Bortnykova Daria Oleksandrivna

Vice-Rector for Humanitarian Policy and Student Initiatives

Biography

In 2012, she graduated from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University with a Master’s degree in Sociology.
In 2012, she also graduated from the Kharkiv Institute of Business and Management LLC with a Bachelor’s degree in Management (part-time study programme).

From August 2012 to March 2014, she worked at the Primary Trade Union Organisation of Students, Postgraduates and Doctoral Students of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University as an instructor for core activities. From 2014 to 2020, she served as Deputy Chair of the Trade Union Organisation;
From April 2017 to March 2019, she worked at the Education Quality Department of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University as a part-time specialist. In parallel with her main activities,
From April 2019 to October 2024, she worked as Deputy Head of the student club “Karazin Student Hall”;
In February 2020, she was elected Chair of the Primary Trade Union Organisation of Students, Postgraduates and Doctoral Students of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, where she worked until March 2024;
From August 2023 to July 2025, she worked at the private institution “Kharkiv Lyceum ‘HANI ACADEMY’” as HR Manager and HR Generalist; during the same period, from April 2024 to April 2025, she served as Communications Manager of the Charity Organisation “Karazin University Fund”;
From May 2025 to April 2026, she served as Executive Director of the NGO “Association of Alumni, Faculty and Friends of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University”.

Certificate of Honour of the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine, 2014;
Letter of Appreciation from the Department for Family, Youth and Sports of the Kharkiv City Council, 2019;
Badge of Honour “Trade Union Leader” of the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine, 2021;
Certificate of Honour of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, 2024.