Erasmus Jean Monnet Module Eco4Smart

Sustainable goals: SG4, SG11, SG12, SG17

Call: Erasmus Jean Monnet Module

Title: Ukraine-EU: Circular Economy solutions 4 Smart and Sustainable Cities

Project: #101127659

Acronym: Eco4Smart

Period: 01/09/2023-31/08/2026

Coordinator:

Irina Kolupaieva, Professor, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor of the Economic Cybernetics and Economic Security Management Department

Members:

Yurii Romashov, Professor of Department of Computer-Integrated Technologies, Automation and Mechatronics, Doctor of Engineering Science, Associate Professor

Lidiia Piddubna, Deputy director of the Educational and scientific institute of energy, information and transport infrastructure of O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor

Petro Lashyn, Head of the Economics and Finance Department of the Head Office of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region

Jelena Kurilova-Palisaitiene, Assistant Professor of Linkoping University PhD, Sweden

László Vértesy, Head of Economics and Natural Resources Department of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences Associate professor, PhD oec., Dr. habil, PhD jur., Dr. jur., Hungary

The general objective of the project is to attract attention of the Ukrainian community to the necessity of circular economy solutions for smart cities development and sustainable future of every country in order to foster integration and cooperation between Ukraine and European Union implementing best experience and strategies for changes and rebuilding.

There are specific objectives provided by the project:

Promote experience of EU studies of sustainable cities development and circular economy regulations to ensure environmental and energy sufficient targets.
Encourage young generation, researches, professionals, teachers, business representatives to the issues of implementing new patterns of production and consumption with focus on upgrading thinking of public management that create sustainable future of the countries;
Foster the dialogue between the academic world, business representatives and policy makers, to improve citizens’ quality of life, increase the competitiveness of cities and industry as well as to overcome the infrastructural, environmental, and social obstacles to reach European energy and climate targets

Strength partnership between HEI, business and policymakers to upgrade thinking of public management based on triple helix model cooperation.

Module courses:

Smart city governance
Green deal and sustainable development of cities
Smart-cities and urban planning