National Engineering Safeware Network of Centers of Innovative University-Industry Cooperation (SAFEGUARD)
Project number:
158886-TEMPUS-2009-UK-JPCR.
Project duration:
from January 2010 to January 2013.
Tempus program grant amount:
€ 693,191.
Target group:
- university academic staff,
- IT department employees,
- students,
- alumni.
Grant holder:
- Newcastle University, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Project consortium:
- City, University of London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
- Newcastle University, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
- Adelard, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
- Åbo Akademi University, Republic of Finland;
- Institute of Information Science and Technologies "Alessandro Faedo", Italian Republic;
- University of Naples Federico II, Italian Republic;
- National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute", Ukraine;
- Khmelnytskyi National University, Ukraine;
- National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic", Ukraine;
- Odesa National Polytechnic University, Ukraine;
- Sevastopol National Technical University, Ukraine;
- The Institute of Mathematical Machines and Systems Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine;
- Engineering Design Bureau «POLISVIT», Ukraine;
- Research and Production Enterprise "Radiy", Ukraine;
- Ministry of Education and Science, Ukraine.
Project goals and objectives:
- training a new generation of engineers and researchers capable of implementing and executing innovative developments in the field of safeware engineering;
- satisfying the needs of Ukrainian industry and research institutes operating in various critical domains.
Project activity areas:
- development of a Master's program in safeware engineering;
- development of a doctoral (Ph.D.) training program in safeware engineering;
- implementation of a professional development program (3 modules);
- application of student mobility mechanisms;
- establishment of a national network platform of training and consulting centers;
- holding the final international conference «Innovations and Growth in SafeWare Engineering»;
- dissemination of project results;
- measures to ensure sustainable project development;
- quality control and monitoring;
- project management.
Achieved results:
1. Implementation of a Master's program consisting of 6 courses across 5 partner universities.
2. Implementation of a doctoral training program consisting of 2 courses.
3. Creation of a National Network Platform of Training and Consulting Centers, consisting of 5 centers.
4. Hosting of the international conference «Innovations and Growth in SafeWare Engineering».