Associate Professor, Dr. Olena Bilyk

Associate Professor of the Department of Bakery and Confectionery Goods Technologies of the National University of Food Technologies (NUFT), Kyiv, Ukraine, PhD in Technical Science. She has extensive experience in research, organizational and teaching in the field of food technologies, in particular bread, confectionery, pasta and food concentrates technologies, organic food technologies. Her main focus is the study of food additives that help to improve the quality of products, inhibit the development of microorganisms in food and prevent oxidation processes, ensure the shelf life of food. She teaches such subjects: "Food additives", "World bakery and Confectionery Technologies", "Bakery Technologies", "Scientific research workshop", "Regulation of the use of food additives in different food technologies and harmonization of European regulations in Ukraine on the path of European integration".

She has experience of international cooperation. In 2020, she completed her internship at the Universities of Finland (University of Helsinki, University of Turku and University of Applied Sciences). She collaborates with colleagues from universities in Finland, Poland, has extensive experience working with specialists of food additive companies from Finland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands.

As a member of the Jean Monnet module team, Dr. Olena Bilyk will focus on European Union law and policy studies on the production, control and use of food additives in the European Union that ensure the safety and quality of food, comparison with the legislation in Ukraine, the labeling of food additives that will be implemented in the teaching of the course. She will also contribute to the coordination of team members, non-academic activities, work and extracurricular events, cooperation with policy makers, industry representatives, and public figures. She will actively participate in the summer schools.