On November 28th and 29th, 2023, the kick-off meeting within the project “Bridging the gap between university and industry: Master Curricular Supporting the Development of Green Jobs and Digital Skills in the Ukrainian Building Sector” under the Erasmus+ KA2 program – Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education was held. The meeting proceeded in a hybrid format due to security measures.

On November 28th, 2023, the coordinator of the project, the Dnipro State Academy of Construction and Architecture presented the project itself, its mission, goals and key milestones. On November 29th consortium members were able to get acquainted with the Quality Plan, the Dissemination Plan and the Procurement plan of the project. The special attention was paid for clarifying the key aspects of project management and administration, including financial management.

The head of the Department of Welding and Construction Technologies, Iryna Pribytko, is the institutional coordinator of the project. During the meeting, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Head of the Center for Project Activities Nataliya Kholyavko presented Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, and Maksym Bolotov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Welding and Construction Technologies, presented the experience gained by the University in the field relevant to the subject of the project.

We would like to thank the organizers of the meeting for the high level of preparation and establishment of productive and constructive interaction of participants from all member countries of the consortium!