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Ihor Kononenko, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of Project Management in Information Technology Department at NTU «KhPI», has been invited to cooperate with the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction. The program includes two courses of lectures and a scientific seminar «Formalising the formation of the project team» dedicated to the role of information technology in project management. The period of Ihor Kononenko’s stay at the University of Azerbaijan as a visiting professor is one semester.

Ihor Kononenko, a leading expert at NTU «KhPI», is giving two lecture courses: «Project Management» and «Organizational Behavior». They are addressed to the students of the Project Management Department of the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (AUAC), who are studying under the MBA (Master of Business Administration) top management program.

On December 5, a seminar “Formalization of Project Team Formation” was held for professors, lecturers of the department and masters. The materials of the report were based on the joint scientific developments of Ihor Kononenko, Professor of Kharkiv Polytechnic, and his graduate student Hlib Sushka.

The seminar focused on the impact of project team composition on the final quality of the product. Professor Kononenko presented a mathematical model that optimizes the process of selecting potential candidates. He emphasized that traditional ways of forming a project team do not guarantee an effective result. The reason is the uncertainty of the initial data when assessing the professional competence of dozens or even hundreds of applicants. This is where mathematical models and information technology methods come in handy to identify the most useful project team members and form a harmonious group.

At the end of the seminar, the lecturer from Kharkiv Polytechnic demonstrated the work of a mathematical model in forming an IT project team and optimizing its composition. He also predicted how further research in this area could develop.

This is the second collaboration between Igor Kononenko, professor of NTU «KhPI», and AUAB as a invited expert. For the first time, he visited the university in the spring semester of 2024: he gave lectures, as well as conducted a business game with students called «Interview with a Candidate for a Vacant Position» and a scientific seminar «Models and Methods for Synthesizing an Approach to Project Management». Together with Azerbaijani colleagues, a scientific article «Solving the Problem of Ranking Project Team Candidates with Fuzzy Assessment of Competencies and Requirements» was published and indexed in Scopus.

Note:

Ihor Kononenko is a professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, winner of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology. In 2000, he founded the first Ukrainian Department of Strategic Management (now the Department of Project Management in Information Technology) at NTU «KhPI», which he headed until 2020.

– List of other positions held by Ihor Kononenko:

National Expert of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 1995-1996, Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Machines and Systems of the Ministry of Industrial Policy and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 1993-2002, Vice President of the Union of Entrepreneurs of Kharkiv Region in 2011-2014.

– In business:

As a practicing scientist, Professor Kononenko has led the preparation of more than 50 investment projects. Including for the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Industrial Policy, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Imprimatur Capital Ltd (UK) and other companies.

– Research and educational activities:

Ihor Kononenko’s academic achievements include more than 270 scientific papers and 8 books on information technology in forecasting, strategic and project management.

Professor of NTU «KhPI» Ihor Kononenko has extensive experience as a visiting expert abroad. He has lectured at WSB University in Opole and Lodz University of Technology (Poland), and worked as a researcher at the Western University of Timisoara (Romania).

Scientists of Kharkiv Polytechnic joined the international week of the Erasmus + program, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Bratislava University of Economics and Management (Slovakia).  They took part in workshops and discussions on the topic «Innovative Horizons: Integrating Global Connectivity and Artificial Intelligence into Modern University Education». Teachers of NTU «KhPI» gave lectures and practical classes, shared their experience of implementing modern digital tools in the educational process, and presented the Innovation Campus and Startup Center «Spark» projects at NTU «KhPI». During the events, the issues of continuing cooperation and resumption of the double degree program between NTU «KhPI» and the University of Bratislava were discussed. The event brought together teachers and researchers from universities in Ukraine, Slovakia, Portugal, Bulgaria and Georgia.

Professor of the Department of System analysis and information-analytical technologies Tetyana Aleksandrova, Head of the Department of Information Systems and Technologies Olena Nikulina, Head of the Project Management in Information Technology Department Marina Grinchenko, and Coordinator of Academic Mobility and Double Degree Programs between NTU «KhPI» and Bratislava University of Economics and Management (BUEM, Slovakia) Oksana Ivashchenko, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Software Engineering and Management Intelligent Technologies, took part in the event Erasmus+.The event was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the University of Bratislava.

Scientists from the Educational and Scientific Institute of Computer Science and Information Technologies of NTU «KhPI» joined workshops and discussions on the topic «Innovative Horizons: Integration of Global Connectivity and Artificial Intelligence into Modern University Education». For example, Marina Grinchenko,, a professor at the NTU «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute», told her foreign colleagues about the introduction of modern digital tools into the educational process of Kharkiv Polytechnic. She noted that one of the key steps was the introduction of the MS Office 365 corporate system, which provides the university with a multifunctional environment for on-line education. For her part, Professor Olena Nikulina presented the «Innovation Campus of NTU «KhPI», the first and only project in Ukraine based on a state higher education institution that combines IT training, an entrepreneurship school, and coworking. Ivan Lysenko, a student of NTU «KhPI», shared his practical experience of studying and implementing his own projects within this program.

Professors of NTU «KhPI» conducted lectures and practical classes for students of the University of Bratislava. Thus, one of the lectures by Professor Tetyana Aleksandrova was devoted to the project of the Startup Center «Spark» of NTU «KhPI», whose activities are aimed at forming innovative thinking among students, teachers and young scientists, and creating favorable conditions for launching startups. The lecture by Marina Grinchenko, a researcher at NTU «KhPI», was about «Project Life Cycle, Risk Management in Projects». She emphasized the importance of clear planning and control at each stage of the project, and gave examples of startup implementation.  For her part, lecturer Olena Nikulina spoke about the development of Use Case Diagrams and Interaction Diagrams. The lesson was held in the format of a game: management students acted as customers of the software application, and IT students, under the guidance of the NTU «KhPI» lecturer, developed diagrams using the Unified Modeling Language. As a result, the software functionality necessary for marketers was created. The participants of the Erasmus+ program – students of Kharkiv Polytechnic Hanna Guba and Ivan Lysenko – took an active part in this exciting event.

Pedro Pinheiro, President of the Lisbon School of Accounting and Administration, University of Lisbon Luciada (Portugal), Doctor of Philosophy in Management, held an interesting workshop dedicated the using of new integrated digital artificial intelligence (AI) tools to increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes. An agreement was reached between the scientist and NTU «KhPI» scientists on further cooperation. Soon, for example, Pedro Pinheiro will give a lecture on «AI-based tools for increasing research productivity» for postgraduate students of NTU «KhPI».

One of the important events of the visit of the Kharkiv Polytechnic teachers to BUEM was their meeting with the rector of this higher educational institution PhD MBA institution, Associate Professor Lubos Tsybak. They discussed the continuation of work under the Erasmus+ program and the resumption of the double degree project between NTU «KhPI» and BUEM. The Rector of Bratislava University of Economics and Management awarded Kharkiv Polytechnic «for the development of innovative activities in higher education and long-term cooperation in the field of science and education».

This event was held according to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 17 «Partnerships for the goals»).

The International Week  of Erasmus+ program took place on 25-29 November, 2024 at the Bratislava University of Economics and Management (Slovakia). The event was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of this higher education institution.

Over the two decades of its existence, Bratislava University of Economics and Management has graduated more than 20,000 students. The cooperation between NTU «KhPI» and BUEM began in 2018. In 2019, an agreement was signed to open a joint master’s program. Six students of Kharkiv Polytechnic have already received diplomas from the two partner universities and are working in Slovak and international IT companies.

Since 2021, cooperation under the Erasmus+ program has been implemented: four Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute teachers have participated in short-term exchanges, one graduate student has completed an internship, and seven students have joined this program.