In Lyon, KPI delegation tours think tanks

In March 2026, Yurii Yavorsky (pictured right), Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Materials Science and Heat Treatment, visited the French city of Lyon as a member of a delegation from the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), within the framework of the Erasmus+ project “Exploring Innovation Ecosystems: Technology Transfer and Deeptech Entrepreneurship in Lyon”.

During the visit, the delegation made a tour of Lyon-based leading research institutions, modern laboratories, newly established companies, and breakthrough start-ups, including the Institut Lumière Matière, NanoH company, Laboratory Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères, Lyon Engineering Projects, Nanotechnology Institute of Lyon, and M&Wine start-up, among others.

The purpose of the visit was to gain insight into Lyon’s innovation ecosystem and best practices in technology transfer. As a result, professional contacts were established with representatives of Lyon’s academic and innovation communities, and certain agreements reached in terms of further cooperation, particularly the implementation of joint research and innovation projects, as well as the international mobility of students and postgraduates.

Henceforth, the students of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute who specialise in software engineering and computer simulation in materials science have more destinations for academic mobility in Lyon.