INTERNATIONAL SPRING ACADEMY “SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND TRADE” – DAY 2
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Tue, 23 March – 13:00 CET / 14:00 Kyiv, Chisinau / 16:00 Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan
The International Spring Academy “Sustainable Transport and Trade” aims to create a high-level platform for academic exchange, professional dialogue, and cross-border cooperation among the countries of the Eastern Partnership — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine.
The 3rd edition of the International Academy “Sustainable Transport and Trade” aims to establish the ground for enhanced cooperation between the academic environment and practitioners in the field of freight transport, logistics, international trade, customs procedures and digitalization, and to promote implementation of sustainable solutions for various challenges. This edition will:
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Strengthen long-term scientific cooperation between universities, academies, and research institutes in the Eastern Partnership region and European partners.
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Promote dialogue between academia and practitioners, involving experts from transport authorities, central public authorities, municipalities, logistics companies, and industry.
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Support capacity building in sustainable transport, logistics, trade facilitation, and customs modernization.
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Encourage joint research initiatives, mobility programs, and long-term academic partnerships.
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Create a networking forum for young researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
13:00 – 13:25 CET – Sustainable mobility concepts and decarbonization strategies. Speaker: Prof. Olga Kunytska, NTU, Kyiv, Ukraine
13:25 – 13:50 CET – The Role of Retail Trade in the System of Population Livelihood Provision Speaker: Associate Prof. Olha Haponenko, National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute», Ukraine
13:50 – 14:15 CET – Assessing the Impact of Road Transport Projects. Speaker: Associate Prof. Stanislav Svichynskyi, KhNAHU, Kharkiv
14:15 – 14:40 CET – Transport Optimization Models in Supply Chains: An International Comparative Analysis and Development Directions for the Republic of Moldova. Speaker: Veronica Bulat, Ph.D, Head of Department, Faculty of Economic Sciences of MSU, Moldova
14:40 – 15:00 CET – Digital Logistics in Armenia: Opportunities for Regional Integration and Growth. Speaker: Tatevik Vardanyan, Ph.D, Armenia
15:00 – 15:30 CET – Discussion: Priorities for Sustainable Transport in Teaching. Moderated by: Nataliia Kozachuk, Ph.D, Associate Professor of the Department of International and European Law of NaUKMA, Ukraine