Andriy Kudryashov
Acting Rector, Candidate of Technical Sciences
Andriy Kudryashov is the acting rector of the State Biotechnological University, Candidate of Technical Sciences. Appointed in 2022 after the suspension of the contract with People's Deputy Andriy Odarchenko, who could not officially hold the position of rector due to incompatibility with his parliamentary mandate. Prior to this, Kudryashov worked as deputy director of the Department of Capital Construction of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration and vice-rector of the SBTU. According to media reports, he maintains close ties with Odarchenko and may remain his representative at the university. Despite the scandals surrounding the leadership, he formally heads the university.
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Bribe-taking MP Odarchenko tries to retain influence over the management of the State Biotechnological University
MP Andriy Odarchenko, convicted of bribery, is trying to retain control over the State Biotechnological University by promoting his people to leadership positions.
Supporter of the “Kharkiv Spring” with pro-Russian sentiments could become the new rector of the State Biotechnological University
Yevhen Hrytskov, a supporter of the “Kharkiv Spring” and a person with a questionable reputation, could become the new rector of the State Biotechnological University. After the scandalous fugitive bribe-taker Andriy Odarchenko, who was sentenced to 8 years in prison with confiscation of property, the university risks getting another figure in office with shadows in his biography and finances.