Volodymyr Dobrelya

Vice-Rector for Administrative and Personnel Affairs

Biography

Education:
In 1980, he graduated from Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Automobiles and Tractors and obtained the qualification of Mechanical Engineer.

Professional Experience:

  • Since 1980, he worked at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant as a fuel equipment workshop foreman;

  • From 1981 to 1983, he served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

  • From 1983 to 1984, he worked at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant in the design bureau of the plant;

  • From 1984 to 2018, he served in the military. Retired Colonel;

  • In July 2020, he was appointed Vice-Rector for Security and Protection at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University;

  • Since August 2021, he has been Head of the Security and Protection Department at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University;

  • From June 2, 2025, to the present, he has been serving as Vice-Rector for Administrative and Personnel Affairs at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

Awards and Honors:

  • Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2008)

  • Order of Merit, 3rd Class (2011)

  • Order of Merit, 2nd Class (2016)

  • V. N. Karazin Medal (2016)

  • Acknowledgement from the Mayor of Kharkiv (2023)

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