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. 

Industrialised world rapidly changes its development paradigm which brought most advanced countries on a brink of new industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, which could boost productivity and value added and stimulate economic growth. EU is among the most prominent leaders in this process.

Industry 4.0 is a term applied to a group of rapid transformations in design, manufacture, operation and service of manufacturing systems and products. Technological transformation and operation excellence (including automation, connectivity, robotisation, industrial internet of things etc.) itself do not constitute 4th industrial revolution. Really revolutionary change requires reconfiguration of enterprise’s business model in order to assign much greater significance to creation of value from generated data, to give more central role to end-users (customers) and networks that enable value creation.

For economies in countries of former Soviet Union the global industrial transformation poses existential challenge: many existing factories are outdated; even advanced enterprises usually opt for the well proven technologies being reluctant to invest into breakthrough solutions. This greatly relates to predominance of short-term strategies and focus on making fast profit instead of aiming at long-term competitiveness. If this trend is not taken care of properly, technology gap will inevitably grow.

In Ukraine the Industry 4.0 is not unknown and the certain level of awareness has been created notably in relationship to Internet Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and, to some extent, manufacturing. This includes also recently performed EU-funded Erasmus+ project ALIOT (Internet of Things: Emerging Curriculum for Industry and Human Applications, 2015-2018) which focused creation of professional community in Internet of Things, robotics, computer networks and microcontrollers. Some “grassroots” initiatives also are known with most prominent “Industry 4.0 in UA” (industry4-0-ukraine.com.ua) created by Association of Industrial Automation of UA. However, all of them focus on technology side.

For Georgia Industry 4.0 is relatively new concept, though HEIn4 participants already had research activities with relevance to this topic. One of main research priorities for HEIs is development of Georgia's Human Capital. Training and research focus on identifying skills and competencies needed for future employability in Georgia and provision of education to meet these needs taking into account the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Georgian participants of HEIn4 plan to work in partnership with relevant Government Ministries and disseminate outcomes of this initiative in order to help them make well informed policy decisions. No any EU funded projects with relevance to Industry 4.0 existed in Georgia so far.

Analysis performed allows to identify COMMON PROBLEM for both Georgia and Ukraine as follows: the disproportion between availability of technologies relevant to Industry 4.0 and lack of the experience in re-setting of business models hinder the comprehensive industrial transformation.

HEIn4 project addresses the identified need of bridging this disproportion by reinforcing the role of HEIs in assisting 4th Industrial Revolution in Georgia and Ukraine through:

-building the capacities in HEIs (human resource and institutional units);
-delivery of tailored courses for the industrial personnel;
-launching the consultancy services for industrial companies (large and SME);
-setting new taught module for Master students.

Through intervention in this sphere HEIn4 project will assist not only wider uptake of new technology but also will help to deliver an added value to a full possible extent and thus enable exploitation of all opportunities the Industry 4.0 delivers.

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.

SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES are:

  1. To reinforce capacities in HEIs (human resource, material base and institutional units) in response to emerging Industry 4.0 paradigm;
  2. To reinforce collaboration of HEIs with industry by delivery tailored courses and consultancy services for the companies (large and SME) towards exploring the opportunities of new Industrial Revolution through reconfiguration of business models;
  3. To set new taught module "Industry 4.0 Business Management" for the MSc students for enhancing graduates' employability under emerging market conditions;
  4. To develop recommendations for updating the Engineering curriculum towards competencies required for operating the factories of the future.

The content of the courses and the consultancy services delivered under Objective 2, as well as the module developed under Objective 3 and curriculum revision under Objective 4, will not only ensure the longterm leadership of the HEIs in an ongoing industrial revolution but will address such urgent needs of industry as:

  • availability of staff with new skills;
  • ability to transform own industrial culture;
  • ability to revolutionary reconfigure own business model.

HEIn4 will contribute solving  the industry’s existential need - to remain competitive under conditions of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

In the national context, the objectives correspond to the state agenda and are geared towards the important socioeconomic targets (industry’s competitiveness, role of the HEIs in a society, employability of graduates, skills shortage avoidance etc.) which will also ensure and that the EU assistance will feasibly result in substantial progress in the project field delivering the sustainable results which can be widely multiplied across both Georgia and Ukraine.

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.

 

Workpackage 1 – Study the experience of EU HEIs

Workpackage foresees 2 rounds of training visits to EU partners. The first round is for academic staff from Georgian and Ukrainian HEIs with a purpose to learn the new teaching methods and content of the curriculum relevant to business management under conditions of the new Industrial Revolution. The second round is for administrators from Georgian and Ukrainian HEIs (rectorate, faculty deans) with a target to learn the institutional issues – institutionalisation, interfaculty collaboration, feedback to curriculum from industry etc.

Participants of training visits will be selected based on such criteria as experience in curriculum development, language skills, commitment to project goals and gender equality. Participants of study visits will be involved to deliver the creative outcomes of the project and will share their experience at Seminars in Georgia and Ukraine.

Following activities will be carried out:

  • Study of teaching methodologies and curriculum in relationship to Industry 4.0;
  • Development of methodology concept and content of curriculum;
  • Study of capacity building practices for collaboration with industry;
  • Development of Case Studies

Workpackage 2 – Curriculum for Industry 4.0

Workpackage is designed to satisfy the urgent needs of industry by providing the specialized retraining courses for employees and by enhancing the teaching of Master programmes by delivery  Industry 4.0 context and thus to equip graduates with the better employment opportunities and strategically prevent the skills shortage in a longer term perspective.

Optimal duration of course will be defined based on the EU experience in consultations with the industrial partners. Teaching materials will be developed in order to ensure fast conversion of initially on-site training into mixed and distance learning formats.

To more comprehensively exploit the expertise attained, the HEIn4 project will deliver the insights on the new transdisciplinary competencies required for operating the factories of the future and how this can be addressed in higher engineering education.

 

Following activities will be carried out:

  • Development of short courses for upgrading industrial staff;
  • Development of taught module "Industry 4.0 Business Management" for Master students;
  • Development of recommendations for updating Engineering curriculum.

 

Workpackage 3 – Capacity building

Workpackage is designed to improve the capacities of Georgian and Ukrainian HEIs to embed the aspects of Industry 4.0 concept into the teaching practice and to provide the relevant up-to-date service for industry.

Within this workpackage the Virtual Factory Learning Lab will be created at each Georgian and Ukrainian university – partner of HEIn4 project. Labs will be established as a training platform for simulating the real business processes in virtual environment.

To get acquainted with real life business management in the Industry 4.0 context, the staff members of the Labs will visit the EU industrial partner Volvo Cars Gent which is one of the most advanced European enterprises and a leader in application of the Industry 4.0 technologies and business management principles. Experience will be shared on Workshops in Georgia and Ukraine.

Lab’s staff will consolidate the human resource from various faculties for rendering the consultancy services. Scope of these services will not be limited only to the project context (business management reconfiguration) but will even go wider including also mastering of new technologies.

 

 

Following activities will be carried out:

  • Setting the Virtual Factory Learning Labs;
  • Upgrading the staff for the Labs;
  • Development of content and capacity for consultancy services.

 

Workpackage 4 – Quality plan

The set of QC activities will be performed in order to keep the relevance of project activities to the needs of the target groups and to ensure the high quality of project deliverables. The mechanisms of both internal and external QC will be applied.

From the inception of the project the Reference Group, responsible for Quality Control are created at each Georgian and Ukrainian university including: vice-rector (head), faculty dean, member of academ staff, student and representative from industry. Meetings of Reference Gropus will be organised for discussion of achieved results and brainstorming. Upon the evaluation by Reference Gropus, the adjustment mechanisms will be developed, where necessary to ensure that outcomes are reached as planned.

The questionnaire will be developed to collect the feedback from attendees of new courses in order to further improve the quality of teaching and to better address the needs of particular sub-groups (e.g. large industry, SMEs, production and services sectors and so on).

 

Following activities will be carried out:

  • Creation of Reference Group;
  • Semi-annual meetings of RG;
  • Evaluation of short courses for industry.

Workpackage 5 – Dissemination

Workpackage foresees the of actions developed to ensure that all target groups of HEIn4 project are aware of project, understand their benefits and committed to act towards the wider objective of the project within and beyond the project lifetime.

 

Following activities will be carried out:

  • Dissemination via project web-site;
  • Development of semi-annual dissemination leaflets;
  • Holding the Seminars, Workshops and Conferences in Georgia and Ukraine.

Workpackage 6 – Exploitation

Pilot trial of the project deliverables will be started during the project’s lifetime in order to assess the quality and, while the project is on-going, to introduce the necessary improvements in case any gaps or problems will be identified. This Workpackage will contribute  to the sustainability of project results after HEIn4 project will be finished.

 

Following exploitation activities will be carried out:

  • Pilot teaching to industrial staff;
  • Pilot teaching to university students;
  • Launching the Services of Virtual factory Learning Labs;
  • Adjustment of deliverables;
  • Holding the round tables with stakeholders under the Labs auspices;
  • Permanent colloquium for retraining of teaching staff;
  • Development of Business Sustainability Plans for Labs;
  • Establishing the International network of Labs.

 

Workpackage 7 – Management

Project management strategy is focused on delivery of high quality outcomes by:

-consolidated teamwork of all project partners;

-clear leadership;

-transparent decision-making;

-balanced responsibilities.

The operational project management will be performed by Project Management Board   that will have the semi-annual Coordination Meetings were partners will:

-discuss Activity Evaluation Reports;

-discuss and evaluate performance/deliverables

-approve contingency measures with respect to identified risks/assumptions;

-schedule upcoming activities/events.

 

Following management activities will be carried out:

  • Day-to-day administration;
  • Coordination management.

News & Activities


Info-resources


Materials of project meetings

Kick-off meeting (on-line event), 22/06/2020

Consortium meeting (on-line event), 10/07/2020

Meeting of EU partners (on-line event), 07/09/2020

Meeting of UA partners(on-line event), 14/09/2020

Consortium meeting (on-line event), 17/09/2020

Seminar in Odessa, 25-26/09/2020

Webinar from Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 29/09/2020

Seminar in Dnipro, 01-02/10/2020

Webinar from Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency, 07/10/2020

Webinar from Instituto Politécnico do Porto and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 13/10/2020

Seminar in Lutsk, 15-16/10/2020

Webinar from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 20/10/2020

Preventive monitoring of the project by National Erasmus+ Offices

Monitoring of the project by NEO in Georgia (on-line event), 14/10/2020

Monitoring of the project by NEO in Ukraine (on-line event), 21/10/2020

Webinar from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 10/11/2020

Consortium meeting (on-line event), 26/11/2020

Consortium meeting (on-line event), 14/01/2021

Webinar from Ukrainian industrial partner Daughter Enterprise “Festo” for Georgian universities, 05/02/2021

Webinar from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 22/02/2021

Webinar Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 23/02/2021

Webinar from Ukrainian industrial partner Daughter Enterprise “Festo” for Georgian and Ukrainian universities, 04/03/2021

Webinar Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 22/04/2021

Consortium meeting, 17/05/2021

Consortium meeting, 29/06/2021

Consortium meeting, 25/10/2021

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

             day 1

             day 2

             day 3

  • Presentations:

          Presentation 1

          Presentation 2

          10 Biggest Entrepreneurship Trends to Watch in 2022 and 2023 (english)

          10 Biggest Entrepreneurship Trends to Watch in 2022 and 2023 (georgian)

           Top 10 Industry 4.0 Trends in 2022 (english)

          Top 10 Industry 4.0 Trends in 2022 (georgian)

          Entrepreneurial ecosystem taxonomy

          Business Canvas

         

 

 

Consortium meeting (on-line event), 22/10/2020

Webinar from Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 27/10/2020

Webinar from industrial project partner Daughter Enterprise “Festo” for NMAU, 27/10/2020

Webinar from industrial project partner Daughter Enterprise “Festo” for ONMU, 01/12/2020

HEIn4 project at Autumn School “Transfer of Technologies and Innovations: European and Ukrainian Experience”, 04/11/2020

Seminar in Pokrovs’k, 12-13/11/2020

Webinar from Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 24/11/2020

Webinar from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 15/12/2020

Workshop “University leadership in the transition towards Industry 4.0”, 17-18/02/2021

Consortium meeting, 25/02/2021

Webinar Instituto Politécnico do Porto, 09/03/2021

Consortium meeting, 25/03/2021

Webinar from Volvo Cars Gent, 05/05/2021

Webinar Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 26/05/2021

Round Table “Industry transformation in the Industry 4.0 context: challenges and perspectives for regional enterprises”, 23-26/06/2021

 

Consortium meeting, 13/12/2021

 

 

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

          Digital Transformation Gaps in Industry 4.0

          Industry 4.0: state of play in France

          Digital and ecosystem based business models in the context of Industry 4.0

         

 

PROJECT DELIVERABLES

   SYLLABUSES OF NEW DISCIPLINES, DEVELOPED IN HEIn4

Virtual Factory Learning Labs at partner universities

Dissemination leaflets for Georgia and Ukraine

 

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

Didactic materials from KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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

Industry 4.0 technology development: What is the role of Intermediary organizations in innovation ecosystem?

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

Information and news about HEIn4 project activities:

Project leaflet in Georgia for the period from January 2020 to June 2020

Project leaflet in Ukraine for the period from January 2020 to June 2020

Project leaflet in Georgia for the period from July 2020 to December 2020

Project leaflet in Ukraine for the period from July 2020 to December 2020

Project leaflet in Georgia for the period from January 2021 to June 2021

Project leaflet in Ukraine for the period from January 2021 to June 2021

Project leaflet in Georgia for the period from July 2021 to December 2021

Project leaflet in Ukraine for the period from July 2021 to December 2021

Project leaflet in Georgia for the period from January 2022 to June 2022

News on HEIn4 project activities in the newsletter of Business and Technology University, 30/06/2020

Article “Industry 4.0 – new module in Management and High Tech Lab for BTU students” dedicated to the HEIn4 project activities published at Georgian in Georgian online information press (AMBEBI), 20/07/2020

News “Industry 4.0 – new module in Management and High Tech Lab for BTU students” dedicated to the HEIn4 project published on the website of Business and Technology University, 21/07/2020

News “Volvo and other Industry leaders will introduce Industry 4.0 innovations at BTU Master’s program” dedicated to the HEIn4 project published on the website of Business and Technology University, 21/07/2020

Article “Volvo and other Industry leaders will introduce Industry 4.0 innovations at BTU Master’s program” dedicated to the HEIn4 project activities published at Georgian in Georgian online information press (Business Press News), 21/07/2020

Promotion of the HEIn4 project at the 4th year Anniversary Event at Business and Technology University, 11/09/2020

News on the Regional Information Webinar organized in cooperation with Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency - GITA and dedicated to raise the awareness regarding Industry 4.0, 01/10/2020

News on the webinar "Strengthening the role of universities in the new paradigm of the industrial revolution 4.0: challenges, goals, objectives" dedicated to the HEIn4 project activities at Lutsk National Technical University and published on the project's Facebook page, 07/10/2020

News about the seminar-training from Festo at Lutsk National Technical University, 15/10/2020

DonNTU news about webinars from European universities (in Ukrainian Language), 15/10/2020

Announcement of the training webinars of the European partners on the Facebook page of Donetsk National Technical University, 15/10/2020

News about the seminar-training from Festo at National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, 16/10/2020

Webinar from the partners of Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) within the HEIn4.0 project, published on the Website of Donetsk National Technical University, 19/10/2020

Article:  “Monitoring of project «Boosting the role of HEIs in the industrial transformation towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm in Georgia and Ukraine / HEIn4» in Ukraine” published on the website of Lutsk National Technical University, 21/10/2020

News “Strengthening Education Technologies in Georgia in cooperation with EU and Save the Children” published on the website of Business and Technology University, 26/10/2020

Article “Strengthening Education Technologies in Georgia in cooperation with EU and Save the Children” published in Georgian online information press (Entrepreneur Georgia), 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

News about the webinar from Festo at the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, 30/10/2020

News about the awarding of the academic staff with the Certificates from FESTO company as a result of the successful accomplishment the training performed within the HEIn4 Project, published on the website of Lutsk National Technical University, 06/11/2020

Information and training webinar on Industry 4.0, published on the website of Donetsk National Technical University, 09/11/2020

News about the seminar-training from Festo at Donetsk National Technical University, 12/11/2020-13/11/2020

Industry 4.0 seminar within the Erasmus+ project, published on the website of Donetsk National Technical University, 17/11/2020

Publication on the Facebook page of ONMU about the webinar "Education Industry 4.0 on the online learning system Festo LX” from Daughter Enterprise “Festo” and master class from Prof. Iryna Nyenno, 01/12/2020

Publication on the Instagram channel of ONMU about the webinar "Education Industry 4.0 on the online learning system Festo LX” from Daughter Enterprise “Festo” and master class from Prof. Iryna Nyenno, 01/12/2020

News about the awarding of the participants of the training with the Certificates from FESTO company within the HEIn4.0 Project, published on the website of Donetsk National Technical University (in Ukrainian language), 01/12/2020 and in English language;

Acquisition of new theoretical knowledge and practical skills by the teachers of DonNTU, published on the Facebook page of the Donetsk National Technical University, 01/12/2020

Information about the creation of the "Laboratory 4.0" at Business and Technology University within the HEIn4 project on the university website, 11.01.2021

News about the joining of HEIn4 project to the Industry4Ukraine platform, 14/01/2021

Announcement of the Workshop “University leadership in the transition towards Industry 4.0” on the website of Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University, 11/02/2021

Announcement of the workshop “University leadership in the transition towards Industry 4.0” on the Facebook page of the Faculty of Economics and Law of the Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University

Announcement of the workshop “University leadership in the transition towards Industry 4.0” in Instagram page of the Faculty of Economics and Law of the Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University

Announcement of the Workshop “University leadership in the transition towards Industry 4.0” on the website of National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, 15/02/2021

Synergy of the EXTECH and HEIn4 international projects – news on the website of Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University, 25/02/2021

News about the workshop “University leadership in the transition towards Industry 4.0” published on the website of the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, 03/03/2021

Synergy with Jean Monnet project 611679-EPP-1–2019–1-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE «European Experience in Technology Transfer for Ukrainian Universities» / ExTech – giving lectures by Iryna Nyenno, ONMU, Ukraine “Higher educational institutions' role in the industry 4.0 epoch: balance factor in polarized cholism”–  for Spring School 3-4 March 2021 «Technology and Innovation Transfer: European and Ukrainian Experience»

Report about the Extech Jean Monnet Spring School 2021 on the Facebook page of the Board of Young Scientists of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 03/03/2021

Dissemination of the HEIn4 project at the webinar “Future factories: Taking innovative manufacturing in Canada and Europe to the next level”, 04/03/2021

Presentation of the Rector of Business and Technology University delivered at International Post-Covid Discussion 2021 organized by BTU, 22/03/2021; information available in the article published in BusinessPressNews

Presentation of the Rector of Business and Technology University delivered at International Post-Covid Discussion 2021 organized by BTU, 22/03/2021; information available on the BTU website

Dissemination of the HEIn4 project at the webinar “EU Industry week: Industry 4.0 landscape of Kharkiv region”, 23/03/2021

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

News on the BTU official FB page: “Opening of the new Tech Laboratory at BTU – tech solutions in Business, consultations, trainings and masterclasses for industrial partners with support of European Union”, 25/03/2021

News of the BTU official FB page: “Opening ceremony of the Industry 4.0 Lab at BTU – trainings, courses, consultations for BTU students, staff and industrial partners, 25/03/2021

Article “Microsoft, Google and other Tech solutions for Business at new Lab” published in BusinessPressNews, 25/03/2021

Article “New Tech Lab at BTU & planned Volvo workshop” published in Interpressnews.ge, 25/03/2021

Article “VR solutions for Business at BTU new Tech Lab” published in Entrepreneur.ge, 25/03/2021

Article “Technologies in Business – new Tech Lab at BTU established with support of European Union” published in Marketer.ge, 25/03/2021

News “Opening ceremony of the Industry 4.0 Lab at BTU” published on BTU website, 25/03/2021

News “VR Solutions for industry at BTU new Laboratory” published on BTU website, 25/03/2021

News “Volvo Masterclass at Industry 4.0 Lab” published on BTU website, 25/03/2021

News on the BTU official website – Microsoft, Google and other Tech products at BTU New Industry 4.0 Lab, 25/03/2021

Research paper from the HEIn4 project team of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University: Hrinchenko, Y. (2021), “Implications of the “Industry 4.0” Concept on Management Practice”, Journal of Applied Management and Investments, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 31-41, 29/03/2021

News “Technologies in Business - Opening ceremony of the Industry 4.0 Lab at BTU” published on BTU website, 02/04/2021

Presentation of HEIn4 project by Lutsk National Technical University on the annual International Conference for Young Scientists and Students "Quality and Safety of Goods", 09/04/2021;

Announcement of the International webinar from European partners: "Digital twins: overview and case studies", 19/04/2021 (information published on the website of Donetsk National Technical University). Additional information on the Facebook page of Donetsk National Technical University, 19/04/2021

Presentation of the results of HEIn4 project by Lutsk National Technical University on the webinar "Technical universities - on the way to DIH", 11/05/2021;

Information about DonNTU scientists’ participation in international scientific forum “International Conference on Water, Energy, Food and Sustainability” (ICoWEFS 2021), 17/05/2021 on the DonNTU web-site; Information on the Facebook page of Donetsk National Technical University, 17/05/2021;

News “HEIn4 Lab at BTU” published on BTU website, 02/06/2021

Collaboration with HEI “Chernigivska Politechnika” – participation of  Iryna Nyenno, ONMU, Ukraine, in the forum “Three Days of Innovations” with HEIN4 project presentation "The role of higher education institutions in the era of industry 4.0", 08/06/2021;

Participation of  Iryna Nyenno, Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University in the online round table “Are we able to reach learning outcomes online?” of Kiyv School of Economics as a speaker with the presentation of Virtual Factory Learning Lab, 15/06/2021;

Article  “SmartFactoryLab: Industry 4.0 laboratory opened in Lutsk NTU” published on the website of Lutsk National Technical University, 23.06.2021;

Article “INDUSTRY 4.0: A LABORATORY COSTING 700 THOUSAND UAH HAS BEEN OPENED AT LUTSK UNIVERSITY” published on the website of the First Informational Agency “Volyn News”, 23/06/2021;

Article “Teachers at Lutsk NTU are trained to the use SmartFactoryLab equipment” published on the website of Lutsk National Technical University, 25.06.2021;

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

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

Information about the specialized classroom Virtual Factory Learning Lab Industry 4.0 on the official web-site of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University, 09/07/2021;

News “BTU Global Initiative” published on BTU website, 13/09/2021

News “Tech Labs at BTU” published on BTU website, 15/09/2021

Information on the Facebook page of the Faculty of Economics and Law about the awarding ceremony for the prize-winners of the Competition of the Council of Young Scientists of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. The Nomination “Virtual Reality Technologies in Science” – winner: Iryna Nyenno, awarded as a title of the “Best young scientists 2021”, 30.09.2021;

Information about the awarding ceremony for the prize-winners of the Competition “Best young scientists 2021” on the web-site of the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine, 04.10.2121;

News on the official web-site of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University about the awarding ceremony for the prize-winners of the Competition of the Council of Young Scientists of the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine. The Nomination “Virtual Reality Technologies in Science” – winner: Iryna Nyenno, awarded as a title of the “Best young scientists 2021”, 07.10.2021;

Presentation of HEIn4 project during the Autumn School “Technology Transfer and Innovation: European and Ukrainian experience" by Prof. Iryna Nyenno, 03-04/11/2021;

News about the HEIn4 project on the Autumn School “Technology Transfer and Innovation: European and Ukrainian experience" published on the website of Lviv Polytechnic National University, 05/11/2021;

A seminar on teaching the discipline "Industry 4.0: Business Management" under the Erasmus + project was held at DonNTU, 08/12/2021 (offical web-site publication). Publication on the Facebook page of Donetsk National Technical University, 08/12/2021;

HEIn4 Virtual Laboratory for smart solar systems simulation at the Akaki Tsereteli State University (in English language), 13/12/2021;

Opening of a new Mini-Factory Learning Lab within the Erasmus+ project at the Department of Chemical Technologies and Chemical Engineering at DonNTU, 15/12/2021 (offical web-site publication); Publication on the Facebook page of Donetsk National Technical University, 15/12/2021;

Information about Virtual Training Laboratory at DonNTU, 04/01/2022;

Presentation of the Mini-Factory Learning Lab under the Erasmus + project for students of DonNTU, 04/01/2022.

Presentation of the Mini-Factory Learning Lab under the Erasmus+ project for students of DonNTU, published on the Facebook page of the Donetsk National Technical University, 10/01/2022.

Nyenno, I., Truba, V., Lomachynska, I., Mazur, O. (2021). Digital public goods as a means to support affordable and clean energy. Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal (Scopus), 24(4), 139-152. https://doi.org/10.33223/epj/144907https://epj.min-pan.krakow.pl/Digital-public-goods-as-a-means-to-support-affordable-and-clean-energy,144907,0,2.html

Nyenno I. Digital public goods as a basis for achieving the goals of sustainable development of the state. Market economy: modern theory and practice of management. 2021. Volume 20 № 2 (48). Pp. 116-127. https://doi.org/10.18524/2413-9998.2021.2(48).243684http://rinek.onu.edu.ua/article/view/243684

Online workshop "Management education in Industry 4.0" - deducted to the KU LEUVEN Technology Park Study Visit. Conducted on the 18th of May - announcement on the official web-site of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University (http://onu.edu.ua/uk/oholoshennia/onlainvorkshop-upravlinska-osvita-v-industry-40); - announcement on the official social media of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University - Faculty of Economics and Law (https://www.facebook.com/epfonu/)

European and Georgian partners in project HEIn4.0 give their support to DonNTU teachers (in Ukrainian), 14/03/2022

European and Georgian partners in project HEIn4.0 give their support to DonNTU teachers (in English), 14/03/2022

European and Georgian partners in project HEIn4.0 give their support to DonNTU teachers (in Ukrainian), 14/03/2022 (Facebook publication)

Erasmus + Partners’ Coordination Meeting “Boosting the role of HEIs in the industrial transformation towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm in Georgia and Ukraine” (HEIn4.0) (in Ukrainian), 17/04/2022

Erasmus + Partners’ Coordination Meeting “Boosting the role of HEIs in the industrial transformation towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm in Georgia and Ukraine” (HEIn4.0) (in English), 17/04/2022

Erasmus + Partners’ Coordination Meeting “Boosting the role of HEIs in the industrial transformation towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm in Georgia and Ukraine” (HEIn4.0) (in Ukrainian), 18/04/2022 (Facebook publication)

Start of study visits to European partners within Erasmus+ project “Boosting the role of HEIs in the industrial transformation towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm in Georgia and Ukraine” (in Ukrainian), 16/05/2022

Start of study visits to European partners within Erasmus+ project “Boosting the role of HEIs in the industrial transformation towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm in Georgia and Ukraine” (in English), 16/05/2022

Start of study visits to European partners within Erasmus+ project “Boosting the role of HEIs in the industrial transformation towards the Industry 4.0 paradigm in Georgia and Ukraine” (in Ukrainian), 16/05/2022 (Facebook publication)

Study visit of DonNTU teachers under the Erasmus+ project to the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (in Ukrainian), 23/06/2022

Study visit of DonNTU teachers under the Erasmus+ project to the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (in English), 28/06/2022

Article: A team of scientists represented LNTU at the Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) published on the website of Lutsk National Technical University A team of scientists represented LNTU at the Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden).

Article: Digital leadership training for civil servants of public administration at LNTU published on the website of Lutsk National Technical University

Article: LNTU scientists took part in a study visit to Portugal as part of the Industry 4.0 project published on the website of Lutsk National Technical University

Online Seminar of the Engineering Programmers’ Team of the Company Axon –news in Georgian on the Faculty website (BSU)

Study Visit BSU team in Leuven Catholic University-in Georgian page of the Quality Assurance Centre

Study visit BSU team in Leuven Catholic University-In Georgian page of the University website

Study Visit BSU team in Leuven Catholic University. News on the Georgian page of the Faculty website

Study visit BSU team to the catholic university of Leuven – news on the english page of the university website

Study Visit BSU team in Porto; Georgian page of the University website

Study visit BSU team in Porto; Georgian page of the Quality Assurance Centre

Meeting with the international company Axon in BSU-News on the Georgian page of the Faculty website

The workshop "ecosystems and technological entrepreneurship under the conditions of the 4th industrial revolution" held in BSU (news on the English page of the university)

The workshop "ecosystems and technological entrepreneurship under the conditions of the 4th industrial revolution" held in BSU (news on the Georgian page of the University website)

The workshop "ecosystems and technological entrepreneurship under the conditions of the 4th industrial revolution" held in bsu+agenda of the workshop (on the Georgian page of the university website (announcement)

The workshop "ecosystems and technological entrepreneurship under the conditions of the 4th industrial revolution" held in BSU (news on the Georgian page of the faculty website)

Innovation Laboratory opens in BSU-news on the Georgian page of the University website

Overview of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University Delegation to Business and Technology University, Georgia on the official web-site of the University

Overview of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University Delegation to Business and Technology University, Georgia in Ukrainian Media  - Informative Agency Prichernomorie

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

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”)

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 National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (in English Language)

Information about the HEIn4 project on the website of the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (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)

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: Prof. Volodymyr Shatokha

Project Administrator: Ms. Ellen Matthijs

Project Administrator: Assoc. Prof. Oleksandr Zhadanos

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 National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine: Prof. Volodymyr Shatokha

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

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