About the Project
The project envisions the establishment of an integrated network of modern educational and research laboratories in the fields of instrumentation engineering, energy, and chemical technologies, fostering strong synergy between science and business. It will create a research infrastructure for practice-oriented engineering education, applied R&D, and rapid technology transfer to the real sector.
The shared use of equipment and expertise will lower barriers to innovation for students, faculty, SMEs, and startups, enhance the quality of education, and stimulate cross-sector collaboration.
In the medium term, the network will serve as a foundation for the development of high-tech clusters and the strengthening of the regional innovation ecosystem. Students will gain hands-on training based on real business cases; companies will benefit from rapid prototyping and access to skilled talent; educational institutions will adopt new models of industry collaboration; and the region will experience accelerated innovation and increased investment attractiveness.
Objectives
- Establish an integrated network of high-tech educational and research laboratories in the fields of instrumentation engineering, energy, and chemical technologies.
- Ensure practice-oriented training of engineering professionals.
- Develop infrastructure for applied R&D activities and rapid prototyping.
- Build a sustainable “education–science–business” collaboration model.
- Enhance graduate competitiveness by achieving at least 95% job readiness for practical professional activities without additional training.
- Increase the number of applied R&D projects and implemented technologies.
- Strengthen the region’s innovation capacity and support the development of high-tech clusters.
Key Problems and Opportunities in Focus
Challenges:
- Misalignment between the practical training of engineering professionals and the needs of the high-tech sector.
- Limited access of SMEs and startups to modern laboratory equipment.
- Insufficient infrastructure for prototyping and applied R&D activities.
Opportunities:
- Establishment of an integrated education and research infrastructure based on a network of High-Tech laboratories.
- Bringing together universities, businesses, and regional clusters into a unified R&D network.
- Enabling rapid technology transfer to the real sector.
- Advancing the development of the regional innovation ecosystem.
Expected Impact
- Improve the quality of practice-oriented engineering education and enhance graduate competitiveness; at least 95% of students demonstrate job readiness for practical professional activities without additional training within 1–2 years from the launch of the network.
- Establish a sustainable “education–science–business” collaboration model; engage at least 15 partner companies.
- Increase the number of applied R&D projects and implemented technological solutions by 30% within 1–2 years from the launch of the network.
- Strengthen the region’s innovation capacity and foster the development of high-tech clusters.
- Enhance the investment attractiveness of the regional science and industrial park.
Donor / Investor Engagement Format
Donors are engaged in the project through the following formats:
- grant funding
- co-financing
Investors, in line with the ecosystem development principles, will act as partners of the project initiator.
Readiness Status - pre-feasibility
Existing Elements:
- An organizational structure designed with the project’s sustainability in mind
- A comprehensive concept for the High-Tech Laboratory Network as the first stage of ecosystem development
- An established circle of partners (educational institutions, businesses, cluster organizations), with partnerships formally institutionalized
- Core project components developed
Infrastructure project
0.5 years per region
Total Budget: EUR 260,000, including:
Equipment – 50%
Remuneration of mentors and lecturers – 30%
Physical infrastructure costs – 20%
Funding Logic:
Project participants and partners cover: 80% of equipment costs and 20% of labor and infrastructure costs
Donors cover: 20% of equipment costs and 80% of labor and infrastructure costs
Regional and Cross-Regional
Students, faculty members, and researchers of technological universities in the region
Clusters of the Vinnytsia region whose members include SMEs
Large partner companies of INTITA University from the region’s high-tech sectors
- KNESS Group
- PlasmaTec Ltd.
- TIRAS Technologies LLC
- VTN LLC
- Viasoft Firm LLC
- Vinnytsia Technological University INTITA
To discuss partnership opportunities:
Contact person: Yurii Klimenko
Email: klymenko.ym@gmail.com