The First Vice-Rector

Nadya Drobyk was born in the village of Pohrybtsi in the Zboriv district of the Ternopil region. She graduated from Zboriv Secondary School in 1984 with a gold medal and went on to complete her degree at the Ternopil State Pedagogical Institute in 1989, earning a diploma with honours in the specialty of Biology and Chemistry Teaching.

In 1989, she joined the postgraduate programme at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, where she conducted research within the Department of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering at the Faculty of Biology, under the supervision of Dr. Ya. Bliuma, Doctor of Biological Sciences. In 1993, she successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation on “Obtaining and Analysis of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Mutants Resistant to Compounds with Antimicrotubule Activity” at the specialised academic council of the Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, specialising in 03.00.15. Genetics.

In 2005, she entered the doctoral program at the Department of General Biology of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (TNPU) and conducted dissertation research at the Laboratory of Ecology and Biotechnology of TNPU and the Department of Genetics of Cell Populations at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, under the scientific guidance of the head of this department, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor V. Kunakh. In 2009, she defended her doctoral dissertation on “Physiological, Biochemical, and Genetic Foundations of Plant Biotechnology of Gentiana L. Species” at the specialized academic council at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, speciality 03.00.20 “Biotechnology”.

She has over 30 years of scientific and teaching experience. She began as an assistant in the Department of Botany in 1989, advanced to associate professor in the Department of General Biology in 1996, and was appointed professor in the same department in 2010. Since September 2013, she has served as the dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, while also holding a professorship in the Department of General Biology and Methods of Teaching Natural Sciences. She has led the Laboratory of Ecology and Biotechnology at Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University since 1998. As of 1 September 2023, she serves as the First Vice-Rector of the university.

For her contributions to academic and scientific work, Nadya Drobyk was honoured with awards for young scientists from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (1994–2002) and was named a Soros Young Scientist and Teacher in 1998. She has repeatedly been awarded international grants, including an individual research grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 1999, as well as grants for participation in international symposia held in Leipzig, Germany (1999); Hamburg, Germany (2000); and Stockholm, Sweden (2003). She received a Certificate of Honour from the Family and Youth Affairs Department of Ternopil City Council in 2000, and a commendation from the National Ecological and Naturalistic Centre for Student Youth in 2004 for her work in preparing winners in the third stage of the All-Ukrainian competition for the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. She was awarded Certificates of Honour from Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University in 2010 and 2011, a Letter of Commendation from the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine in 2011, and Certificates of Recognition from the Ternopil Regional State Administration in 2014 and 2017. Further accolades include a Certificate of Recognition from the Ternopil Regional Council in 2015, a commendation from the Department of Education and Science of the Ternopil Regional State Administration in 2016, and Certificates of Recognition from the Ukrainian Society of Geneticists and Breeders named after M. Vavilov in 2012 and 2017 for her active participation in the Society and significant scientific achievements. In 2018, she was awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the Ternopil Regional State Administration and Ternopil Regional Council for her outstanding scientific contributions and in honour of the 100th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 2017, for achievements in educational and scientific work, she was awarded the badge "Excellence in Education," and in 2019, an Honorary Certificate from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

1. Substitutes the rector in their absence; is responsible to the rector for the organisation of the educational process and ensuring its quality.

2. Supervises educational, methodological, and organizational work of departments and faculties.

3. Coordinates work on educational process issues and ensures the quality of education.

4. Organizes the implementation of new educational technologies in the educational process.

5. Coordinates the preparation and signs orders regarding the education, transfer, and expulsion of higher education students, granting them academic leaves, scholarships, etc.

6. Makes suggestions for changes to the staffing schedule of the teaching and auxiliary staff.

7. Manages the work of the university’s scientific-methodological council, coordinates the work of the faculty scientific-methodological commissions.

8. Participates in the preparation of meetings of the academic council and the rectorate of the university.

9. Carries out the selection and placement of scientific and pedagogical personnel, employees in departments and services under direct supervision.

10. Coordinates and controls the activities of the educational and scientific centre for organizing the educational process and the educational and scientific centre for quality education, the youth affairs departments, and the information and computing centre.

11. Coordinates work with student youth, monitors its effectiveness.

12. Ensures control over the implementation of public health and safety measures.

13. Signs financial and other documents on behalf of the rector or in case of their replacement.

1. Educational and Scientific Center for Organizing the Educational Process.

2. Educational and Scientific Center for Quality of Education.

3. Information and Computing Center.

4. Inclusive Resource Center.

5. Youth Affairs Department.