Visit of representatives of the Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management of the KPI named after Igor Sikorsky (Ukraine)
to the University of Southeast Norway
(Kingdom of Norway)
During the period from April 22 till April 28, 2018, the visit of the Director of the Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management (IEE) Professor Sergii Denysiuk and Associate Professor of the Power Supply Department of the IEE Myroslav Strelkov was held to the University of Southeast Norway (USN).
The purpose of the visit was reading the cycle of lectures in English in the frame of ERASMUS+ program on academic mobility, as well as discussing the issues of scientific cooperation between partner universities for the purposes of the joint international educational project "Norwegian – Ukrainian cooperation on research based education in innovative sustainable and energy efficient systems" (ID: CPEA-LT-2016/10044) within the Eurasia Program of the Norwegian Center for International Cooperation in Education (SIU).
The visit of Professor Sergii Denysiuk and Associate Professor Myroslav Strelkov occurred according to the order of the KPI named after Igor Sikorsky # 3/170 dated April 12, 2018.
During the visit, all activities and tasks to provide for academic mobility under the ERASMUS+ program and objectives of the project CPEA-LT-2016/10044 under the Eurasia Program were carried out, in particular:
- The meeting and discussion of the work plan with the leadership of the Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences (FTNSMS) of the University of Southeast Norway: the Dean of the FTNSMS Professor Morten Melaaen; the Deputy Dean of the FTNSMS Randi Holta; the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technologies and Cybernetics of the FTNSMS Professor Svein Hagen;
- The meeting with Espen Johansen, the Institutional coordinator of the ERASMUS+ program at the University of Southeast Norway, and Professor Carlos Pfeiffer, the Norwegian coordinator of the joint project "Norwegian – Ukrainian cooperation on research based education in innovative sustainable and energy efficient systems": exchange of experience and discussion of issues regarding the possibilities of further cooperation;
- The reading by Professor Sergii Denysiuk the cycle of the lectures in English in the frame of ERASMUS+ program on the topic "Smart Buildings: the State of Development and Prospects" for masters, postgraduates and interested teachers of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics of the FTNSMS of the University of Southeast Norway at the campus of Porsgrunn;
- The reading by Associate Professor Myroslav Strelkov the cycle of the lectures in English in the frame of ERASMUS+ program on the topic "Introduction to the Electricity Market System" for masters, postgraduates and interested teachers of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics of the FTNSMS of the University of Southeast Norway at the campuses of Porsgrunn and Konsberg;
- By the materials provided by read lectures it was discussed the issue of improving the joint courses read in English to strengthen the curricula of masters and postgraduate students of both faculties, materials of which will be available for on-line learning;
- In the framework of the project tasks, thematic and individual working meetings were held with Professor Carlos Pfeiffer, Professor Aurilla Aurelie Arntzen, Associate Professor Roshan Sharma, and Associate Professor Nils-Olav Skeie from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics of the FTNSMS.
