Visit of the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Denys Kurbatov to the city of Zaporizhzhia
On May 21, the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Denys Kurbatov arrived at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University as part of a working visit to Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Rector Viktor Greshta presented the scientific achievements of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University, in particular scientific developments in the field of aircraft engine construction, mechanical engineering, materials science, metallurgy, power engineering, radio electronics, development of automated decision-making algorithms and familiarized with the modern material and technical base of the university.
The guests also visited the avionics center «AVIAGRADE – ZAPORIZHZHIA POLYTECHNIC», Children’s and Youth Scientific University «Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic» and the Educational Hub for displaced teachers on the basis of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University.
As part of the working visit, a Presentation of the main framework of the transformation of the scientific sphere and the preliminary results of the state certification of higher education institutions was held, in which scientists of higher education institutions and scientific institutions of Ukraine took part. During the presentation, Denys Kurbatov focused on topics important to everyone:
— creation of centers of excellence that will operate on the basis of ZVO for the development of innovations, strengthening of scientific and technical potential and cooperation with the industry,
— implementation of energy efficiency projects, development of the startup movement, etc.
Zaporizka Polytechnic National University actively works in the following directions: a Science Park has been created, the National Contact Point of the Horizon Europe program operates in the field of research infrastructure, we participate in the competition for the project «Energy Sustainability of Research Infrastructure», we are part of the network of start-up schools – incubators – accelerators.
On the occasion of the Day of Science, thanks were given by the head of the Zaporizhzhia State Administration and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine to Professor of the Department of Marketing and Logistics Anastasiia Zerkal, Dean of the Faculty of Information Security and Electronic Communications Nataliya Furmanov, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Radio Engineering and Telecommunications Harry Moroz, Head of the Department of Software Tools Serhiy Subbotin, Associate Professor of the Department of Software Tools Andrii Oliynyk, Serhiy Turpak, Head of the Department of Transport Technologies.
Denys Kurbatov also met with young scientists of higher education institutions of the region. Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University was presented by young and promising scientists of the university: Anastasiia Zerkal, Serhiy Leoshchenko, Mariia Pavlenko, Serhii Tanchenko, Larisa Tumarchenko, Maksym Avramenko, Vladyslav Nikulin and Diana Artsybasheva. The participants of the meeting discussed the support of front-line universities, the involvement of young people in participating in scientific projects of state funding, and what new motivational tools for young scientists the Ministry of Education and Science plans to introduce.
We personally thank Deputy Minister Denys Kurbatov and his team for supporting the region, Ivan Fedorov, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, for creating an effective platform for communication and forming a vision for reforming the higher education system in such an important aspect as scientific activity.
Thank you to colleagues who, despite extremely difficult security conditions, supported the scientific community of indomitable Zaporizhzhia. Such meetings in the format of an open dialogue of the academic community and state authorities contribute to the formation of a common vision regarding the multi-vector development of the higher education system of Ukraine!
