With the support of the international electrical engineering company Schneider Electric, Ukrainian universities have gained access to state-of-the-art ETAP software for designing and analyzing electrical networks. The company also conducted training for faculty members: more than 200 representatives from 30 universities learned how to use the professional tool SEE Electrical Expert. Thanks to this initiative, students will be able to learn how to design electrical schematics using modern digital solutions, preparing them for real-world professional challenges in the energy sector.
SEE Electrical Expert is software for creating electrical schematics, technical documentation, and 3D visualizations. The program allows users to develop schematic diagrams, work with component libraries, and automatically generate specifications and documentation, which significantly reduces project development time and helps minimize the risk of errors. It also enables the creation of a 3D model of an electrical panel, helping to avoid mistakes during assembly.
In addition to the software, in 2025 Schneider Electric donated equipment worth 2,000,000 UAH to universities for their educational laboratories, enabling students to apply modern concepts of automation and electrical engineering in practice and promoting the integration of innovative engineering solutions into the educational process.
Specifically, state-of-the-art electrical engineering equipment was donated to the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute,” Lviv Polytechnic National University, Odesa National Technological University, National University of Food Technologies, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kryvyi Rih National University, and other higher education institutions.
In 2025, more than 600 ETAP licenses were transferred to Ukrainian universities in several stages:
Training sessions on using SEE Electrical Expert took place from September 2025 through May 2026, with over 200 faculty members from 30 Ukrainian universities participating in total.
“Today’s students are the engineers who will be developing Ukraine’s energy sector tomorrow. That is why it is important for them to learn using the technologies employed in the real world. By investing in education, we not only help young professionals adapt more quickly to their careers, but we also contribute to the country’s reconstruction and create opportunities for young people to realize their potential in Ukraine,” said Mykhailo Bubnov, CEO of Schneider Electric.
“In the near future, we have an ambitious plan to create a modern project laboratory, the ‘Schneider Electric Academy-KAI,’ which will not only ensure the use of software in the educational process but also enable students to participate in creating digital twins of the power supply systems for critical infrastructure in the aviation industry. “Therefore, the effectiveness of our collaboration with Schneider Electric allows us to look to the future with confidence. The energy labor market will be supplied with specialists possessing the necessary professional skills and competencies,” commented Serhiy Ilienko, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Power Machinery at the National University “Kyiv Aviation Institute.”
Schneider Electric also announced a teaching materials competition aimed at encouraging the academic community to actively use SEE Electrical Expert in the educational process. Competition participants have the opportunity to present their own approaches to solving applied electrical design problems.
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