Velyka Olga

Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Communications
and Regional Studies
Phone: (+380 482) 63 32 59
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ORCID ID: Olga Velyka
Google Scholar: Olga Velyka
PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL AND/OR PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS:
"All-Ukrainian Association of Japanese Language Teachers", NGO "Progressive"
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, 2017
Specialty: Language and Literature
Qualification: Philologist - Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, 2006
Specialty: International Relations
Qualification: Specialist in International Relations
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Japanese language;
- Socio-political, diplomatic, and media discourse of Japan;
- Intercultural communication, public diplomacy, and Japan’s soft power;
- Communicative strategies of foreign policy.
DEVELOPED LECTURE COURSES
- First Foreign Language (Japanese);
- First Foreign Language for Professional Purposes (Japanese);
- Communicative Strategies (Japanese) — elective course;
- Foreign Language for Professional Purposes (Japanese);
- Terminology in International Diplomatic Practice (Japanese);
- Business Written and Public Communication (Japanese).
LECTURE COURSES TAUGHT IN 2023–2026
Bachelor’s Degree
- First Foreign Language (Japanese);
- First Foreign Language for Professional Purposes (Japanese);
- Communicative Strategies (Japanese) — elective course;
- Foreign Language for Professional Purposes (Japanese).
Master’s Degree
- Terminology in International Diplomatic Practice (Japanese);
- Business Written and Public Communication (Japanese).
METHODOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
- Velyka, O. V. First Foreign Language (Japanese): Guidelines for Studying the Academic Discipline for First-Cycle (Bachelor’s) Students majoring in 291 “International Relations, Social Communications and Regional Studies”. Odesa: Astroprint, 2025. 36 p. Available at:https://onu.edu.ua/pub/bank/userfiles/files/fmvps/navchalni_materialy/metod_zabezpecheni/291/persha-inozemna-mova-yaponska.pdf
- Velyka, O. V. Eastern Language (Japanese): Guidelines for Studying the Academic Discipline for First-Cycle (Bachelor’s) Students majoring in 291 “International Relations, Social Communications and Regional Studies”. Odesa: Astroprint, 2025. 40 p. Available at:https://onu.edu.ua/pub/bank/userfiles/files/fmvps/navchalni_materialy/metod_zabezpecheni/291/skhidna-yaponska-mova.pdf
- Velyka, O. V. Japanese Language: Guidelines for Studying the Academic Discipline for First-Cycle (Bachelor’s) Students majoring in 291 “International Relations, Social Communications and Regional Studies”. Odesa: Astroprint, 2025. 36 p. Available at:https://onu.edu.ua/pub/bank/userfiles/files/fmvps/navchalni_materialy/metod_zabezpecheni/291/yaponska-mova.pdf
- Velyka, O. V. Foreign Language for Professional Purposes (Japanese): Guidelines for Studying the Academic Discipline for First-Cycle (Bachelor’s) Students majoring in 291 “International Relations, Social Communications and Regional Studies”. Odesa: Astroprint, 2025. 32 p. Available at:https://onu.edu.ua/pub/bank/userfiles/files/fmvps/navchalni_materialy/metod_zabezpecheni/291/_inozemna-mova-za-prof-spriamuvanniam-yaponska_2.pdf
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
Velyka, O. V. Etiquette of Japan. In: Ryzhykh, V. I. (Ed.), Linguistic and Cultural Studies. Part II: A Textbook. Odesa: Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, 2021. Pp. 209–221.
PUBLICATIONS
Velyka, O. Japan // Ukrainian Prism: Foreign Policy 2019. Analytical Study. Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism" & Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Kyiv, 2020. Pp. 96–101. Available at:http://prismua.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/UkrainianPrism.ForeignPolicy19_ukr.pdf
Velyka, O. V. Ukraine–Japan Relations in the Context of Japan's Foreign Policy Priorities. Political Life. Vinnytsia, 2020. No. 1. Pp. 90–95. DOI:https://doi.org/10.31558/2519-2949.2020.1.13
Velyka, O. V., & Maistrenko, Yu. I. Features of Ukraine–Japan Relations in 2017–2021. Politicus. No. 5. Odesa: Helvetica Publishing House, 2022. Pp. 111–115.
Velyka, O. V. Japanese Political Discourse on Support for Ukraine: Linguistic Strategies of Diplomatic Solidarity. Regional Studies. 2026. No. 45. Pp. 113–121. DOI:https://doi.org/10.32782/2663-6170/2026.45.18
Velyka, O. V. Zarei and Ritsurei as Components of Japanese Culture. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific and Methodological Conference "Oriental Studies: Relevance and Prospects". Kharkiv: H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, 2024. Pp. 156–157. Available at:https://dspace.hnpu.edu.ua/server/api/core/bitstreams/f6b7ab63-f94d-4ef6-b2b6-3ee30b45d313/content
Velyka, O., Tyrnova, V., & Chernobaiev, O. Why Do Mascots Attract Media Attention? In: Sustainable Development of Regions, Cities and Communities under Global Transformations: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Scenarios. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference (Odesa, May 16–17, 2025). Odesa: Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, 2025. Pp. 281–285. Available at:https://dspace.onu.edu.ua/items/1661f62b-6c47-4f92-85ca-a705c75974e2
Velyka, O., Fes, A., & Sursu, D. Sustainable Development: Problems, Conflicts and the Future of Energy. In: Sustainable Development of Regions, Cities and Communities under Global Transformations: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Scenarios. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference (Odesa, May 16–17, 2025). Odesa: Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, 2025. Pp. 286–290. Available at:https://dspace.onu.edu.ua/items/7b943046-e2a5-41f3-b754-346ad0420fc4
Velyka, O. Japan’s Assistance to Ukraine: Modern Challenges and the Impact on the Economy. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Social Sciences Research (VII Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Kongresi). Ankara, Türkiye, 2025. Pp. 509–512. Available at:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VetSoLkwifPJmBUVpaYLUnwUy56NAdoc/view?usp=sharing
PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES
- International Scientific and Practical Conference "The Image of Ukraine: Socio-Political Representations and Linguistic Reflection of Wartime Realities in Foreign and Ukrainian Mass Media", organized by the Department of Social Communications and Regional Studies, Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Odesa, Ukraine, June 15–16, 2023.
- Participated in the 5th International Scientific and Methodological Conference "Oriental Studies: Relevance and Prospects" with the presentation "Zarei and Ritsurei as Components of Japanese Culture", H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 29, 2024. Available at:https://dspace.hnpu.edu.ua/server/api/core/bitstreams/f6b7ab63-f94d-4ef6-b2b6-3ee30b45d313/content
- "Russian Disinformation in Media Discourse: The Case of Japan" at the 79th Annual Scientific Conference of the Academic Staff and Researchers of the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, held in a hybrid format (onsite/online), Section: Social Communications and Regional Studies, November 2024.
- "Communicative Strategies in Japanese Diplomatic Discourse: Between Cultural Restraint and Political Effectiveness" at the 80th Annual Scientific Conference of the Academic Staff and Researchers of the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, held in a hybrid format (onsite/online), Section: Social Communications and Regional Studies, November 2025.
- Participated in the international academic webinar series "The Russo-Ukrainian War: Russia's Information Warfare Strategies in Comparative Perspective", organized by the Forum for Ukrainian Studies at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS), University of Alberta. Available at:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4DfwkBvDLCubiRq029ZEjK6u9smkx-Ub
- Participated in the 4th International Scientific and Methodological Conference "Oriental Studies: Relevance and Prospects" with the presentation "Zarei and Ritsurei as Components of Japanese Culture", H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 29, 2024. Available at:https://dspace.hnpu.edu.ua/server/api/core/bitstreams/f6b7ab63-f94d-4ef6-b2b6-3ee30b45d313/content
- Velyka, O. Japan’s Assistance to Ukraine: Modern Challenges and the Impact on the Economy. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Social Sciences Research (VII Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı). Ankara, Türkiye, 2025, pp. 509–512.
- Participated in the 4th All-Ukrainian Forum of Young Orientalists with the presentation "Features of Representing Disinformation in Japanese Media Discourse Against the Background of International Conflicts", Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Kyiv, Ukraine, April 29, 2026. Available at:https://eportfolio.kubg.edu.ua/data/conference/13321/document.pdf
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- "Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity in Social Sciences and Humanities Education and Research" at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University from April 4 to May 3, 2024, with a total workload of 180 academic hours (6 ECTS credits). Certificate No. 15-01-2024, issued on May 3, 2024.(No. 256/K dated April 20, 2026)
- "English for Professional Purposes" at the Center for Language Training and Language Certification, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University (March 4 – June 13, 2021).
- Regional Summer School organized by the Faculty of International Relations, Political Science and Sociology, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University (June 24–29, 2021).
- "Academic Integrity and Anti-Plagiarism", held at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University (February 17–20, 2020).
- an instructor at the 7th Online Summer Camp for Students of Japanese Language (August 2–6, 2021).
- an international professional development webinar entitled "Using Cloud Service Capabilities in Online Learning", organized by the Research Institute of the Lublin Science and Technology Park (IBR LPNT) in cooperation with the International Foundation of Scientists and Educators (IESF), Lublin, Poland (January 9–16, 2023).
- the professional development program "Progressive Teaching: Components of the Higher Education Quality Assurance System", organized by the NGO Prohresylni (online, March 15 – April 12, 2023).
- an international professional development webinar "Using Cloud Service Capabilities in Online Learning" (Certificate ESN No. 11617, January 16, 2023).
- "Google Digital Tools for Education":
- Basic Level (Certificate GDTfE-08-Б-06494, March 19, 2023);
- Intermediate Level (Certificate GDTfE-08-С-03567, March 26, 2023).
- an international professional development internship (webinar) entitled "Interactive Technologies of Blended Learning in the Training of Master's and Doctoral Students" (July 12–21, 2024), organized by the Research Institute of the Lublin Science and Technology Park (Instytut Badawczo-Rozwojowy Lubelskiego Parku Naukowo-Technologicznego, Lublin, Poland) in cooperation with the International Foundation of Scientists and Educators (IESF) (Certificate ESN No. 20615).
- "New Opportunities for University Teachers: Master Class from the Progressive Islands of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, West Ukrainian National University, and Khmelnytskyi National University" (October 21–30, 2024).
- "Educators' Emotional Well-being: Psychological Resilience and Self-Care", organized by the NGO Prohresylni (November 19–22, 2024).
- "Digital Tools for Interactive Learning" within the Erasmus+ KA2 project "Bringing Opportunities and Organizational Success to Small Local Universities in Ukraine (BOOST)" (Project No. 101083203 – BOOST – ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE), Certificate No. 081/18-11, issued on November 18, 2024.
- "Digital Tools for Interactive Learning" within the Erasmus+ KA2 project "Bringing Opportunities and Organizational Success to Small Local Universities in Ukraine (BOOST)" (Project No. 101083203 – BOOST – ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE), Certificate No. 065/29-11, issued on November 29, 2024.
- Completed the online professional development course "Interdisciplinarity in Teaching: A Master Class from the Progressive Islands of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, West Ukrainian National University, and Khmelnytskyi National University" (January 27 – February 16, 2025).
- Completed the professional development program "Practical Rhetoric for Researchers" at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University (January 26 – February 20, 2026), comprising 180 academic hours (6 ECTS credits). Certificate No. 13-04-2026.

