BOOSTING THE ROLE OF HEIs IN THE INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS THE INDUSTRY 4.0 PARADIGM IN GEORGIA AND UKRAINE
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BOOSTING THE ROLE OF HEIs IN THE INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS THE INDUSTRY 4.0 PARADIGM IN GEORGIA AND UKRAINE
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The HEIn4 project has been funded within the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is responsible for the management of all Erasmus+ actions. 

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Our objectives


HEIn4 project aims at solving the identified problem of disproportion between the availability of technologies relevant to Industry 4.0 and the lack of experience in Georgia and Ukraine in re-setting  the business model of an enterprise in order to enable comprehensive utilisation of the opportunities arising under emerging paradigm of the new Industrial Revolution.

The WIDER PROJECT OBJECTIVE is - to reinforce the role of HEIs in assisting the industrial transformation in Ukraine and Georgia under the Industry 4.0 paradigm.

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The project


HEIn4 project consists of three core blocks designed to bring the established objectives of the project and four sets of supportive actions aimed to ensure smooth implementation of the project, high quality and sustainability of its deliverables.

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News & Activities


Info-resources


                                                                                  The project deliverables             

                                                                                                                WP1 Study of EU HEI’s experience

1.1 Study of teaching methodologies and curriculum in relation to Industry 4.0

 

  1. List of recommended literature;
  2. Summary of webinars;
  3. Literature study;
  4. Review of Curriculum:

The detailed information regarding the EU visits are available on the HEIn4 project website in News & Activities section

1.2 Development of methodology concept and content of curriculum

1.3 Study of capacity building practices for collaboration with industry

 

  1. Summary of webinars;

The detailed information regarding the EU visits are available on the HEIn4 project website in News & Activities section

1.4. Development of Case Studies
  1. Case Study “Best experiences and Practices of Georgian and European Universities”;
  2. Case Study “Higher education towards fourth industrial revolution: European and Ukrainian cases”.
                                                                                                                 WP2 Curriculum for Industry 4.0

2.1 Development of short courses for upgrading industrial staff

 

Short courses for industries HEIn4 (summary)

Ukraine: 

Donetsk National Technical University:

Lutsk National Technical University:

Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies:

Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University:

Georgia: 

Akaki Tsereteli State University:

Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University:

Business and Technology University:

2.2 Development of taught module "Industry 4.0 Business Management" for Master students.

Syllabuses of new disciplines, developed in HEIn4 (summary)

Ukraine: 

Donetsk National Technical University:

Lutsk National Technical University:

        Monograph: Additive Technologies and Materials

        Monograph: Management Industry 4.0

Educational programs that include "Management of Industry 4.0" and "Digital transformation" as mandatory courses:

Links to syllabi of election courses:

Catalog of election courses

Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies:

        Monograph: Industry 4.0: European practices in higher education and enterprise

Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University:

         Master class - Professionalization of management: innovative paradigm in the context of  Industry 4.0.

Georgia: 

Akaki Tsereteli State University:

Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University:

Business and Technology University:

2.3 Development of recommendations for updating Engineering curriculum

Recommendations to update the Engineering curriculum were developed in GE and UA. According to the letter to the EACEA project officer and his approval, these materials were published in two case-studies “Case_study Methodology Concept Higher Education 4.0 in Georgia” and Case Study “Higher education towards fourth industrial revolution: European and Ukrainian cases”. In addition, the GE and UA teams decided to publish two separate brochures: GE "Recommendations for updating Engineering Curriculum"; and UA - "Joint recommendations for updating Engineering Curriculum" for more wide spreading among GE and UA universities.

                                                                                                                 WP3 Capacity building
3.1 Setting Virtual Factory Learning Labs

Overall description of Labs established in HEIn4

Ukraine: 

Donetsk National Technical University:

Lutsk National Technical University:

Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies:

Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University:

Georgia: 

Akaki Tsereteli State University:

Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University:

Business and Technology University:

3.2 Upgraded staff for the Labs

The detailed information regarding the EU visits are available on the HEIn4 project website in News & Activities section.

3.3 Development of content and capacity for consultancy services

List of consultancy services available at Labs established in frames of HEIn4 project at each GE and UA HEI

The summarized review of GE and UA content and capacity.

                                                                                                                     WP4 Quality Plan

                                                                                                                   Quality assurance plan

4.1 Creation of Reference Group Reference Groups involving external stakeholders are created at each HEI. The official Letters confirming the creation of Reference Groups are available in the protected/internal area.
4.2 Semi-annual meetings of RG

RG meetings are conducted at each HEI (Details in D 4.1) resulting in Activity Evaluation Reports (AER). Activity Evaluation Reports are available in the protected/internal area.

4.3 Evaluation of short courses for industry

The Ukrainian and Georgian Partners have developed the dedicated questionnaires to collect the feedback.

Ukraine: 

Donetsk National Technical University:

Lutsk National Technical University

Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies

Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University

Georgia: 

Akaki Tsereteli State University

Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University

Business and Technology University

                                                                                                                     WP5 Dissemination

                                                                                            DISSEMINATION STRATEGY of HEIn4 PROJECT

5.1 Dissemination via project web-site

Project website https://hein4.net is developed and launched at the project inception and constantly updated - https://hein4.net/ 

Information about dissemination events in Ukrainian and Georgian HEIs see in Dissemination block

5.2 Development of semi-annual dissemination leaflets

Leaflets are published - 7 in GE and 8 in UA resulting in a concise summary of project activities and ideas, suitable for sharing to various target audiences.

Dissemination leaflets for Georgia and Ukraine

Georgia

Ukraine

5.3 Preparation, holding of Seminar Seminars have been conducted in GE and UA. Complete information about the Seminars (program, attendees, certificates etc) is available on project web-site (News&Activities). Intangible outcome - upgraded human resource equipped to deliver on HEIn4.0 targets.
5.4 Preparation, holding of Workshop The workshop “University leadership in the transition towards Industry 4.0” was held a 2 days online event (17-18.02.21). Detailed information about the Workshop (program, participants, presentations etc) is available on project web-site (News&Activities). Intangible outcome - upgraded human resource equipped to deliver on HEIn4.0 targets.
5.5 Preparation, holding of Conferences

2 onsite conferences were organized in Georgia in 2022 and 2023 and in Ukraine in 2023

The detailed information regarding the conferences in Georgia are available on the HEIn4 project website in News & Activities section and regarding Ukrainian conferences in Info-Resources cection (Materials of other project activities).

In Ukraine, in addition to the conferences on July 25, 2023, the Cluster monitoring event on digitization and innovation for social development - the webinar "European integration: ensuring sustainable development of higher education and society in Ukraine" was held in an online format. The organizers were the National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine and the National Experts on Higher Education Reform of the EU Erasmus+ Program together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Unforeseen activities resulting in awareness of the project among the wider range of stakeholders

Project was disseminated at a number of external events (details in D 5.1 Dissemination at external events)

Facebook group (200 followers) page

                                                                                                                           WP6 Exploitation

                                                                                                   EXPLOITATION STRATEGY of HEIn4 PROJECT

6.1 Pilot teaching to industrial staff

Pilot teaching to industrial staff (summary)

Key performance indicators

Information on the websites of Partners:

Ukraine: 

Georgia: 

6.2 Pilot teaching to university students

Introduction of new academic disciplines for bachelors and masters in Georgia and Ukraine (overall information)

Pilot teaching to university students (summary)

6.3 Services of Labs

Services of Labs (summary GE and UA)

Information on the websites of Partners:

Ukraine: 

Georgia: 

6.4 Adjustment of deliverables After pilot trial of courses for industry and module for students the participants have completed the dedicated questionnaires; The institutions have analysed results based on trainees’ feedback and knowledge benchmarking and did the necessary adjustments accordingly (if needed).
6.5 Stakeholders’ round tables led by Labs

Georgia

Ukraine

6.6 Permanent colloquium for retraining of teaching staff

To mitigate Covid-19 situation, staff was upgraded via webinars and Seminars (see 5.3) in lieu of physical visits to the EU. However, for more comprehensive accomplishment in 2022 and 2023 years 6 physical visits to EU partners (2 per institution) were also planned and implemented to bring partners into European learning environment and meet wider range of academics.

A significant role in Teaching/Training Activities was played by the industrial partner from Ukraine - the Festo Ukraine company, taking into account certain restrictions on visits of Ukrainian representatives to European universities because of war.

The detailed information regarding the EU visits are available on the HEIn4 project website in News & Activities and Info-resources sections.

6.7 Business Sustainability Plans

Ukrainian and Georgian Partners have developed the Sustainability Plans.

Ukraine: 

Donetsk National Technical University

Lutsk National Technical University

Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies

Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University

Georgia: 

Akaki Tsereteli State University

Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University

Business and Technology University

6.8 International network of Labs

International network of Labs was created to ensure the sustainability of the project and continue the activities

International network of Labs

                                                                                                                           WP7 Management
7.1 Day-to-day administration

Appropriate day-to-day administration is ensured, resulting in smooth project performance - deliverables due to workplan (https://hein4.net/ - internal area).

7.2 Coordination management 25 online and 7 onsite/hybrid project coordination meetings have been performed. Details of meetings (agenda, participants, minutes, presentations) are available on project web-site (News & Activities tab).

                                                                                                               Materials of other project activities

Workshop on Industry 4, Ecosystems and Tech Entrepreneurship, 25-27/07/2022

  1. Agenda;
  2. Participantsday 1day 2day 3
  3. Presentations:

Cluster monitoring event on digitization and innovation for social development - webinar "European integration: ensuring sustainable development of higher education and society in Ukraine", 25/07/2023

  1. Detailed description of the event
  2. Invitation
  3. List of the projects
  4. Agenda
  5. You-tube translation
  6. Information on the NEO Ukraine site
  7. Links to the mas-media
  8. Presentation
  9. Photos

II International Scientific and Practical Conference "Logistics and transport security:  Problems and prospects of development in the context of the analysis of modern challenges and threats" (Dnipro, USUST, 09.11.2023)

Section 2 Technology Industry 4.0 in education and industry (program and materials)

Workshop: Digital Transformation Gaps in Industry 4.0 (Business and Technology University & Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency), 5/04/2023

  1. Digital Transformation Gaps in Industry 4.0
  2. Industry 4.0: state of play in France
  3. Digital and ecosystem based business models in the context of Industry 4.0

Three days of active training "Lean Management and Industry 4.0 – Two complementary approaches" for USUST's staff by Festo Ukraine

  1. Presentation 1
  2. Presentation 2
  3. Presentation 3
  4. Presentation 4

International Science and Practical Conference «Management studies in the context of the development of processes of the fourth industrial revolution Industry 4.0»

Materials of the conference

                                                                                                              THEMATIC MATERIALS

Introduction to Industry 4.0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here—are you ready?

Forces of change: Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 Concept: Background and Overview

Industry 4.0 Analytical Study

Industry 4.0: Digitalisation for productivity and growth

An Industry 4 readiness assessment tool

ICARUS - AN INNOVATIVE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION TRAINING TOOLBOX TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY 4.0 SKILLS GAP AND MISMATCHES

Learning Factories

Learning Factory for Industry 4.0 to provide future skills beyond technical training

Cyber- Physical Systems and Education 4.0 –The Teaching Factory 4.0 Concept

Learning Factory: The Path to Industry 4.0

INDUSTRY 4.0 LEARNING FACTORY DIDACTIC DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Learning Factories for research, education, and training

Implications for Learning Factories from Industry 4.0:Challenges for the human factor in future production scenarios

Adult training

Industrie 4.0 – Qualification 2025 (Management Summary)

The Labouring Capacity Index: Living Labouring Capacity and Experience as Resources on the Road to Industry 4.0

Effects of Industry 4.0 on vocational education and training

The lifetime learner A journey through the future of postsecondary education. A report in the Future of the Business Landscape series

Predictors of Learner Satisfaction and Transfer of Learning in a Corporate Online Education Program

Curriculum development, skills identification

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM IN INDUSTRY 4.0 IN A SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT

Skills Needs Analysis for “Industry 4.0” Based on Roadmaps for Smart Systems

Guideline-on-course-syllabus-grading-system-and-examination-at-education-on-all-cycles

MAESTRO KTH programs

 

                                                                                                      Didactic literature on engineering education

The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century

Faculty wide curriculum reform: the integrated engineering programme

Call for papers for 49th Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) to be held on 13-16 September 2021 in Berlin

Didactic materials from KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Technology-push and market-pull strategies: The influence of the innovation ecosystem on companies’ involvement in the Industry 4.0 paradigm

USEFUL WEB-RESOURCES

 

Dissemination


We are glad to share with you the information about main activities and achievements of HEIn4 project. Presented materials are developed for public use and you are welcome to download, read and distribute them with the appropriate reference to the HEIn4 project.

DISSEMINATION STRATEGY of HEIn4 PROJECT

EXPLOITATION STRATEGY of HEIn4 PROJECT

Case Studies and Monographs:

Case Study “Best experiences and Practices of Georgian and European Universities”;

Case Study “Higher education towards fourth industrial revolution: European and Ukrainian cases”;

Case_study Methodology Concept Higher Education 4.0 in Georgia

Case_study Methodology Concept Higher Education 4.0 in Ukraine

Training material – “Concepts of Integral Quality of the professional Management System” by Prof. Eduard Kuznetsov

Monograph: Additive Technologies and Materials

Monograph: Management Industry 4.0

Monograph: Industry 4.0: European practices in higher education and enterprise

Joint recommendations for updating engineering curriculum UA

Recommendations for updating Engineering Curriculum GE

Master class - Professionalization of management: innovative paradigm in the context of  Industry 4.0.

Information and news about HEIn4 project activities:

Georgia:

Business and Technology University

Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University

Akaki Tsereteli State University

Ukraine:

Donetsk National Technical University

Lutsk National Technical University

Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies

Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University

Videos about HEIn4 project activities:

Video-presentation: IoT  Smart Health Framework, 11/10/2020;

Video about the seminar-training from Daughter Enterprise «FESTO»  “The concept of Industry 4.0 in the education of managers and economists: theory and practice” at the Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University, 25-26/09/2020;

“Development of Education Technologies at BTU” – special video on the Youtube Channel of Business and Technology University, 26/10/2020

Special interview with the Rector of BTU in “POSTV” “New Technology Lab & International Projects at BTU”, 26/10/2020

Special interview with the Rector of BTU in the “First Channel” of Georgia “Education Technologies in Georgia”, 27/10/2020

Video-presentation: PROFIenergy: Smart Energy Saving using PROFINET, 15/12/2020;

Video-presentation: ProfiCloud: IoT framework for remote industrial applications, 15/12/2020;

Video of the webinar " Big data and urban analytics" from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 22/02/2021;

Video of the webinar "Bionic Thinking - agile development inspired by nature" from Daughter Enterprise “Festo”, 04/03/2021 – part 01;

Video of the webinar "Bionic Thinking - agile development inspired by nature" from Daughter Enterprise “Festo”, 04/03/2021 – part 02

Special TV coverage and the interview with the Rector of BTU in the “First Channel” of Georgia: “Opening of the new TechLab at BTU with support of European Union”, 25/03/2021

Video of the webinar “Innovations and Technologies in relation to Industry 4.0 at Volvo” from Volvo Cars Gent, 05/05/2021

Video content on the YouTube channel, in the national webinar "Technical universities - on the way to DIH" where the project activities was presented, 11.05.2021 (in Ukrainian Language)

Interview with Vice Rector of DonNTU "Participation of DonNTU teachers in international projects" for Ukrainian TV Company "Orbita", 19/05/2021 (additional Youtube link)

Two week’s seminar within the program "Industry 4 0 in modern production" at the Donetsk National Technical University, 30/06/2021

Opening ceremony of the Virtual Learning Factory at the Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University

Description of the Virtual Learning Factory at the Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University (Ukrainian language)

Description of the Virtual Learning Factory at the Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University (English language)

Overview of the Virtual Learning Factory of the Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University

Computer modeling and artificial intelligence: Modern Virtual Laboratory has opened at DonNTU, 10/12/2021 (additional Youtube link).

Opening Innovation Laboratory at BSU and short information about Workshop  News on the TV (TV Channel “TV 25”)

Opening Innovation Laboratory at BSU and short information about Workshop  News on the  TV (TV Channel “Ajara”)

Video of the Online workshop "Management education in Industry 4.0" - deducted to the KU LEUVEN Technology Park Study Visit. Conducted on the 18th of May, video on the official YouTube channel of Iryna Nyenno; 05/06/2022.

Information about the HEIn4 project on the websites of project partners:

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of Business and Technology University (in Georgian Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of Business and Technology University (in English Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of the Donetsk National Technical University (in English Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of the Donetsk National Technical University (in Ukrainian Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies (in English Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies (in Ukrainian Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University (in Ukrainian and English Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of Lutsk National Technical University (in Ukrainian and English Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of Akaki Tsereteli State University (in English Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of Akaki Tsereteli State University (in Georgian Language)

Short description of the project, its actuality and objectives by Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University project team members, the project implementation monitoring team is also highlighted

Web-site of the Strategic Development and International Relations Department of BSU where the list and short description of the projects co-funded by the Erasmus+programme of the European Union are presented.  Web-site includes the finalized as well as the current projects of Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University

Official web-site of the Faculty of Exact Sciences and Education of the Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University, section “projects” with the list and short descriptions of the projects the Faculty is engaged in

Contact us


For any enquiries concerning the HEIn4 project please contact the relevant member of the project management team:

Project Coordinator: Mr. Geert De Lepeleer

Project Co-Coordinator in EU: Prof. Philippe Saey

Project Co-Coordinator in Georgia: Ms. Ani Chelishvili

Project Co-Coordinator in Ukraine: Assoc. Prof. Oleksandr Zhadanos (Prof. Volodymyr Shatokha until 01.01.2023)

Project Administrator: Ms. Ellen Matthijs

Project Administrator: Assoc. Prof. Oleksandr Zhadanos (Mr. Andriy Petrenko until 01.01.2022)

Contact person at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: Mr. Geert De Lepeleer

Contact person at Instituto Politécnico do Porto: Prof. Paulo Ávila

Contact person at KTH Royal Institute of Technology: Mr. Victor Kordas

Contact person at Volvo Cars Gent: Mr. Bart Thoen

Contact person at Akaki Tsereteli State University: Mr. David Gegechkori

Contact person at Batumi Shota Rustavelli State University: Prof. Lela Turmanidze

Contact person at Business and Technology University: Ms. Ani Chelishvili

Contact person at Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency: Ms. Annie Vashakmadze

Contact person at Donetsk National Technical University: Prof. Iryna Shvets

Contact person at Lutsk National Technical University: Prof. Mykola Melnychuk

Contact person at Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies (until 01.11.2021 National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine): Assoc. Prof. Oleksandr Zhadanos  (Prof. Volodymyr Shatokha until 01.01.2023)

Contact person at Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University: Prof. Iryna Nyenno

Contact person at Daughter Enterprise “Festo”: Mr. Ievgen Ryzhenko