Deputy Dean for Educational Quality and Work with International Students
Associate Professor of the Department of Higher Mathematics and Physics, PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor
E-mail: khursenkosvetlana@gmail.com
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Date and place of birth – July 28, 1978, Putivl, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
Education:
- 1995–2000 – Studied at Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko, specialty "Pedagogy and Methodology of Secondary Education. Physics and Mathematics", diploma with honors.
- 2000–2001 – Master's program at Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko, specialty "Physics", diploma with honors.
- 2001–2004 – Postgraduate studies at Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko.
- 2008 – Defended the PhD dissertation in Physics and Mathematics, specialty 01.04.07 – Solid State Physics, on the topic "Structure, Electrical and Magnetoresistive Properties of Thin Films of Copper-Nickel Alloys".
Work Experience:
- 2004–2015 – Worked as an assistant lecturer, instructor, senior lecturer, associate professor at the Department of Physics, Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko.
- 2015–2017 – Associate Professor at the Department of Electrotechnical Systems in AIC and Physics, Sumy NAU.
- 2017–2025 – Head of the Department of Occupational Safety and Physics, Sumy NAU.
- From April to September 2026 – Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
- From September 2026 – Deputy Dean for Educational Quality and Work with International Students.
Main Academic Disciplines: "Physics", "Higher Mathematics and Physics", "Biophysics", "Thermodynamics, Heat Engineering and Hydraulics", "Communications in an International Environment and Higher Education Pedagogy".
Scientific Work: Author of over 100 publications, including over 20 articles in international journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Research Focus: "Structure and physical properties of thin metal films"; "Research and optimization of physical and technological parameters of equipment surfaces to improve occupational safety".
Business Cooperation, Grants, State-Funded and Contract Research: Co-executor of the contract research project "Development of Scientific and Practical Recommendations Regarding the Compliance of Agricultural Production Volumes with the Capabilities of Modern Machinery".
Professional Development / Academic Mobility:
- Virtual International Mobility "Series of Lectures for Early-career Researchers by Experts, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague" within the AgriSci-UA Platform project: Strengthening Research Capacities and Deepening Collaboration Among Ukrainian Universities in Agricultural Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, 180 hours, 6 ECTS credits (November–December 2025).
- International Academic Mobility, DAAD Project 57759235 "Deutschsprachiger Masterstudiengang Agrarmanagement", seminar "Modern Curricula in Farm Management", Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, November 8–15, 2025.
- International Academic Mobility, Staff Mobility For Training ERASMUS+, Czech University of Life Sciences, 90 hours, 3 ECTS credits, April 20–30, 2025.
- State Enterprise "Sumy Regional Research and Production Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification" under the program "Basic Principles of Technical Regulation and Metrological Activity in the Field of Design and Operation of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment", December 11–29, 2023, 90 hours, 3 ECTS credits.
- International Internship under the program "Fundraising and organization of project activities in educational establishments: European experience", Krakow, Poland, 180 hours, 6 ECTS credits, June 12 – July 18, 2021.
Additional Information:
- Member of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society; member of the Ukrainian Physical Society.
