"According to the agreement № 2017-2173 / 001-002 between the National Technical University of Ukraine ""Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” and the Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture of the European Commission (EASEA) from 01.09.2017 to 31.08.2020 was implemented the project “European business models: transformation, harmonization and implementation in Ukraine”.The aim of the module was defined as an in-depth study of European practices of competitiveness promotion of the EU transformation process benefits. To achieve this aim, the project-team provided trainings, open lectures and seminars, forums, roundtables in the framework of existing subjects, conducted scientific investigations, took part in conferences and prepared publications for dissemination project-results of at national and European level.All activities of the project team led to the achievement of the complex of following detailed goals.1) The level of knowledge about the single EU-market and benefits of European business model among specially mixed audience (teachers/researchers/entrepreneurs; students (economists, management, engineering, biomedicine and languages); doctors of science/post graduate students, university authorities/business) was expanded and deepened.The increase in knowledge averaged 51.1%, which indicated the great interest of participants in the proposed topics and the desire to learn more about European business models, as well as their implementation in Ukraine in terms of institutional transformation and harmonization of standards. In turn, the participants 'satisfaction with the content and structure of the trainings determined the high assessment of the coaches' work (from 80% to 89.5%), which is also supported by the comments left by the participants in the questionnaires.2) The participation in trainings and other events provided by project's team promoted changes in the labor market and educational space through the motivation of students employment and self-employment. The success of the participants and their professional growth testify the most to the social efficiency. Thus, 12 participants provided information on improving their position in enterprises, 7 started their own business, 18 continued training and development of entrepreneurial skills in other projects and programs, including the YEP program and the Creative Spark competition.3) Preparation of educational content based on target oriented approach (tailor-made courses on specific EU issues, public seminars, interdisciplinary trainings) was realized. There were created and implemented into the curriculum of Industrial Marketing specialty on Master level three new subjects (""Euromarketing based on EU standards"", ""Marketing practices based on EU standards"" and ""Methods of business administration in the EU"") additional to the planned subject ""Marketing Standards in the EU"".4) Educational assistance to students from temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine was provided, especially if they were interested in the project activities (in line with KPI policy to support persons who moved from temporarily occupied territory). 19 students from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine pointed to a change in their attitude to European integration processes to a positive one. In the reporting period, the representation of Ukrainian universities increased at the events - a total of students and scientists from 26 universities took part.During the project implementation, the ability of teachers to project and train activities, their training through trainings, consultations and internships was assessed. Thanks to the project, its executors and participants today cooperate with 9+ faculties and institutes of Igor Sikorsky KPI, as well as with 26+ universities of Ukraine to disseminate ideas of European integration, initiate joint research and activities, improve the quality of education."

Information technology is all around us – at work, home and on our mobiles. Communication networks and software systems are becoming more and more interconnected as we expect to access services and applications anywhere and anytime. Scientific and technological advances are therefore required to develop secure, reliable and trustworthy information and communication technology (ICT) systems and services. The goal of this strategic partnership was to respond to this challenge and to the increasing demand for specialists in the area of security, reliability and trust in information technology by exploring the possibility of developing an international joint Master’s programme in information security between the participating HEIs, all of which are leading institutions in this field. The partner institutions were the University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg), as project coordinator, the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal), Warsaw University of Technology (Poland) and National Technical University of Ukraine - Igor Sikorsky Kiyv Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine).In order to reach the project goal, the project leaders closely collaborated in carrying out a feasibility study for such a joint curriculum, including the development of tables of conversion for grades and a model Memorandum of Understanding between the participating HEIs. Regular transnational project meetings were held to this effect, alternately in Luxembourg, Warsaw, Lisbon and Kiev, completemented by virtual meetings through online platforms. In addition, three five-day Intensive Study Programmes took place with the participation of students and teaching staff from all the European partner institutions as well as teaching staff from the Ukrainian partner institution. The first ISP took place in Luxembourg in March 2015, the second one in Lisbon in April 2016 and the third and final one in Luxembourg in April 2017. These ISPs offered over 80 participating students the opportunity to benefit from the specific expertise of teachers/researchers from the partner HEIS and to work together in multinational groups.

Greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and rational energy use are civilization-scale challenges which need to be resolved urgently, in particular by the conversion of abundant waste heat and undesired vibrations into useful electricity. However, the low efficiency of existing conversion methods does not provide an attractive solution. Here we propose a new and highly efficient method and apparatuses for the simultaneous transformation of mechanical and thermal energies into electricity by using zero-emission nanotriboelectrification during non-wetting liquid intrusion-extrusion into-from nanoporous solids. To tackle these phenomena, we bring together a consortium of multidisciplinary teams specializing in physics, chemistry, material science and engineering to address the project by the state-of-the-art methods of MD simulations, high-pressure calorimetry and dielectric spectroscopy, materials synthesis and characterization, and prototype development. The FET-PROACTIVE call is a key solution to bring this early stage multidisciplinary concept to higher TRLs, fill in the large knowledge gaps in the solid-liquid contact electrification and heat generation during intrusion-extrusion as well as enable its full impact on EU innovation leadership, competitive market and energy sector security. The proposed method can be used for energy scavenging within a wide range of technologies, where vibrations and heat are available in excess (train, aviation, domestic devices, drilling, etc.). In particular, using European Environment Agency data we estimate that the use of the proposed approach only within the automobile sector can reduce the overall EU electricity consumption by 1-4% in 2050. With this regard, the final stage of the project implies regenerative shock-absorber development and field-testing for a drastic maximization of the maximum range of hybrid / electric vehicles.