Developing cooperation between Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic and Cardiff University
On August 4, representatives of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic met with colleagues from Cardiff University – Professor Omer Rana, Dean for International Development of the Institute of Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Professor of the School of Engineering Yasin Rezgi.
During the meeting, the rector of our university, Viktor Greshta, delivered a welcoming speech. On behalf of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic team, he thanked Cardiff University for the financial assistance previously provided and noted that these funds will be used to create a joint educational and scientific center – «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University – Cardiff University Center.» This center will be equipped with modern scientific equipment, on which our students and teachers will conduct research.
The rector also thanked for organizing the academic mobility program within the framework of the twinning partnership, thanks to which our teachers recently visited Cardiff University, where an intensive English language course was organized and opportunities for joint scientific work in the field of materials science, aviation transport, semiconductor manufacturing, etc. were assessed. And very soon our students will also go to Cardiff, where they will be able to improve their language skills and, possibly, continue those student startups that have already been developed to some extent by our university. This academic mobility was made possible thanks to a grant won from Universities UK International’s (UUKi) under the UK-Ukraine R&I twinning grants scheme to finance joint research and innovation. Funding is provided by Research England on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
We discussed the possibilities of cooperation under the project “Cogeneration plants at the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. Our university already has support from the USAID fund for equipping with cogeneration plants, which will allow using alternative gaseous fuel and obtaining both thermal energy and electricity. The next step is to develop design and estimate documentation, obtain the necessary permits and carry out installation work.
Within the framework of the twinning partnership, we also discussed another project – Innovate Ukraine Energy Partnership, which is aimed at supporting and developing energy innovations that will contribute to the restoration of Ukraine. Our university’s specialists have suggested several ideas for participation in the project.
We thank our Cardiff colleagues for their cooperation and look forward to expanding our partnership in the scientific field and further supporting our university!
