About the Project
The project envisions the establishment of a permanent Engineering and Modeling Center in Sumy Oblast, based at Sumy State University, which will provide enterprises of the mechanical engineering cluster with a full cycle of engineering solutions – from digital design and modeling to prototyping, testing, and implementation in production.
Project implementation will reduce business R&D costs, shorten time-to-market for new products, enhance the innovative and manufacturing capacity of enterprises, and create an institutional foundation for sustainable post-war recovery and development of the regional mechanical engineering sector.
Objectives
Establish a permanent Engineering and Modeling Center at Sumy State University as an element of the cluster infrastructure.
Provide mechanical engineering cluster enterprises with access to a full cycle of engineering services—from digital design and modeling to prototyping, testing, and implementation in production.
Reduce enterprises’ R&D costs and shorten new product development timelines.
Enhance the innovative, manufacturing, and competitive capacity of regional mechanical engineering companies.
Create a sustainable mechanism for the transfer of engineering solutions and technologies to support post-war recovery and the development of the regional mechanical engineering sector.
Key Problems and Opportunities in Focus
Lack of integrated engineering infrastructure in the region, limiting the full cycle of development and implementation of engineering solutions.
Dependence of enterprises on external R&D services, which increases costs, extends development timelines, and reduces competitiveness.
Constraints on production modernization due to the high cost and complexity of accessing engineering support.
A window of opportunity driven by the mechanical engineering cluster, the capacity of Sumy State University, and growing demand for local engineering solutions in the context of recovery.
Expected Impact
Establishment and commissioning of the Engineering and Modeling Center, operating in at least three engineering domains and delivering a full cycle of engineering services.
Implementation of at least five applied engineering projects for enterprises within the mechanical engineering cluster.
Launch of at least two joint R&D projects in partnership with business.
Reduced timelines for the development and implementation of engineering solutions for cluster enterprises.
Increased competitiveness of enterprises and the creation of a sustainable regional infrastructure for engineering solutions transfer.
Donor / Investor Engagement Format
- grant funding
- blended finance
- capacity building
- co-implementation
Readiness Status - Pre-Feasibility Concept + Investment-Ready
Existing Elements:
Partnerships
Preliminary research
Institutional framework
Infrastructure resources
Infrastructure, Innovation, and R&D Project
24 months (2 years)
Total budget (excluding previously secured funding): €271.92 thousand
Structure:
Already secured: €63.86 thousand
Equipment needs: €254.82 thousand (93.8%)
Supporting equipment: €5.90 thousand (2.2%)
External services: €8.25 thousand (3%)
Other costs: €2.95 thousand (1.1%)
Regional (Sumy region)
Enterprises of the mechanical engineering cluster of Sumy Oblast requiring engineering, R&D, and prototyping services.
Small and medium-sized industrial enterprises in the region that lack in-house engineering units.
Academic staff, researchers, and students of technical specialties involved in applied engineering development.
Public and quasi-public clients interested in implementing localized engineering solutions and technological modernization.
Sumy Machine-Building Cluster of Energy Equipment (Public Union)
Sumy State University and industrial enterprises — project business partners;
Sumy Regional Development Agency (RDA);
Sumy Regional Military Administration (RMA);
Sumy City Council and territorial communities of the oblast;
Civil society organizations, youth initiatives, and startups.
To discuss partnership opportunities:
Contact Person: +38(095)75-25-777 (Vladyslav Kondus)
Email: info@e-cluster.org