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Odessa National Polytechnic University (ONPU) represents a huge training center for high-qualified personnel in the South of Ukraine. 20000 students, graduate employees, postgraduate students are trained here. There are more than 120 Prof. and DrSc, almost 450 PhD holders. There are 11 institutes, 4 colleges, 15 specialized research laboratories in the ONPU's structure.
According to the rating of more than 400 of higher educational institutions of all types of property, which is held annually by the International Personnel Academy and the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Odessa National Polytechnic University has been at the 15th place among the top engineering and technological higher education institutions in Ukraine during the last five years.
The ONPU includes such centers as:
- Center for Partnership with Enterprises, which was established within TEMPUS IV Programm. The Center provides trained staff, resources, Business Plans, Development Strategy and well-equipped Business Development Labs as a playground for assistance in business startups;
- “Science Park ONPU” - the center for research, innovation, production activity of the higher educational institution, the first among the universities of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in the Southern region of Ukraine. By evaluating projects and attracting investors to their introduction into production and legal support of inventive activity, "Science Park" provides a real opportunity to create a financial autonomy for the university;
-Consulting and Training Center -"Polytech-Consult", the main goal of "Polytech-Consult" is to provide educational and consulting services in conducting business activities in the Odessa region. Representatives of target groups will be able to take participation in trainings and get consultations on organization of their business within the framework of the project.
"Polytech-Consult" also provides services related to the increase of entrepreneurial activities including the tourism sphere - conducting marketing research, as well as conducting training, advertising management, communication policy, marketing and so on. In addition, the center organizes summer courses, seminars and exhibitions.
-Youth Innovation Center "POLIN" is engaged in project management and administration in the field of interaction, cooperation and consolidation of innovative projects, works and developments of youth creative teams, groups, with the aim of commercializing innovative projects, organizing and supporting startups for innovative enterprises.
ONPU annually carries out research works, during the year ONPU registers more than 20 patents.
Odessa National Polytechnic University has vast experience of participation in international projects. Below are specified some of the projects:
1. “International students center of recreation and tourism: the way to healthy nation” (ISCRT) - MIS-ETC 1118
Programme of financing: Cross-border cooperation Programme “Romania – Ukraine – Republic of Moldova 2007-2013”
Budget: 1 788 590.00 €
2. Promoting Innovation in the Industrial Informatics and Embedded Systems Sectors through Networking (I3E) No АF / А / 219 / 1.1 / X
Programme of financing: Cross-border Cooperation Programme "South East Europe 2007 - 2013"
Budget: 46 000.00 €
3. Transnational integrated management of water resources in agriculture for the EUropean WATER emergency control (EU-WATER) No AF/A/165/2.1/X
Programme of financing: Cross-border Cooperation Programme "South East Europe 2007 - 2013"
Budget: 21 000.00€
5. Promoting Internationalisation of HEIs in Eastern Neighbourhood Countries through Cultural and Structural Adaptations (PICASA) No 544125-TEMPUS-2013-AM-TEMPUS-SMGR
Programme of financing: TEMPUS IV
Budget: 743 382.50€
6. A Methodology for the Formation of Highly Qualified Engineers at Masters Level in the Design and Development of Advanced Industrial Informatics Systems (MEDIS) No 544490-TEMPUS-2013-ES-TEMPUS-JPCR
Programme of financing: TEMPUS IV
Budget: 797 909.00€
7. Building capacity for University-Enterprise partnerships towards competency-based training in Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine (Cap4Com) No 516613-TEMPUS-2011-BE-JPHES
Programme of financing: TEMPUS IV
Budget: 776 453.15€
8. National Safeware Engineering Network of Centres of Innovative Academia-Industry Handshaking (SAFEGUARD) No158886-TEMPUS-2009-UK-JPCR
Programme of financing: TEMPUS IV
Budget: 693 191.00€
9. A Network for Developing Lifelong Learning in Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine (LeAGUe)
No 543839-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-SE-TEMPUS-SMHES
Programme of financing: TEMPUS IV
Budget:928 530.15€
10. Training in Automation Technologies for Ukraine (TATU) No 544010-TEMPUS-2013-DE-TEMPUS-JPHES
Programme of financing: TEMPUS IV
Budget: 851 372.2€
11. Building capacity for University-Enterprise partnerships towards competency-based training in Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine (Cap4Com) No 516613-TEMPUS-2011-BE-JPHES
Programme of financing: TEMPUS IV
Budget:776 453.15 €
12. University-enterprises cooperation in game industry in Ukraine (GameHub)
Programme of financing: Erasmus +
Budget: 341 388.00€
13. Title of the project: Black Sea NETWORK for Complex Research of Earthquake's Forecasting Possibilities, Seismicity and Climate Change Correlations (BlackSeaHazNet) No PIRSES-GA-2009-246874
Programme of financing: The 7th Framework Programme
Budget:475 200.00€
