EU Jean Monnet grant “Using best EU practices for sustainable economy forming in Ukraine” at the Department of Economics and Business Administration (Sumy, Sumy State University, Project supervisor – Prof., Dr. Leonid Melnyk)

In Sumy State University since September 2014 Jean Monnet module “Using best EU practices for sustainable economy forming in Ukraine” is headed by Prof., Dr. L. Melnyk.

The following activities were held within the framework of the project:

· two study guides printed: by Prof., Dr. L. Melnyk “EU Practices for Sustainable Economy Implementation in Ukraine”; by Prof., Dr. L. Melnyk, Assoc. Prof., Dr. Oleksandr Kubatko “European experience of entrepreneurship and start-ups in Ukraine”;

· two section on the development of “green” energy in Ukraine and EU prepared to be included in the textbook “Energy Economics”(labeled by Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine);

· a set of presentation materials to provide appropriate training cycles developed;

· the complex of scientific papers to substantiate the content of the module. Implementation of the project resulted in the research related to the analysis of development sustainable economy, including “green” energy as its main base;

As a result the necessary preconditions have been formulated for this purpose. Among them, it is necessary to highlight: 1) a significant diversification of sources, forms, methods and technologies for energy production (solar, wind, biogas sources, etc.); 2) formation of complex integration schemes of their relationship, because each of them has a narrow operating conditions and low power; 3) deconcentration in space within a single EnerNet system; 4) the formation of transnational solidarity-based economy.

In the 2014-2015 academic year, the project was implemented through a series of lectures and seminars:

– Prof., Dr. L. Melnyk and Assoc. Prof., Dr. O. Kubatko in November and December held a series of lectures for students of economic and engineering specialties in Sumy State University. The mentioned teachers and Assoc. Prof., Dr. Iryna Dehtyarova held a series of round tables and debates.

· In the last ten days of February and early March Prof. L. Melnyk and Assoc. Prof., Dr. I. Dehtyarova delivered lectures in Odessa State Ecological University. Together with Assoc. Prof., Dr. O. Kubatko these teachers also held a round table and debate.

– In the last decade of March in Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics another serious of lectures were delivered. Upon completion of a serious of lectures and round-table debates were held for all students.

Within the framework of the Jean Monnet Project Prof., Dr. L. Melnyk delivered additional lectures: 1) for students and teachers in Odessa National Polytechnic University (March, 2015); 2) for students and teachers in Odessa National Economic University (March, 2015); 3) for Sumy State University scientific community (December 2014); 4) for scientific and educational community of Sumy Region, Sumy Regional Library (March, 2015); 5) for Ukrainian and foreign students in the International Student Conference “Economics for Ecology” (May 2015); 6) for students and teachers in Cherkassy Banking Institute (May, 2015); 7) for students and teachers in Uzhgorod National University (May, 2015). 8) for the participants of the inter-university scientific and methodical seminar “Modern problems of teaching economic disciplines methods ” (June, 2015).

In addition, participants of the scientific-methodical commission on ecology, environmental protection and balanced nature use of Ministry of Education and Science were informed about the main objectives and tasks of the project. In a special program devoted to the Day of the Environment, Sumy regional radio informed Sumy region citizens about the aims and objectives of the project.

More information on the status of the grant «Using best EU practices for sustainable economy forming in Ukraine (UBEUP) 553,185-EPP-1-2014-1-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE» are available on the Internet links:

1) http://econ.fem.sumdu.edu.ua/uk/news/436-kurs

2) http://sumdu.edu.ua/ukr/news/5872-naukova-zustrich-z-pitan-stalogo-rozvitku-vidbulasya-v-sumdu.html#\