Author: Олександр Купріянов

Jun 07

Laboratory work on the Material Strength from German university for students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Welding

As part of the Twinning initiative launched by the British company Cormack Consultancy Group, have been found – European universities-partners that help Ukrainian universities organize educational and research activities during the war, as well as contribute to the recovery of damaged infrastructure.

The Private Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik – PHWT (Private University of Business and Technology), situated in Germany in Lower Saxony with locations in Wecht and Deepholtz, founded in 1998, became a partner of the Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy. The Deepholtz campus offers four bachelor’s degree programs in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics and industrial engineering. The Wecht Campus is home to the Department of Business Administration, which offers four bachelor’s programs in business administration, business information systems, and a master’s program in business administration and management.

As part of the cooperation, PHWT experts are conducting a series of demonstration laboratory work on Material Strength for students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Welding. On June 6, three laboratory works were demonstrated:

  1. Impact strength of plastics.
  2. Tensile strength of plastics.
  3. Tensile strength of steel.

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May 09

One-time specialized academic council ДФ 64.108.004. Acceptance of the dissertation by Olexandr Kulakovskyi

One-time specialized academic council ДФ 64.108.004 for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree authorized to consider and conduct the defense of the thesis submitted by Olexandr Kulakovskyi, PhD Candidate in 01 “Education/ Pedagogy” majoring in 015 “Professional Education” (by specializations).

PhD Candidate: Olexandr Kulakovskyi

Title of the thesis: “Cultivating a competence in intellectual property rights protection in graduates of pedagogical institutions of higher education” Read more

Feb 22

Postgraduate students’ training with a German lecturer within the framework of the DAAD project has been completed at UEPA

The course “Theory and Methodology of Scientific Work”, taught by Oksana Melnyk, a lecturer at the Department of Business and Economic Education I of the University of Konstanz (Germany), has been successfully completed at UEPA within the project “Digital Ukraine: Ensuring Academic Success in Times of Crisis” of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The course covered the topics of planning a research project and finding a research topic, formulating a research question and research objective, the structure of a scientific written work (article), types of scientific sources and strategies for finding them, working with sources, and plagiarism. The classes ended with presentations of research papers by groups of graduate students. In total, 20 students of different years of study at the UIPA graduate program took part in the training. The course length is three academic credits. Read more

Jan 14

Municipal energy management project in Vyshgorod successfully completed

Despite the fact that the war continues in Ukraine, the electricity is regularly switch off and others problems and difficulties the project of municipal energy management Vyshgorod had finished in time.

The next steps of thermal modernization were made completely:

  1. replacement of windows for more energy-efficient;
  2. insulation of building’s roof;
  3. insulation of walls;
  4. installation of an individual heating unit;
  5. installing recuperators in each room;
  6. installation of ventilation and fire systems.

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Jan 13

UIPA postgraduate students started a course with a lecturer from the University of Konstanz (Germany) within the DAAD project

Within the framework of the project “Digital Ukraine: Ensuring Academic Success in Times of Crisis” project of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), implemented at UIPA together with the University of Konstanz (Germany), the postgraduate students have started the course “Theory and Methodology of Scientific Work”. The course is taught by Oksana Melnyk, a lecturer at the Department of Business and Economic Education I of the University of Konstanz (https://www.wiwi.uni-konstanz.de/en/deissinger/staff/academic-staff-members/academic-staff-members/oksana-melnyk/).

The training is conducted in Ukrainian, but with the involvement of European experience and English-language sources. The course focuses on writing a research paper, working with sources, preventing plagiarism, and creating a presentation of the work. The course is worth a total of three academic credits.

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Dec 19

One-time specialized academic council ДФ 64.108.003. Acceptance of the dissertation for consideration

One-time specialized academic council ДФ 64.108.003 with the right to accept, considerate and conduct the defense of the dissertation of Köberlein-Kerler Richard Jürgen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 01 Education by specialty 015 Professional education (by specializations)

Applicant for the degree – Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Köberlein-Kerler Richard Jürgen

Title of the dissertation: «Formation of design competence for future teachers of technical disciplines based on an interdisciplinary approach» Read more

Oct 11

Municipal energy management project in Vyshhorod at the final stage

The work of the Ukrainian-German project on municipal energy management in Vyshgorod, Kyiv region, was continued after the re-establishment of financing chains and provision of quality materials.

Currently it is fully completed:

  • Replacement of windows.
  • Roof insulation.

The following stages of work have been started:

  • Insulation of facades.
  • Installation of an individual heating point.
  • Installation of air recuperators.
  • Installation of ventilation and fire protection system.

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Jul 12

Olga Blagiy completed her scientific internship under the CEEPUS program

The Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogical Academy has joined the Central European Mobility Program for university researching CEEPUS, which is being implemented for the first time for Ukrainians.

From June 26 to July 9, 2022 Senior Lecturer of Food Technologies, light industry and design Department Olga Blahyi was invited to the scientific fellowship under the CEEPUS program, namely Summer School “Economic, ecological and social aspects of food waste” in Rzeszow (Poland).

Coordinators of the International Scientific School dr. Maciej Kluz (head of the Podkarpacie branch of the Polish Society of Food Technologists, Rector’s Coordinator for National Agency for Academic Exchange Projects) and Karol Pietrzyk (PhD student) prepared high-value and active program, which was provided at the best level. During the first week, teacher staff of the Institute of food technologies and human nutrition of the University of Rzeszow conducted guided tours of the Department, presented the modern equipment and performed a series of master-classes on making kombucha and chips from processed bananas. During the second week of the internship was reviewed the chocolate production line at Korczyna – M . Pelczar. Was held workshops on making Neapolitan pizza and national dishes from different countries of the world. In the economic and ecological direction was visited the waste processing factory and participated in the workshop “Flora and fauna of example ecosystems and the possibilities of using Lumbricidae for green recycling”. Read more

May 04

The Municipal Energy Management in Vyshgorod project is going on

NakopaRussian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine significantly affected the Ukrainian-German project “Environmental Municipal Energy Consumption Management” (Nakopa-E-UKR-3-19) within the framework of the Municipal Energy Management in Vyshgorod, Kyiv region, in which Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogics Academy is engaged.

The municipal building, intended for pilot modernization, happened to be located in the war zone. Russian troops were stopped a few kilometers away from Vyshgorod, and the city was bombed. Naturally, that the construction work on the project was suspended; and the building was used as a bomb shelter. However, the project participants kept in touch via Zoom service. Weekly meetings were held and attended by Vitaliy Sardak, Deputy Mayor of Vyshgorod; Frau Dr. Kessel, the Municipality of Eichenau employee; Herr Jürgen Koberlein-Kerler,  the Engineering Bureau Director;  Oleksandr Kupriyanov, Vice-Rector for Research Work at UEPA and Julia Oliynyk, Associate Professor at Physics, Electrical Engineering and Power Engineering Department, UEPA. Read more

Apr 11

Collection of scientific papers “Engineering” recognized for the scientific publications in the specialty 152 Metrology and information-measuring technology

uepa-engineeringAccording to the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science №320 from 07/04/2022 Collection of scientific works “Engineering” is included in the List of scientific professional publications of Ukraine category “B” in the specialty 152 Metrology and information-measuring technology.

Thus, the scientific periodical UIPA “Engineering” is now recognized in:

Branch 13 Mechanical engineering, specialties (order of the Ministry of Education and Science №409 of 03/17/2020)

  • 131 Applied Mechanics,
  • 132 Materials Science,
  • 133 Industry Engineering.

Branch 15 Automation and instrument making, specialty

  • 152 Metrology and information-measuring equipment (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science №320 of 07/04/2022).