Olena Provolotska

Dr. Olena Provolotska serves as a Research Associate in the Department of Economics at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany, contributing to the R(h)einTex project (Recycling through innovation in the textile industry on the Lower Rhine) since August 2024. Her extensive academic career spans Ukrainian institutions including the Vadym Hetman National University of Economics (Associate Professor, 2003-2018) and the European University (Lecturer, 1997-2003), with additional experience as Deputy Clinic Director at Kyiv's Imperial Medica Medical Center (2018-2022).

Her educational background includes a Diploma in Economics from Kyiv's State University of Economics (1990-1995) and a Doctorate from the Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade (2001-2004), where her dissertation focused on industrial product sales management within marketing complexes. This foundation underpins her expertise in economic modeling and industrial strategy.

Dr. Provolotska's research centers on methodological economic analysis of corporate activities, strategic development factors for resource-intensive industries, and investment-innovation prioritization frameworks. Her work demonstrates consistent evolution from mining sector optimization (2005-2015) toward sustainable industrial practices, culminating in her current textile recycling research. She specializes in translating theoretical economic models into operational solutions for industrial clients, particularly in crisis-affected markets.

Her project portfolio reveals sustained success in securing industry-funded research, including ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih's production loss calculation methodology (2008-2009) and the Kryvyi Rih mining complex strategic management study (2011-2015). Current work on R(h)einTex represents a strategic pivot toward circular economy applications in European manufacturing.

As part of the NIERS research team at Niederrhein University, she collaborates on interdisciplinary approaches to industrial sustainability, bridging economic theory with practical textile recycling innovations while maintaining active connections to Eastern European industrial sectors through prior research networks.