Mykhaylo Zagirnyak
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Mykhaylo Zagirnyak | |
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| Born | 25 September 1947[1] Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Luhansk, Ukraine) |
| Alma mater | Lugansk Machine Construction Institute (East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electromechanics, education administration |
| Institutions | Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University |
Mykhaylo Zagirnyak (Ukrainian: Загірняк Михайло) is a Ukrainian scientist working in the fields of electromechanics and education administration. He is a Full Member (academician) of National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Scientist and Engineer of Ukraine, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of education, and a Doctor of Science (Eng) Professor. He is also the President of Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University.[2] Mykhaylo Zagirnyak entered the TOP-2% list of the career-long world most influential scientists according to the data of the researchers of Stanford University and the analysts of Elsevier and SciTech Strategies publishing house as of October 1, 2023;[3] August 1, 2024;[4] August 1, 2025.[5]
Mykhaylo Zagirnyak graduated from Lugansk Machine Construction Institute with honors (1970). After the graduation he worked as an engineer at the Lugansk diesel locomotive plant. He served in the army. From 1971 until 2002, Zagirnyak worked as a research assistant, senior lecturer, associate professor, head of the department and pro-rector of East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University. He worked at the Universities of Kentucky and Texas as the winner of the long-term United States government grants for programs IREX (Electrical Engineering - 1983–1984) and Fulbright (Education Administration - 1997–1998). From November 2002 to June 2025, he was the rector of Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradsky National University.[6] In June 2025, he was elected President of the university.
He is the author of more than 600 scientific papers,[7] including 20 monographs, nine brochures, seven handbooks and 12 textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, as well as over 80 author's certificates and patents for inventions. Over 200 papers have been published in journals included into the international databases as to «ISI Web of Knowledge»[8] and to «Scopus».[9]
Professional and public activity
Zagirnyak has been a Member of the Presidium of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine since 2017. Zagirnyak is also a Member of the Presidium of Union of Rectors of Higher Educational Institutions of Ukraine (2019—2021). He was the Head of the research projects within the framework of scientific and technical cooperation between Ukraine and Slovenia (2003–2004, 2007–2008). He was Editor-in-chief of two[10][11] and a member of the editorial boards of four national[12][13][14][15] and two foreign editions.[16][17] Head of the Specialized Academic Council for awarding of the Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees at Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostohradskyi National University.[18] He is a Member of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2015—2023),[19] the North-East Scientific Center of NAS and MES of Ukraine (since 2015), the Joint Competition Commission for the Award of the Verkhovna Rada Prize Of Ukraine to young scientists and nominal scholarships of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for young scientists – doctors of science (since 2019).[20] Supervisor of the seminar on "Electromagnetic and electromechanical processes in electric machines and apparatuses" of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences Academic Council specialized in problem "Scientific fundamentals of electrical power engineering" (since 2003).[21] He has also been a member of the Higher School Academic Council of European and Regional Studios (Czech Budiyovice, Czech Republic[22]), and an, Advisor to the Chairman of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine (2002 – 2011). He delivered lectures in the University of Maribor (Slovenia) in 2012, 2015 and 2018; the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) in 2019. Member of four public international and Ukrainian academies and three international professional societies. Chairman and member of a number of steering, program and technical committees of international and Ukrainian conferences and symposiums (Poland, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia). IEEE Life Senior member.[23]
