On March 26, 2025, the solemn opening of the European Digital Innovation Hub WIN2EDIH took place at KNEU!26 Mart 2025р.Our University is the coordinator of this international project under the “Digital Europe” programme. WIN2EDIH is part of the pan-European network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH Network) and is aimed at supporting the digital transformation of businesses, startups, and the public sector. The Hub offers opportunities for integrating cutting-edge digital technologies, testing solutions, attracting funding, and entering international markets. The project partners — Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Ukrainian Startup Fund, National University “Chernihiv Polytechnic,” State University "Zhytomyr Polytechnic," Vacuum Deep Tech Acceleration, and YEP Accelerator — officially signed the Consortium Agreement and approved the governing bodies of the project: the Coordination Council, Advisory Board, Executive Committee, Quality and Ethics Committee, Transparency and Communications Committee, Technical Working Group, Promotion Working Group, and the Working Group on Administration and Financial Management. The project’s associate members include the Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. A warm welcome was extended to the participants by Mr. Joghan O’NEILL, Project Officer, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission. Greetings on behalf of the project partners were delivered by: · Oksana OLIINYK, First Vice-Rector, State University "Zhytomyr Polytechnic" · Oleh NOVOMLYNETS, Rector, National University "Chernihiv Polytechnic" · Serhii SHKARLET, First Vice-Rector, National University "Chernihiv Polytechnic" · Nataliia KUSHNERSKA, Director, INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT FUND (UKRAINIAN STARTUP FUND) · Anna ALIYEVA, Director, LLC “HOME OF STARTUPS ACCELERATOR” (VACUUM) Greetings on behalf of the Advisory Board representatives were delivered by: · Rostyslav DYUK, Chairman of the Board, Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovative Companies · Viacheslav BYKOVETS, First Vice-President and Director General, Union of Entrepreneurs, Small, Medium and Privatized Enterprises of Ukraine Also present at the ceremonial opening were Olena Liutak, Vice-Rector of Lutsk National Technical University, and Liudmyla Yelisieieva, Vice-Rector of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, who are expected to join the project implementation in the future. The project is coordinated by a team of scholars from KNEU, including: · Larysa Antonyuk · Denys Ilnytskyi · Tetiana Maiorova · Tetiana Chernitska · Olha Denysova · Yuliia Gurova Project administration is carried out with the participation of Andrii Omelchenko, Liudmyla Horelikova, Oleksandr Tsypliak, Olena Tsyrkun, and scholars from the Institute of Information Systems in the Economy. We sincerely thank Dmytro Lukyanenko, Rector of KNEU, for his comprehensive support and contribution to the successful implementation of the European Digital Innovation Hub WIN2EDIH . The coordination platform of the project is the digital accelerator “Innovation Ukraine”: More information about the project: Video of the official opening ceremony of the European Digital Innovation Hub Win-Win EDIH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zFFCx4gEY8&ab_channel=KneuChannel Co-funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. The WIN2EDIH project has received funding under the Digital Europe Programmeunder Grant Agreement No.101191647. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1XndKc1oHh/
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