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Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology (USUST, Ukraine)
According to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in 2021, the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies (USUST) was established through the reorganization and merger of Dnipro National University of Railway Transport, named after Academician V. Lazarian, and the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine. In July 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution on the annexation of Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture and the Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology to USUST. Today USUST is the largest technical university in the Central region and one of the largest in Ukraine. The university accommodates over 16,000 students enrolled in 187 Bachelor's Degree programs and 153 Master's Degree programs. It employs 1,080 teachers, organized into 4 educational and scientific institutes, 27 faculties, 42 research institutes, 15 test centres, and 33 research laboratories.
There are centres for continuing education and remote studying in the university that provide online learning for students. The University has a highly qualified academic and teaching staff, and the necessary infrastructure to create innovative teaching methods and information-communication technologies in education. The university has been a participant in the program of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine to introduce a dual form of education in higher education institutions, to train high-quality specialists with experience in the field of transport and industry. Within the framework of bilateral cooperation with leading transport and industrial enterprises, seminars and training are held to improve the skills of employees, as well as the organization of interaction between science and production. USUST has potential in the area of research is also confirmed by patent applications and significant publishing achievements. The university is actively engaged in didactic and scientific research projects financed by EU funds, including 18 Erasmus+ KA2 projects, 5 HORIZON EUROPE projects, 9 DAAD projects, 17 Erasmus+ Jean Monnet projects, 54 Erasmus+ KA1 projects, and 23 projects from other programs.
Among its industrial partners are prominent transport, metallurgical, chemical, and construction enterprises in Ukraine and Europe.