Dmytrychenko
Mykola Fedorovych

The Rector of National Transport University, Head of the Department of Manufacturing, Repair, and Materials Engineering, Doctor of Science in Technology, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Ukraine State Prize Laureate in the field of science and technology, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, the President of the Transport Academy of Ukraine, awarded the Orders of Merit of the ІІ and ІІІ degrees.

      He was born into the family of teachers in the town of Snyatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region on December, 19th, 1952. In 1976 he graduated with honors from the mechanical faculty of Kiev Civil Aviation Engineers Institute where he went all the way through from a post-graduate student, an assistant to a professor, head of department and a pro-rector.

     From 2000 to 2002 he served as Head of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and it was in that role that he was included into the Commission drafting the Law on Higher Education in Ukraine, developing the concept of distance learning in Ukraine and other legislative and regulatory acts on higher education. Since 2002, Dmytrychenko M.F. has been holding the post of the Rector of National Transport University. He also heads the Department of Manufacturing, Repair and Materials

     Dmytrychenko M.F. is a well-known and well-qualified expert in the field of machinery and tribology (gear & pinion science).He has authored over 250 books and research papers, including monographs: "Elastohydrodynamics: theory and practice", "Lubricating processes in unsteady friction conditions " as well as manuals: " Higher education and the Bologna process", "Tribology and machinery reliability principles", "Lubricant action of oils in elastohydrodynamics lubrication conditions ". Dmytrychenko M.F. has developed a lot of new methods of machinery wear resistance and reliability enhancement.

     Dmytrychenko M.F. was an active participant in the exchange and training programs held with the universities of Great Britain, the USA and Canada.

     He is a fluent speaker of English

     He has been awarded the Order of Merit of II and III degrees.

     He is married and has two children: a son and a daughter.