Sergiy Stepanenko, Rector of Odessa State Environmental University, prior - Director of the Odessa Hydrometeorological Institute. Employed at various academic and administrative positions since 1983, including Head of the Department of Atmospheric Physics and Climate Theory. Professor, Ph.D. (Meteorology), Doctor of Science (Geophysics).Extensive experience in the development of programmes for training in the field of Meteorology and Climatology, organization of higher and postgraduate education in the field of Meteorology, Climatology, Hydrology and Oceanology. Head of the project group for development of MSc programme in Climatology.President of the Ukrainian Joint Meteorological and Hydrological Society, since 2017.