Kateryna Hnedina, coordinator of startup development, innovation and project-based learning of the Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, took part in the European Forum of Entrepreneurship-2025, which was held on February 06, 2025 in Prague and was held in a mixed format.

The event was organized by NEWTON University and brought together scientists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts to discuss innovations in business, education, and technology. The key thematic area of the forum was “smart life-smart business-smart education”. The forum began with welcoming remarks by Anna Plechatá Krausová, Rector of NEWTON University, and other honored guests. The program of the event included various sessions and speakers’ presentations on such issues as: the role of smart education and smart entrepreneurship in positive changes and shifts at the global level, challenges of sustainable development and the potential of entrepreneurship to ensure social well-being and public health, innovations in clean energy, digital transformation, development of the startup ecosystem, smart approaches in the economy, etc.

The event concluded with a panel discussion on the internationalization of education and identifying opportunities for cooperation between universities.