The final meeting of the ERASMUS+ WORK4CE project
The international educational project ERASMUS+ KA2 «Interdisciplinary competences for healthy and safe work in the 21st century (619034-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP)», which lasted for 2020–2024 years. Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University was the grant holder of this project with a funding amount of over 960,000 euros.
On September 19-20, 2024, in the city of Baku (Republic of Azerbaijan) on the basis of Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, the final meeting of higher education institutions – participants of the international consortium from Germany (Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts), Belgium (Catholic University of Leuven), University of the Basque Country (Bilbao, Spain), Azerbaijan (Academy of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry, Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, Baku) and Ukraine (Zaporizh Polytechnic National University, National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv and West Ukrainian National University, Ternopil).
Our educational institution was represented at this event by a powerful team, which included: project coordinator, professor of the software department Halyna Tabunshchik; vice-rector for scientific work Vadym Shalomeev; vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work and issues of university development prospects Ruslan Kulikovsky; Oleksiy Kuzkin, Dean of the Faculty of Transport; Professor of the Department of Economics and Customs Andriy Karpenko; head of the department of digital technologies in business and economy Denys Morozov; Anzhelika Parkhomenko, associate professor of the department of software tools.
Within the scope of the project, open educational resources were developed for students of a wide range of specialties with the latest competencies, which are necessary for employment and the formation of the workplace of the future. On the basis of partner universities, a number of events were held for pilot training of education seekers, trainings for teachers, training of representatives of small and medium-sized businesses.
The project financed the creation of the the latest mobile laboratory at the Department of Software Tools, the purchase of modern multimedia equipment installed in the classrooms and laboratories of the university (interactive screen, virtual reality glasses, acoustic system, video conferences), as well as the software of the Automated educational process management system of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University.
During the final meeting, the consortium participants summarized the achievements of the project, shared their impressions and conclusions regarding the results obtained during the implementation of the project, and outlined directions for further cooperation in the near future. Ruslan Kulikovskyi, vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work and development prospects of the university, gave a welcome speech to the participants of the meeting. Professor Andriy Karpenko presented the results of the interaction of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University with small and medium-sized businesses within the scope of the project. Presentations on the results of the project were made by Professor Halyna Tabunshchik and Dean of the Faculty of Transport Oleksiy Kuzkin.
The members of the consortium noted that the goals of the project and the implementation of its main tasks were achieved despite the difficulties caused by the state of war in Ukraine as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. The results of the project will be used within the educational programs of the master’s level of educational institutions and all interested persons from business. The positive experience of cooperation in open communities of practitioners-representatives of various universities in the development of joint educational modules was noted, which became the main guarantee of the successful implementation of the project.
One of the main results of the project is the establishment of close professional ties between project participants at the level of universities and their administrations, departments and departments, personal creative ties between teachers and scientists.
Further mutually beneficial cooperation will be aimed at internationalizing the activities of universities, improving the quality of education and matching its content to the modern development of science, technology and technology.
We express our sincere gratitude to the partners participating in the project, the representatives of the Erasmus+ office in Ukraine, and the member states of the European Union for the opportunity to implement ambitious plans and ideas in the European space of education!
