Olena Danylenko

Bio

Dr. Olena Danylenko holds a PhD in Economic Theory from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and a second Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Twente. She brings over 20 years of professional experience across academia, research, and business.
Her expertise encompasses economic science, public administration, and policy analysis, with a strong emphasis on linking policy frameworks to business practice. Dr. Danylenko’s work is grounded in sustainable and responsible economics, with particular attention to climate‑risk analysis. Her recent research focuses on climate risk assessment and the development of climate adaptation literacy.
Dr. Danylenko joined EUBS in 2018 as Adjunct Faculty and was appointed Academic Quality and Subject Coordinator in 2024. Her prior academic appointments include Associate Professor at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and Senior Researcher at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Alongside her academic career, Dr. Danylenko has pursued a sustained entrepreneurial path. She has co‑founded small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine within the service sector and later co‑founded a consultancy firm in Germany, where she continues to serve in leadership roles.

Teaching Interests

Business Economics
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Global Business
Understanding People and Organisations
Economic Policy Analysis

Research Interests

Global Economy
Policy Credibility and Trust
Climate Change
Climate Adaptation Literacy

Publications

Khoja A., Felicioni L. & Danylenko O. (2024) Towards Defining Climate Adaptation Literacy in the Context of Urban Resilience. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1402 012069. DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1402/1/012069. Available at: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1402/1/012069

Khoja A. & Danylenko O. (2024) Charting climate adaptation integration in smart building rating systems: a comparative study. Front. Built Environ. 10:1333146. doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1333146. Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/built-environment/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2024.1333146/full

Khoja, A., Danylenko, O., Polo Lopez, C. S., Davis, A. and Essig, N. (2021) Socioeconomic Reflections on Historic Buildings Renovations: A Portrait of Rural Alpine Municipalities. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 863(1), pp. 012001. Available at: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/863/1/012001.

Khoja A. & Danylenko O. (2020) Real Estate 5.0: Synthetizing the Next Generation of Buildings. ON RESEARCH, 5/2020, pp. 50-61. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346592586_REAL_ESTATE_50_SYNTHETIZING_THE_NEXT_GENERATION_OF_BUILDINGS

Shutyak Y., Danylenko O. & Van Caillie D. (2015) The concept of economic security of the enterprise in Ukrainian economic thoughts. Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Humanitas. Zarządzanie, 4, pp. 27-45. Available at: https://www.sbc.org.pl/publication/222426

Danylenko O. (2014) Transformation of Monetary institutions and policy credibility in Ukraine: retrospective analysis. The Economic Annals-ХХI Journal, 1-2(1)-2014, pp. 85-88. Available at: https://ea21journal.world/index.php/ea-v137-22/

Danylenko O. (2012). Institutional Determinants of Confidence in National Currency and Monetary Policy Credibility. The Case of Ukraine. In L. Kosals & H. Pleines (Eds.), Governance failure and reform attempts after the global economic crisis of 2008/09. Case studies from Central and Eastern Europe. Changing Europe book series vol. 9. Stuttgart: Ibidem Publishers, pp. 49-69.