Nedryhailiv District, Sumy Region, Ukraine.
Education:
1990–1995 – Sumy Agricultural Institute, Specialty 7.050502 Agrarian Management, qualification: Economist-Organizer (Diploma KD No. 014756, issued on 16 June 1995).
2020–2022 – Sumy National Agrarian University, Specialty 281 Public Management and Administration, Master’s Degree in Public Management and Administration (Diploma M22 No. 058961, issued on 30 June 2022).
2007 – PhD in Economics, Specialty 08.07.02 Economics of Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Complex. Dissertation title: “Organisational and Economic Foundations of the Functioning of the Regional Grain Exchange Market” (Diploma DK No. 041343, issued on 14 June 2007).
2008 – Awarded the academic title of Associate Professor of the Department of Production Management and Entrepreneurship (Certificate 12DC No. 021407, issued on 23 December 2008).
Professional Experience
07/1994 – 12/1995 – Chief Economist, “Peremoha” Agricultural Production Cooperative, Zelenkivka Village, Nedryhailiv District, Sumy Region.
01/1996 – 07/1999 – Leading Economist and Chief Economist of the Information and Analytical, Economics and Forecasting, Price Monitoring and Computer Support Departments, Department of Agriculture and Food of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Sumy.
07/1999 – 06/2006 – Deputy Director, Sumy Commodity Exchange “Sumyagroprombirzha”, Sumy.
06/2006 – 10/2007 – Deputy Head for Economic Affairs, Main Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Sumy Regional State Administration, Sumy.
Since January 2018 – Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development, Sumy Regional State Administration, Sumy.
Courses Taught
- Public Management and Administration
- Territorial Economic Management
- Enterprise Analysis and Control
Research Activities
Author of more than 100 scientific publications, including papers published in international journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Scientific supervisor of one PhD student.
Has served as an official opponent (reviewer) for doctoral and dissertation defences at leading higher education institutions and research organisations.
Academic supervisor of students who became winners of the second stage of the All-Ukrainian Competition of Student Research Papers in the field of Public Management and Administration.
Participated in the preparation of amendments to the Programme for the Development of the Agro-Industrial Complex of Sumy Region until 2027, approved by the Resolution of the Seventh Session of the Sumy Regional Council of the Eighth Convocation dated 23 July 2021 (as amended), including amendments approved by the Orders of the Head of the Sumy Regional State Administration – Chief of the Regional Military Administration No. 708-OD of 28 October 2025 and No. 800-OD of 2 December 2025.
Participated in the development of the Cluster Development Programme of Sumy Region for 2025–2027, approved by the Order of the Head of the Sumy Regional State Administration – Chief of the Regional Military Administration No. 704-OD of 27 October 2025 “On the Cluster Development Programme of Sumy Region for 2025–2027”.
Cooperation with Business, Grant Projects, State-Funded and Contract Research
Research team member and contributor to departmental research projects, including:
- Theoretical, Methodological and Practical Aspects of Diagnosing the Functioning of the Regional Economic System (State Registration No. 0117U000911, 2017–2019).
- Directions of Socio-Economic Development of the Agrarian Sector under the Conditions of Globalisation of World Markets (2020).
- Directions of Socio-Economic Development of the Agrarian Sector under the Conditions of Globalisation of World Markets (State Registration No. 0117U000912, 2018–2020).
- Scientific and Practical Principles of Green Finance Management: Regional and National Dimensions (State Registration No. 0121U108104, January–March 2021).
- Scientific and Practical Principles of Agricultural Insurance Development: Regional and National Dimensions (State Registration No. 0121U108105, January–June 2021).
- Optimisation of the Public Administration System under European Integration Conditions (State Registration No. 0124U002651, 2024).
Professional Development and Academic Mobility
2018 – Institute of Continuing Education, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, programme Agricultural Advisors and Expert Advisors (Certificate SS No. 00493706/06207-18, issued on 27 April 2018).
2019 – Sumy Centre for Retraining and Advanced Training of Employees of State Authorities, Local Self-Government Bodies, State Enterprises and Institutions. Certificate TS No. 24008503/004857-19, course Business English, issued on 28 March 2019.
2021 – International Internship at Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov University, Burgas, Bulgaria, specialty Economics (1 April – 30 June 2021, 180 hours). Certificate No. 4675, issued on 1 July 2021.
2024 – Institute of Continuing Education, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, programme Agricultural Advisors and Expert Advisors (20 March – 5 April 2024). Certificate SS No. 00493706/021728-24, issued on 5 April 2024 (Registration No. 21728).
Qualified Agricultural Expert Advisor, Qualification Certificate No. 585 dated 21 September 2018, valid until 2029.
Membership in Professional and Public Associations
Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine since 2004 (Membership Card No. 18733, April 2004).
