“Towards circular economy thinking & ideation in Ukraine according to the EU action plan”
N 620966-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPJMO-PROJECT
Project acronym: “ACET&I”Project duration: 4 November 2020 – 3 November 2022
EU funding instrument: EU-funded ERASMUS+ Programme, Jean Monnet, with the support of the European Neighbourhood Instrument
Target groups: academic staff, scientists, young researchers, students, pupils, business representatives, active citizens, NGO representatives, policy makers.
The project overall objective is to enhance circular economy thinking & ideation in Ukraine in accordance with the EU action plan for the Circular Economy.
Specific objectives:
- To provide the educational content on a circular economy with high-quality textual materials and videos.
- To impulse ideation towards searching for solutions contributing to a circular economy.
- To intensify research activities and discussion in the area of a circular economy in Ukraine.
- To strengthen cooperation between Western Europe universities and Ukrainian universities.
- To foster exchange and share experience dealing with circular economy solutions.
- To support the consolidation of academic and business efforts to advance pro-circular initiatives.
- To promote more circular consumption alternatives and popularize the best European practices.
Project activities:
- Holding the first in Ukraine the “Plastic challenge Hackathon 2021”, dealing with a plastic waste challenge in response to the EU plastics strategy.
- Training of the project team staff to develop the “Circular Economy e-learning course” for Ukrainian learners.
- Design and developing an open “Circular Economy e-learning course” based on the state of the art materials and educational digital resources.
- Design and production of educational digital stories and videos for teaching, learning and research purposes.
- Researches conducted on contemporary circular economy issues with research visits.
- Publication of Handbook, monograph, original articles, and conference papers with a focus on circular economy content.
- Holding seminars across Ukrainian universities to promote circular economy achievements and progress.
- Holding the “Rethink Waste Week” including the thematic debate, competition, and awareness-raising campaign.
- Design and production of the package of media and promotional products for project-related events.
Expected results:
- The open Circular economy e-learning course to comply with European norms and standards.
- Digital stories and educational videos on the circular economy theme.
- Handbook, monograph, original articles, and conference papers.
- New circular solutions as a result of the Ukrainian Plastic challenge Hackathon 2021.
- New circular ideas as a result of the “Rethink Waste Week”.
- Package of media and promotional products.
- Materials of research meetings abroad and seminars on the circular economy in Ukraine.
The project impacts:
- Dissemination of the European vision of the circular economy and best practices in Ukraine.
- Dissemination of knowledge and experience dealing with circular economy implementation.
- Enhancing the educational content on a circular economy in Ukraine.
- Ideation impulse to realize the circular economy.
- Promotion of circular consumption and behaviours alternatives.
- Start-ups on plastics initiatives driving the circular economy.
- Strengthening the academic discussion in the area of circular economy in Ukraine.
- Strengthening cooperation between Western Europe universities and Ukrainian universities.
Project team:
- Tetiana Shevchenko, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher at the Scientific Department of Sumy National Agrarian University;
- Yuriy Danko, PhD, Professor, Vice-Rector for scientific work of Sumy National Agrarian University;
- Dmitry Bidyk, PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Food Technology Department of Sumy National Agrarian University;
- Kseniia Blumska-Danko, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of the Promotion Office of Sumy National Agrarian University;
- Olena Melnyk, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher at the Scientific Department of Sumy National Agrarian University;
- Ievgeniia Golysheva, PhD, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher at the Scientific Department of Sumy National Agrarian University;
Contacts:
Tetiana Shevchenko
Project coordinator
E-mail: tanya_goncharova@meta.ua,
shev.tetiana@gmail.com
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