The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) are pleased to welcome Dr. Dmytro Panchuk, who will join the organisation as EGPA Executive Secretary in March 2026. With a strong academic background and extensive experience at the intersection of research, policy, and international cooperation, Dmytro brings valuable expertise to the IIAS Secretariat at a time of profound governance challenges in Europe and beyond.

“Being part of IIAS and EGPA, purpose-driven organisations with a long-standing history, is both a pleasure and a privilege for me. I believe that fostering stronger partnerships among public administration scholars and practitioners is vital for tackling governance challenges facing Europe and the wider world today. Strengthening international collaboration and amplifying best practices in administrative science remain essential to policy excellence and to the democratic resilience of public institutions. This conviction drives my work.”

From 2021 to the present, Dmytro has worked as a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at the Department of Public Governance and Management, Ghent University. In 2017, he defended his PhD in Political Science at the Centre for EU Studies of the same university. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from Kansas State University and a Master of Arts in English and French Philology from Ostroh Academy.

Dmytro’s research interests lie at the intersection of European integration, democratic governance, and politics and society in Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, he has authored multiple academic and policy-focused publications on EU enlargement, capacity-building instruments such as Twinning, as well as security and governance reforms in accession countries. Dmytro’s cross-cultural teaching portfolio spans a wide range of Bachelor’s and Master’s level courses in disciplines such as comparative public administration, political science, EU foreign policy, and professional English. He regularly delivers guest lectures, contributes to thematic events, and provides expert commentary on related current affairs.

Between 2017 and 2020, Dmytro coordinated research and advocacy projects with the Alliance of Democracies Foundation and the Ukrainian World Congress Mission to International Organisations in Brussels. More recently, he has also been involved in the evaluation of Horizon Europe calls focusing on democracy and widening participation in the European Research Area.

As EGPA Executive Secretary, Dmytro will support the EGPA Steering Committee in strengthening EGPA’s network and study groups, contributing to the organisation of the annual conference, and advancing research in governance and public administration.