Anatolii Melnychenko, Rector of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and Andrii Shysholin, Vice-Rector for International Relations, met with Prof. Peter Ertl, Vice Rector for Research, Innovation and International Affairs, at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien).
Special attention was paid to stimulating scientific cooperation and expanding opportunities for partnership in research and innovation, which involves scientists from both universities collaborating on interdisciplinary projects and forming joint research consortia.
During the meeting, they discussed the launch of academic exchanges under the Erasmus+ programme, and the preparation of joint applications for the EU’s Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation.
TU Wien is Austria’s largest research and educational institution in the fields of technology and natural sciences. More than 4,000 scientists are researching “technology for people” in five main areas at eight faculties.