GISU Digital and Entrepreneurship Academy Lectures 2024

In 2024, the number of dates in the calendar of online lectures of the Academy of Digital Technologies and Entrepreneurship, organised in cooperation with the Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities (GISU), has significantly increased. 

 We are pleased to announce that the events from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute teachers have once again been included in the programmes of this Academy. And for the third year in a row, our employees have the opportunity to present their achievements to the global audience and share their experience with colleagues.

 The programme includes a wide range of topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proclaimed by the United Nations. In particular, the University of Western Sydney, which has been ranked first twice in a row in the Times Higher Education – University Impact Rankings, an international ranking of universities in the UK. The educational programmes of other universities from Australia, Spain, South Africa, Portugal, Turkey, and Sweden are also presented.

Access to Zoom meetings will be provided to registered participants on the eve of the start of each programme.

The time of the meetings is 15:00-17:00 Beijing time, which corresponds to 9:00-11:00 Kyiv winter time or 10:00-12:00 Kyiv summer time. 

More information about the dates, topics, content and speakers is available in the brochure.

Attention: Additional lecture by the Academy of Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship is scheduled for Tuesday, 26 March, at 15:00 – 17:00 (Beijing time).

Details for this program are as follows with Zoom information to be shared the week before the program:

Innovative Technologies for High-Grade Recycled Concrete Production from Construction and Demolition Waste

Construction and demolition waste is one of the largest contributors to landfills. Unfortunately, the utilization of construction and demolition waste as recycled aggregate in concrete is not common. This presentation will present how CO2 Concrete is invented by injecting CO2 into recycled aggregate for concrete applications. The overall performance of CO2 Concrete has matching performance as virgin concrete. The enhancement of CO2 Concrete alongside the consistency that the material can display provides a great deal of future value.  

This program will be presented by Distinguished Professor Vivian W. Y. Tam who is a world-leading researcher in the field of construction engineering and management. Her findings have found applications and impact for tackling climate-change issues for green buildings and recycled concrete. She is currently the Director of Centre for Infrastructure Engineering, Associate Dean (Research and HDR), Associate Dean (International) and Discipline Leader (Construction Management) at School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Australia. She was nominated to the College of Expert, Australian Research Council, Australian Government in 2018-2021. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Construction Management and Senior Editor of Construction and Building Materials. She has published over 330 referred journal articles. She has been awarded fifty-three research grants (totalled over $5 million). Her work has been recognised by peers nationally and internationally, which has been exemplified by seven Australian Research Council projects and over 28,000 citations with a h-index of 88. Vivian is also named as 100,000 Top-Scientists (Top 2% Scientists) in the World for since 2017.