Volodymyr Babayev

Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Babayev^[a] (born on January 10, 1952) is a Ukrainian scholar and politician. He served as the rector of O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv (2011–2025) and, briefly in 2010, as the acting head of administration of Kharkiv Oblast.^[1][2][3] He holds a Doctorate in Public Administration (2005) and the academic title of Professor (2005). He was elected as an academician of the Academy of Construction of Ukraine in 2011, and since 2013 has served as an academician and the First Vice President of the Engineering Academy of Ukraine.^[4][5] He was awarded the honorary title of Honored Builder of Ukraine in 1997, the State Prize of Ukraine in the Field of Architecture in 1999, and the State Prize of Ukraine in the Field of Science and Technology in 2020.^[6][7][8] He is a full chevalier of the Order of Merit (awarded in 2004, 2007, and 2009), and an honorary citizen of Kharkiv (2010).^{[9][10][11][12]}

Volodymyr Babayev
Володимир Бабаєв
Born	(1952-01-10)10 January 1952 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Soviet Union →  Ukraine
Alma mater	Kharkiv National University of Construction and Architecture
Scientific career
Fields	construction, public administration
Institutions	O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv