Oleksiy Kandyuk – scientist, political expert.

Fields of expertize: European integration, transatlantic relations, international and national security, problems of transitional societies.

He began his academic career in 2003 at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University. He has also lectured at the University of Lodz and Wisconsin International University. He has over 20 years of experience in higher education and research. He holds a PhD in Political Science, specializing in political problems of international systems and global development.

He is Research Fellow at HIAS - Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study. He was visiting researcher at L’Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Inversity of Padova and Gran Sasso Science Institute. He also was Special Fellow to SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence at Frei University, Berlin and  Non-residential Fellow at University of Indiana.

Apart from academic activities, many projects were implemented in the NGO framework. The non-governmental organizations he managed and collaborated with were mainly engaged in research and development of projects in the field of public policy, national security, and social transformations. They also provided scientific, expert, and research assistance to state and local governments, international organizations, NGOs, and academic institutions; and facilitated cooperation between governmental and non-governmental organizations.

As a founder and director of the EU Neighborhood and Association Initiative, he coordinated information, analytical and expert activities on Ukraine's integration into the European Union and NATO, as well as scientific and sociological research in the field of European integration.

He was responsible for the development and presentation of proposals to accelerate and deepen Ukraine's European integration at the level of state authorities, local self-government and non-governmental organizations. He promoted closer cooperation with neighboring countries, international organizations, foreign institutions and experts on key issues of European integration and the creation of joint research groups, exchange of scientific results, publications, as well as cross-border cooperation between experts from neighboring countries and EU member states.

He is the author of more than 50 scientific works in the field of international and domestic politics.