Iryna Sotnyk, Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Prof., Professor at the Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration Department, Sumy State University, Iryna Sotnyk graduated from Sumy State University (specialist in “Economics of Enterprise”, Ph.D., Dr.Sc. in “Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Protection”), Fulbright Alumna (2019-2020), won the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Prize for youth’s contribution to the development of the state (2004) and scholarships of the Cabinet of Ministers (2011-2012) and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2012-2013). Currently she works as Professor at the Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Business Administration at Sumy State University (Ukraine). Scientific interests include Economics of Energy and Resource Saving, Energy Economics, Social and Solidarity Economics. She is a Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the International Scientific Journal “Mechanism of Economic Regulation” (Sumy, Ukraine), Guest Editor of the International Scientific Journal “Global Energy Issues”, a leader and a contributor of more than 25 research projects, including international ones. Under her leadership, 7 research projects including 4 grants of the President of Ukraine (2006, 2008, 2012 and 2016) were performed. Iryna Sotnyk had international training in Russia (2013), Estonia (2015), Lithuania (2016), Israel (2016), USA (2019-2020), latvia (2021).