{"id":8759,"date":"2026-09-24T14:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iro.khmnu.edu.ua\/?p=8759"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:31:04","slug":"hnu-u-drezdeni-prodovzhennya-spilnoyi-roboty-v-mezhah-proyektu-u_can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iro.khmnu.edu.ua\/en\/hnu-u-drezdeni-prodovzhennya-spilnoyi-roboty-v-mezhah-proyektu-u_can\/","title":{"rendered":"KhNU in Dresden: Continuing Joint Work within the U_CAN Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 14 to 16 September 2026, a delegation from Khmelnytskyi National University took part in a working visit to Dresden, organised within the framework of the Dresden\u2013Stuttgart\u2013Khmelnytskyi Solidarity Partnership and the U_CAN \u201cUkraine towards Carbon Neutrality\u201d project under the Horizon Europe programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khmelnytskyi National University was represented by Eduard Manziuk, Professor at the Department of Computer Science; Pavlo Radiuk, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science; and Liudmyla Remishevska, Head of the International Relations Office.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The first day of the visit began at Stadtforum, where Dresden\u2019s Second Deputy Mayor Eva J\u00e4hnigen presented the city\u2019s approaches to implementing its climate protection strategy. Dirk Gladik, a representative of the city, introduced the Ukrainian delegation to Dresden\u2019s approach to municipal heat planning and the \u201cEnergielotse\u201d digital advisory service.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In the afternoon, the programme continued at WISSENSARCHITEKTUR \u2013 the Knowledge Architecture Laboratory of TU Dresden. Swati Kulashri conducted a U_CAN seminar on stress-testing scenarios. The seminar marked the final stage of work on four possible scenarios for the development of the urban transport system, which participants had begun in April and continued in L\u2019Aquila in July.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Associate Professor Pavlo Radiuk presented the Khmelnytskyi pilot project on adaptive traffic management, explained the city\u2019s digital model and, together with the seminar participants, analysed the potential impact of each scenario on the implementation of the pilot solution.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At TU Dresden, the KhNU delegation also met with Peter Rosenbaum, Head of the International Office. The meeting focused on the development of academic mobility, opportunities for student exchanges and further expansion of inter-university cooperation. Particular attention was paid to opportunities for KhNU students and staff to participate in international programmes and to developing new formats of cooperation between the universities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The third day of the working visit focused on waste management and the development of the circular economy. As part of the programme, participants learned about Dresden\u2019s experience in this area, attended a presentation by Thomas K\u00fcgler and visited Stadtreinigung Dresden facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The programme continued with a visit to the Institute for Waste Management and Circular Economy in Pirna, where Dr Benjamin Schwan presented the institute\u2019s laboratories and main areas of activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This area of work is directly related to research at Khmelnytskyi National University, including a project on the thermochemical conversion of polymer waste into liquid fuel, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n

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One of the key outcomes of the working visit was the identification of three specific areas for further cooperation between Khmelnytskyi National University and TU Dresden:<\/p>\n\n\n\n