Sustainable Development Goals

The Accessibility Service “NURE without Limits” took part in a three-day training “Uncertain loss: theory and practice”
The Accessibility Service “NURE without Limits” took part in a three-day training “Uncertain loss: theory and practice”

19.12.2024

The training was held from 9 to 11 December. It was dedicated to acquiring practical skills and tools to support the families of missing persons and young people in difficult life situations today. The training included interactive immersion of specialists in the topic of indefinite loss and psychological and psychosocial features of supporting families of missing persons.
The peculiarities of supporting adolescents and young people were also discussed.
An indefinite loss is a situation when a person goes missing, and the family faces unresolved and prolonged grief.
The training covered the following issues:
  • why indefinite loss causes strong feelings;
  • the difference between loss through death and loss through missing persons;
  • what adults and children experience in such situations; 
  • how to properly support people who are facing an uncertain loss; 
  • what mistakes should be avoided when communicating with victims.
The International Committee of the Red Cross supported the training.
It is essential to support every one of us in difficult life situations in wartime, and with the acquisition of practical knowledge, such support becomes more accessible and professional.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities

03.12.2024

Every year, on December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated, proclaimed in 1992 by a resolution of the UN General Assembly.

Since 2024, the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics has been operating the Accessibility to Learning Opportunities Service “NURE without Limits”. The service was created on the basis of a special educational and rehabilitation department for supporting students with special educational needs, which has been operating since 2009. The accessibility service provides accurate and comfortable access to educational opportunities for students with special educational needs.

One More Step to Victory
One More Step to Victory

29.11.2024

Against all odds, shelling and destruction, our University continues to fight for a clean world, for the preservation of everything around us. An integral part of this movement towards victory is the collection of waste, in particular, waste paper, plastic caps, used batteries.

As you know, finger and watch batteries, mobile phone batteries and the like make up a very small percentage of waste, but are among the ‘record holders’ in terms of pollution. Other hazards include the presence of mercury, lithium, cadmium, zinc, lead, other heavy metals and alkalis in batteries. Therefore, these batteries should never be disposed of in ordinary garbage cans, they need to be recycled separately. Containers for them are available in most supermarkets, petrol stations, near the ASC, etc.).

The Eastern Ukraine EDIH project has been launched in Eastern Ukraine
The Eastern Ukraine EDIH project has been launched in Eastern Ukraine

22.11.2024

On 18 November, the first meeting of the Eastern Ukraine EDIH project consortium took place.
The project aims to increase the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing, agricultural and energy sectors, as well as to promote the development of Smart City solutions for communities in Eastern Ukraine.
The Eastern Ukraine EDIH project consortium brings together the Kharkiv IT Cluster, National Aerospace University ‘Kharkiv Aviation Institute’, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, Kharkiv Office of Reforms, and Cyber Diia platform.
During the meeting, they discussed the main areas of work of the hub and strategies for implementing innovative solutions for businesses and communities within the project.

Eastern Ukraine EDIH (European Digital Innovation Hub) is a new initiative aimed at supporting the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing, agriculture, energy, and Smart City sectors of Eastern Ukraine, which will be coordinated by a consortium led by the Kharkiv IT Cluster.

Funding for NURE departments based on KPIs extended for 2025
Funding for NURE departments based on KPIs extended for 2025

05.11.2024

At the meeting on 31 October 2024, the Academic Council of NURE supported the proposal of the Optimisation Commission and approved the key performance indicators (KPI) of departments for 2025. These KPIs, which include measures of academic excellence, research productivity, and international collaboration, will be used to determine the allocation of funds to each department.
The relevant decision published on the NURE website https://nure.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/Docs_Academic_Council/rishennia-vr_31.10.2024.pdf
The Commission analysed the changes to the formulaic distribution of state funds of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the results of applying the KPIs of the departments in recent years and concluded that the system of financing departments by Key Performance Indicators meets the objectives of sustainable development and should be continued.
The distribution of funding based on the KPI system remains an effective mechanism for motivating and rewarding a specific result. Considering new trends in global university rankings, particularly the TNE and QS, indicators of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals were added to the list of indicators.

Thesis defense under the Professional Training Program within the framework of academic mobility
Thesis defense under the Professional Training Program within the framework of academic mobility

15.10.2024

At the СITAR department under the supervision of Ph.D., associate professor I.V. Zharikova, the qualification work of bachelor’s degree Anisimova Daryna, a student of the specialty 172 Telecommunications and radio engineering of the educational and professional program Intelligent technologies of radio electronics on the topic “Development of a software system for control of cultivation parameters” was carried out plants in a closed space”.

NURE scientists took part in the meeting of universities under the GTUA-Edu NAWA 2024 project
NURE scientists took part in the meeting of universities under the GTUA-Edu NAWA 2024 project

02.10.2024

From September 16 to 20, 2024, the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WroclawTech), Republic of Poland, hosted scheduled working meetings on the international project Education for Green Transitions GTUA-EDU NAWA 2024, funded by the Polish Academic Exchange Agency NAWA.

The university was represented by the project coordinator from NURE, Dean of the Faculty of Automation and Computerized Technologies, Professor of the KITAR Department Oleksandr Filipenko. Representatives of 7 partner universities from Ukraine and colleagues from the Wroclaw University of Technology discussed the vision and developed criteria: What should a university be like? What should the university community do to be recognized as a Green-University?

NURE students contribute to the green transformation of Ukrainian universities
NURE students contribute to the green transformation of Ukrainian universities

02.10.2024

From September 16 to 21, 2024, within the framework of the implementation of the international project Education for Green Transitions GTUA-EDU NAWA2024, funded by the Polish Academic Exchange Agency NAWA (project coordinator prof. Oleksandr FILIPENKO), 6 students of the Faculty of ACT (Svitlana BEDENKO, Valeria HRYZHAK, Anna OMELIANENKO, Anastasia PRYLIPKO, Anastasia SOLYANYK, Anna SHEVCHENKO) and 3 students of the Faculty of KN (Mariya VARAVA, Iryna DEREVIANKO, Maria TOKHTAMYSH) took part in the international training program “2nd Summer School Green Transition for Ukrainian students” at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (WroclawTech), Republic of Poland.

The curriculum included a series of seminars covering important areas of activity aimed at equipping future professionals with the competencies to ensure sustainable development opportunities:

Energy management system implemented at NURE
Energy management system implemented at NURE

23.08.2024

According to the Rector’s Order № 227 of 06.08.2024 “On the implementation energy management system at Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics”, a number of documents were adopted that define and specify the Energy Policy.

Sustainable Investment Policy
Sustainable Investment Policy

28.06.2024

The ongoing war in Ukraine requires the mobilization of all economic resources to face global challenges and ensure sustainable development. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by russia and transformation of Kharkiv into frontline city did not cancel the requirements and needs for achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, but it completely changed the concept of sustainability.

NURE joined the campaign to utilise batteries
NURE joined the campaign to utilise batteries

14.06.2024

Even in the difficult times of military aggression and destruction, NURE continues to fight for environment protection, preservation of precious resources, energy and the entire world around us.  Our University is known worldwide for its numerous innovations in green technologies and for its careful attitude to the environment. One of the ongoing projects is the collection of recyclable materials, including waste paper, plastic and used batteries.

The ‘Batteries, Give Up’ campaign was launched with the participation of the student trade union and the NURE scientific library. In November 2023, more than 95 kg of used batteries were handed over for recycling.

NURE Optimisation Committee Meeting
NURE Optimisation Committee Meeting

21.05.2024

On 20 May, an expanded meeting of University Optimisation Committee was held as part of the ongoing seminar on achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals. The agenda included consideration and approval of changes to NURE’s internal rankings in 2024.

Acting Rector Ihor Ruban noted that NURE remains a leading Ukrainian university despite the war. In terms of the distribution of funding in 2024, NURE moved from 9th to 8th position among Ukrainian HEIs. And to maintain these achievements, stimulating and encouraging measures are needed. Among these measures is the inclusion of world rankings key indicators in NURE internal rankings.