Tetyana Shevchenko, coordinator of the Erasmus+ international project “Towards circular economy thinking & ideation in Ukraine according to the EU action plan” 620966-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPJMO-PROJECT, took part in the launch of the CircularIT Alliance held May 10, 2022 at the University of Paris-Saclay. The CircularIT alliance is a joint effort between CentraleSupélec and IRT SystemX with an initial duration of 5 years and aims to create and implement tools with high added value for citizens, manufacturers and territories. The alliance aims to bring together companies and local authorities to combine industrial and experimental research. The scientist discussed the possibilities of university cooperation on the development of product design tools for the circular economy.