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Roman Vakulchuk
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Roman Vakulchuk is head of the Research Group for Climate and Energy and a senior researcher at NUPI. He holds a PhD degree in economics obtained from Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. He publishes on energy transition, geopolitics of critical materials, climate change, investment policy, business climate, economic transition and integration, trade, good governance and China’s Belt and Road (BRI) infrastructure.
His geographical specialization is Ukraine, the countries of Central Asia, Kazakhstan in particular, Myanmar and the other countries of Southeast Asia. Vakulchuk advised government institutions in Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe and consulted more than 30 international organizations (e.g., Norad, the MFA of Norway, Asian Development Bank, Natural Resource Governance Institute, OECD, the World Bank) on economic reform, climate change and energy governance. He speaks English, Russian, Ukrainian, German, French and Norwegian.
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MISIS-NUPI Capacity Building and Research Cooperation
The purpose of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS) to carry out research on foreign policy issues of importance to Myanmar...
Ukraine's Public Sector in Transition: Assessing the Progress and Adaptation to EU Standards and Best Practices
Assessing the progress in institutional transition of Ukraine's public sector in light of signing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in 2014.
Iran at a Crossroads: Assessing the Changing Geopolitical and Energy Landscape
How is the (geo)political landscape in Iran changing and what are the effects for energy?
Faster Integration into the European Community: Mapping Ukrainian Public Servants’ Improvement Needs
The project maps Ukrainian government's competence improvement needs for public servants and its priorities related to European integration....
The Eurasian Customs Union and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS): The Case of Kazakhstan
Analysis of Informal Obstacles to Cross-Border Economic Activity in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Case Study — Bringing the Economic Corridor in from the Cold?