Successful Networking Event and Factories Tour in Kyiv
1 May 2017
The AERO-UA project enjoyed a very successful Networking Event and Factories Tour in Kyiv during 19-20 April 2017. The event provided an excellent opportunity for the AERO-UA consortium partners – and the project’s Advisory Board Members from Airbus and DLR – to meet a large cross-section of Ukrainian aviation experts.
Networking Event
The Networking Event was held on the first day as a dedicated “AERO-UA Session” during the 13th International Scientific Conference "AVIA 2017" hosted by the National Aviation University in Kyiv. AVIA is one of Ukraine’s most well-known conference series dedicated to research and future trends in the field of air transport and related infrastructure.
About 65 people attended the AERO-UA session with participants coming from Ukrainian universities, institutes of the National Academy of Sciences, and industrial enterprises such as Antonov, FED, Ivchenko-Progress and Motor-Sich.
The AERO-UA project enjoyed a very successful Networking Event and Factories Tour in Kyiv during 19-20 April 2017. The event provided an excellent opportunity for the AERO-UA consortium partners – and the project’s Advisory Board Members from Airbus and DLR – to meet a large cross-section of Ukrainian aviation experts.
Networking Event
The Networking Event was held on the first day as a dedicated “AERO-UA Session” during the 13th International Scientific Conference "AVIA 2017" hosted by the National Aviation University in Kyiv. AVIA is one of Ukraine’s most well-known conference series dedicated to research and future trends in the field of air transport and related infrastructure.
About 65 people attended the AERO-UA session with participants coming from Ukrainian universities, institutes of the National Academy of Sciences, and industrial enterprises such as Antonov, FED, Ivchenko-Progress and Motor-Sich.
The session provided an opportunity to promote opportunities for aviation research collaboration between Ukraine and Europe and included the following presentations:
Also, the event was an occasion to present the initial findings of the recent AERO-UA survey and to discuss them with the Ukrainian participants as well as the project's Advisory Board Members.
Factories Tour
The Factories Tour held on the second day included visits to State Enterprise “Antonov” and State Enterprise “Plant 410 Civil Aviation”.
The tour of Antonov’s flight test airfield enabled the attendees to learn first-hand about the company’s latest development work for cargo aircraft such as the Antonov AN-178. It also provided a unique chance to board the iconic Antonov AN-225 Mriya – the World’s largest plane.
- Giles Brandon, Intelligentsia Consultants, “AERO-UA Project Overview”
- Nicolas Peter, “DLR’s research and technology developments in Eastern Europe and potential collaboration interests in Ukraine”
- Dr-Habil. Ing. Agata Godula-Jopek, “Airbus Group and collaboration with Ukraine”
- Igor Rybalchenko, H2020 Transport NCP Coordinator, “EU Opportunities for Research and Innovation in Aeronautics”
- Dr. Iryna Belan, H2020 Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials NCP, “Opportunities for cooperation with NASU in the field of aviation”
- Dirk Berndt, Fraunhofer-IFF, “Fraunhofer-IFF’s aviation research activities and AERO-UA aviation research pilot projects”
- Michał Towpik, Technology Partners, “Technology Partner’s aviation research activities and AERO-UA aviation research pilot projects”
- Dr. Adam Joesbury, University of Manchester, "University of Manchester - Aerospace Research Institute"
Also, the event was an occasion to present the initial findings of the recent AERO-UA survey and to discuss them with the Ukrainian participants as well as the project's Advisory Board Members.
- Dr. Lina Smovziuk, H2020 Transport NCP Expert, KhAI, “AERO-UA Survey Results”
- Igor Rybalchenko, H2020 Transport NCP Coordinator, KhAI, “Measures to Overcome Barriers – Respondents’ Suggestions”
Factories Tour
The Factories Tour held on the second day included visits to State Enterprise “Antonov” and State Enterprise “Plant 410 Civil Aviation”.
The tour of Antonov’s flight test airfield enabled the attendees to learn first-hand about the company’s latest development work for cargo aircraft such as the Antonov AN-178. It also provided a unique chance to board the iconic Antonov AN-225 Mriya – the World’s largest plane.
During the tour of Plant 410 – based close to Kyiv’s Zhuliany international airport – the attendees gained an insight to the company’s aircraft and engine repair activities. It was also an occasion for initial discussions on possible areas of cooperation in aviation research and maintenance.
The AERO-UA consortium would like to express their sincere thanks for the support to host the Networking Event and Factories Tour provided by the National Aviation University, State Enterprise “Antonov” and State Enterprise “Plant 410 Civil Aviation”.
