Olena Terekh

Associate Professor
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Ukraine

Work Experience

October, 2021 – present     Head of the Center of Social Development of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

October, 2017 – present     Assoc. Prof. at Law School of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Department of Civil Procedure)

November, 2017 – present   Leading specialist of European Social Law Centre

Education

November, 2013 – June 2017  PhD Law Faculty of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (specialization “Civil and Civil Procedure Law; Family Law; International Private Law”)

September, 2011 – July, 2013 Master’s Degree in Law at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

September, 2009 – June, 2013  Bachelor Degree in English Language and World Literature

September, 2007 – June, 2011  Bachelor Degree in Law

Scientific activity 

Member of scientific projects:

1) Ukrainian-Austrian Project “Towards sustainable justice within current challenges: sharing best practice of civil and commercial disputes resolution and strengthening of Austrian-Ukrainian cooperation” (2021-2022)

2) Joint 2020-2021 Ukrainian-Lithuanian R&D Project “Strengthening of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Lithuania and Ukraine: Finding the Cross-Border Solution”

Managing Editor of scientific journal “Access to Justice in Eastern Europe”

More than 50 scientific articles (mainly on Civil Procedure Law and Labor Law problems)

PhD thesis “Legal proceedings which arise due to the dissolution of the labor contract on the initiative of the employer”.

Social work

October, 2016 – September 2019  Coordinator of the Law Clinic “Pro bono” (Clinic provides legal aid to needy people, also organizes career days for students).

Memberships

Member of European Association of Science Editors (since January 2022)

Member of Council of Young Scientists of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (since 2013)