The course “Green automation for ecological sustainability” includes the following topics:
Topic 1. Environmental sustainability in EU institutional visions.
Topic 2. The Green Deal: institutional origins and social, environmental, and economic impacts, as well as research ethics principles in the EU.
Topic 3. Fundamentals of Green Automation: A STEM approach.
This course is introduced as part of the international Erasmus+ KA2 project: “The Decisive Role of Public Administration Professionals in the Implementation of the Circular Economy: Shaping a Circular Economy Mindset in Higher Education Institutions” (PubCirEco project, EU Funding Programme: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CBHE).
It involves the discussion of modern sustainable development challenges regarding environmental preservation, which have led to the creation of current concepts such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals and EU political institutions that influence the modern automation industry and engineering. The course examines the principles of Green Automation, which, through the proper design of automated systems, ensure minimal environmental pollution throughout their operation.
Learning Objectives:
Develop general knowledge related to environmental sustainability concepts and the design of green automated systems that minimize both the direct and indirect environmental impacts of technical systems.
Recognize the EU’s institutional vision regarding environmental sustainability to help justify a personal political vision for the future of Ukraine within a united Europe.
Explain Green Automation and its social, environmental, and economic aspects, alongside ethical principles in research.
Conceptually implement Green Automation through mathematical modeling and computer simulation of processes inherent in automation objects.