On January 31, this year, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture hosted a ceremony of signing a landmark memorandum of cooperation between the International Technology Transfer Association (ITTA) headed by Artem Honcharenko, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture led by rector Petro Kulikov, and the State Fund for Youth Housing run by Serhiy Komnatnyi and I-Dolina headed by Chairman of the Board Alexander Teplyuk.
This document defines cooperation in the following areas:
– implementation of priority tasks for Ukrainian education and civil society;
– conducting joint events (seminars, pieces of training, lectures, conferences, etc.) and outreach;
– development and implementation of training and information programs and courses, various projects aimed at improving education;
– digitalization of educational processes in the field of construction and implementation of new information technologies;
– development and implementation of joint programs for the development and support of the creative industry.
Today, in science, education, manufacturing, trade, etc., global changes are taking place, which modern society cannot abandon, seeking to reap the maximum benefits from existing technologies and innovations.
Digitalization has become a mandatory tool that allows Ukraine to move alongside leaders in the world economy.
Ignorance and inability to use modern information technology, lack of professional staff can stop, and after some time, lead to the decline of the country’s economy.
According to experts, by 2030, the global professional imbalance will exceed 1.4 billion people, and, accordingly, the losses of the world economy will reach 5 trillion dollars.
Therefore, the creation of the latest programs on the development of innovative educational resources will provide an opportunity not only not to prevent losing existing potential but to become a global leader in this regard.
It is no secret today that Ukraine is a leader regarding the quality and number of IT specialists, and revenues to the country’s budget from this industry are increasing every year.
Therefore, the coalition of Kyiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, namely its educational base, innovative approaches, and professionals of the International Technology Transfer Association (ITTA), International Creative Center I-Dolina, and the State Fund for Youth Housing, will support several activities to be developed. Projects are designed to provide both Ukraine and other countries with modern personnel in construction and architecture.
“We have previously cooperated with the State Fund for Youth Housing, and from today this cooperation will be even deeper and more valuable for all of us, and especially for the staff of our university,” – rector Petro Kulikov.
In turn, Artem Honcharenko, President of the International Technology Transfer Association (ITTA), drew attention to the possibility of using world experience in government programs to support and attract foreign investors, providing them with favorable conditions. Experts of the association will help develop these areas and increase the number of attracted investments.
Serhiy Oleksandrovych Komnatnyi reaffirmed that the State Fund for Youth Housing is an organization engaged in the practical implementation of housing policy and has all the opportunities to support young people who need state support at the initial stage of their personal and professional development.
International Creative Center I-Dolina is an organization that unites the creative industry of our country, as well as actively supports the practicalization of digitalization in Ukraine; it considers the signing of this memorandum as one of the essential steps to develop support our education new technologies – said Alexander Teplyuk.
In the end, events in the construction field were announced, which will take place on February 10 this year. The Kyiv National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture will host International Conference Construction, Innovation, Technology, Investment.
Ukrainian enterprises in January of this year reduced the export of ferrous metal scrap in monetary terms, according to operational data, by 56.48% compared to the same period last year, to $2.61 million.
According to preliminary generalized statistics released by the State Customs Service, in December 2021, scrap metal exports in monetary terms amounted to $26.98 million.
In January, the country reduced imports of scrap metal in monetary terms by 98.4%, to $53.28 thousand, in December scrap was imported for $3.96 million.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 increased the export of ferrous metal scrap by 17.2 times compared to the previous year, to 615,687 tonnes, including 68,166 tonnes of scrap in December (35,824 tonnes were exported in 2020). In monetary terms, the export of scrap metal grew by 25.2 times, to $238.895 million.
In 2021, the country reduced the import of scrap metal in kind by 13.1%, to 22,964 tonnes. In monetary terms, the import of scrap rose by 72.4%, to $44.883 million.
Scrap metal in 2021 was mainly imported from Turkey (60.42% of deliveries in monetary terms), the Russian Federation (33.44%) and Belarus (1.57%); and exported to Turkey (84.85%), Romania (6.66%) and Poland (3.45%).
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who canceled her visit to Ukraine due to coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, said that she would go to Kyiv as soon as possible, and also plans to visit Moscow.
“She expressed her deep disappointment at being unable to travel to Ukraine this week, but hopes to reschedule her visit soon and said she plans to visit Moscow shortly,” according to a press release posted on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s website, following a conversation between Truss and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.
Truss herself also said on Twitter that she would travel to Ukraine “as soon as possible.”
The British and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers discussed, in particular, “how responding decisively and strongly to the Kremlin now will help deter future as well as present Russian aggression.”
On Monday, Truss said she had infected with COVID-19 and would work from home during the lockdown. That is why she was not able to accompany British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, as previously planned.
On January 30, the prime minister’s office said that Truss would pay a visit to Moscow in the next two weeks.
Indian-based Indegene, in which Carlyle and Brighton Park Capital announced a $200 million investment for global expansion and acceleration of M&A deals a year ago, plans to open offices in Lviv (Ukraine), Krakow and Rzeszow (Poland), as well as Guadalajara (Mexico) for healthcare consulting and life sciences research.
“We are very impressed with the deep talent pool in Mexico, Poland and Ukraine. They have contemporary digital skills, great analytical abilities, and a nuanced understanding of user experience. We look forward to enhancing it with life sciences expertise and modern business process knowledge. Together, these skills open up tremendous career opportunities for a diverse, local talent community in a purpose-driven industry,”Manish Gupta, the co-founder and CEO of Indegene. Said.
Indegene, founded in 1998 by five entrepreneurs, has become a major player in the digital transformation market for medicine and healthcare. With more than 3,000 employees in North America, Europe, China, Japan and India, Indegene provides technology platforms and commercialization services to pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare companies and has completed at least seven M&A transactions over the years.
Ukrainian seaports handled 14.964 million tonnes of cargo in January 2022, which is 49% more than in January 2021.
According to a message of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) on the website, in January, handling of export cargo amounted to 11.4 million tonnes (46% more compared to the same period in 2020), import cargo – 2.67 million tonnes (70.7% more), transit cargo – 689,220 tonnes (11.9% more), and coastal cargo – 192,950 tonnes (3.4 times more).
The largest handling volumes in January fell on grain cargo and ore – 6 million tonnes (twice as much) and 3.06 million tonnes (7% more), respectively. The handling volume of ferrous metals amounted to 1.32 million tonnes (3.1% less). Handling of coal in January increased by 5.5 times and amounted to 865,000 tonnes.
In addition, in January of this year, 82,042 TEU containers were handled, which is 8.4% more than in the same period last year.
Over January 2022, almost all ports have handling volumes higher than last year: Pivdenny – 5.1 million tonnes (37.9% more), Mykolaiv – 3.1 million tonnes (57.9% more), Chornomorsk – 2.7 million tonnes (90.3% more), Odesa – 1.8 million tonnes (13% more), Olvia – 811,200 tonnes (3.8 times more), Reni – 217,800 tonnes (4 times more), Kherson – 196,000 tonnes (48.8% more), and Berdiansk – 136,900 tonnes (67.8% more).
