Mykola Polyakov
Mykola Polyakov is a Ukrainian scientist and rector of Dnipropetovsk National University.Biography
Mykola Polyakov was born on 1 May 1946 in Dnipropetrovsk, USSR. In 1971 Polyakov graduated from Dnipropetrovsk National University specializing in mathematics. In 1974 he obtained his Kandidat Nauk degree, in 1983 - Doktor Nauk degree. During his student years, Polyakov was a Komsomol activist and a member of the Communist Party. Between 1989 - 1996 he was the dean of the mechanics-mathematics faculty. Between 1996 and 1998 Polyakov was a vice-rector of the DNU. In 1998 he was promoted to rector. Polyakov is the author of more than 300 scientific articles, books and inventions.
Mykola Polyakov is the chief-editor of the scientific magazine "The Bulletin of the Dnipropetrovsk National Univerlity".
In 2010 Mykola Polyakov joined the Party of Regions. On October 31, 2010 he won the local election. Now he is a member of Dnipropetrovsk city council.
