Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute has become a full member of the European alliance ATHENA

Moving towards integration into the European educational and research area, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in November 2022 joined the European university alliance ATHENA (Advanced Technology Higher Education Network Alliance) as an associate partner, fully sharing and supporting its values, mission and goals.

Cooperation over the next year confirmed the right choice, and on 3 April 2024, the ATHENA Alliance officially welcomed two of its new full members: University of Salento (Italy) and Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine).

The decision was reached unanimously by the ATHENA Executive Board, represented by the Rectors of all member universities, underlining the alliance’s commitment to fostering international educational networks and supporting higher education.

The results of the cooperation are published on the website of the Department of International Cooperation https://icd.kpi.ua/?cat=1132.

ATHENA: a European university designed to better serve society

 

ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP:

ATHENA members

1. Hellenic Mediterranean University (Greece);
2. Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine);
3. Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (Poland);
4. Polytechnic Institute of Porto (Portugal);
5. University of Maribor (Slovenia);
6. University of Orléans (France);
7. University of Salento (Italy);
8. University of Siegen (Germany);
9. University of Vigo (Spain);
10. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania),

as well as more than 50 associated partners, including networks, associations, business structures, chambers of commerce, governmental institutions, non-governmental and non-profit organisations, research centres, incubators, educational institutions, and student organisations.

ATHENA University aims to define a pan-European approach to scientific, social and technological development that contributes to a better future.

Vision

ATHENA University aims to define a common European approach to scientific, societal and technological development that helps foster a better future.

At ATHENA University, students and professors co-create value with our industrial and socio-economic partners by focusing on the societal and environmental challenges of our day. The arts, social sciences and the humanities interplay with the natural and engineering sciences to advance technological developments, and applied research is as likely to feed fundamental advances as vice-versa. Together, we are deeply embedded in our regions and communities and globally connected to the World. We are proud to be the one of only four European Universities so far funded to have a majority of Widening country members.

Trajectory

Created in 2020, ATHENA has been shaped through bottom-up approaches in which student initiatives, input from research groups, departments, and our external stakeholders feed into a global ATHENA ecosystem. Over the past 3 years, by combining our strengths, we have gained critical mass and visibility; by building on our complementarities, we are shaping a common identity; by testing new, multidisciplinary approaches to technological and scientific challenges, we are providing impactful solutions to the needs of society.

Today we are moving to a new phase, focused on deeper institutional integration. We have reinforced our governance with weekly meetings of all Rectors, are aligning our strategies with a common ATHENA level strategy in Education, Research, Innovation and Societal Outreach, and have committed to integrate HR and Budgetary policy based on equal opportunities and ethical principles.

Model

In the long-term, ATHENA University sees itself as a fully integrated university in which existing members will become regional campuses. Within this model, each regional campus will maintain existing structures. However, strategy will be defined at ATHENA level and most academic and administrative staff will be integrated into ATHENA-wide Hubs and Clusters. These will be interdisciplinary, challenge-based, co-designed with external stakeholders and pan-European in nature. They will increase our global visibility and our territorial impact. These ATHENA University structures will play a comparable role to existing departments and faculties within the HR and Budgetary processes of each university to ensure long-term sustainability.

On 3 April 2024, the ATHENA Alliance shared the news of the new members through all its information channels.

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