Our dean took part in the meetings of the working group of the international project Green Transitions in Ukrainian Universities
Our dean of the Faculty of Automation and Computerized Technologies (ACT), professor of the Department of Computer-Integrated Technologies, Automation and Robotics (CITAR) Oleksandr FILIPENKO from September 18 to 23, 2023, took part in the meetings of the working group of representatives of 7 Ukrainian universities within the framework of the implementation of the international project Green Transitions in Ukrainian Universities, financed by the national agency for academic exchanges NAWA of the Republic of Poland.
The events took place at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Wroclaw Tech) (Wroclaw, Republic of Poland). The working meetings included a direct discussion of the implementation of project tasks – the development of training courses for microcredits in the field of green transformation (Renewable Energy; RRR – Reuse, Reduce, Recycle; Smart and Green Transport), discussion of self-assessment methods and external expert assessment of the level of implementation of “green” solutions by Ukrainian universities in education, science and the learning environment (campus), which correspond to the provisions of the Green Transitions in Ukrainian Universities standards, developed at the previous stage of the international project.
The purpose of this project and the meeting itself is to implement the strategic task of integrating Ukrainian universities into the European academic space of higher education, science and innovation to ensure the stable development of Ukraine. Therefore, these events from the GTUA international project took place in conjunction with the work of the International Forum “VIII Unite! Dialogue” of the European consortium of 9 technical universities UNITE!, which took place these days at the Wrocław Polytechnic.
Representatives of 16 technical universities in Europe and Ukraine discussed the issue of expanding cooperation and integrating university ecosystems to stimulate innovation, efficiency and sustainable development, create a platform for the exchange of ideas and joint formation of high-quality higher education. The Head of the National Agency for Quality Assurance of Higher Education Andrii BUTENKO and his deputy Nataliya STUKALO took part in the activities of the international project. The national agency supports European integration processes in the academic community and promotes the implementation of best practices in the national system of quality assurance of higher education.
