General information

Project number: 564689-EPP-1-2015-1-UAEPPJMO-MODULE
Project title: European Union Leadership in Climate Change Mitigation
Module leader: Volodymyr Shatokha, Dr. Prof. (CV)

Host institution: National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (NMetAU)

EUClim was funded under Erasmus+ Programme (Jean Monnet Modules) and lasted from September 2015 through August 2018

The deliverables are kept sustainable and teaching of the module is being continued beyond the project lifetime

Project

Why: Knowledge of EU policies and tools in relationship to climate change mitigation is important for Ukraine to modernise socio-economic model and to withstand low-carbon economy challenges.

Our purpose: to develop knowledge base and human resource needed to harmonise socio-economic agenda in Ukraine with the EU climate change mitigation policies

What we are doing:

introducing the European angle into non EU related studies for university students
delivering and disseminating in-depth analysis of EU climate policies and tools to academics and policy-makers
creating interest in the EU among stakeholders responsible for industrial policy
upgrading skills of academics on the issue of the EU climate change mitigation leadership
promoting research experience for young researchers in European Union issues

Our target groups:

Students (engineering) — to gain knowledge and skills needed to assist Ukraine’s adhesion to the EU socio-economic agenda
Academics — to acquaint to EU climate agenda, ongoing projects, initiatives and best practices
Human resource — to sustain module’s teaching
Professionals from industry and public organisations — to familiarise with advanced EU practices
Policy makers, responsible for industrial and research & innovations policies — to enhance awareness of the EU climate change mitigation agenda

Resources

Links to important EU resources:

EU Climate Change Policy — from the European Environmental Agency
EU Climate Action — from the European Commission
EU Energy Strategy — from the European Commission
European energy policy — at the European Union legislation database

Useful documents:

Energy Union and Climate Change Policy — The Juncker Commission
A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy — Communication by the European Commission
Energy Policies of IEA Countries: European Union — 2014 Review by International Energy Agency
A history of EU energy policy: From the ECSC to the Energy Roadmap 2050 — by Green European Foundation
Energy-intensive industries: in it together, in it to win — at the European Commission Press Release Database
The European Union explained: Climate action (Download)

Our publications:

Sustainable development of steel industry.pdf (Download )
The Sustainability of the Iron and Steel Industries in Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities (Download) The final publication is available at link.springer.com
Scenarios of steel industry development in the climate change mitigation context (Download)
Potential of Best Available and Radically New Technologies for Cutting Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Ironmaking Springer link
Post-Soviet issues and sustainability of iron and steel industry in Eastern Europe Taylor & Francis Online
Comparative Study of Iron and Steel Industry Transition in the Countries of Central-East Europe and Former Soviet Union ECSDEV
Environmentally sustainable industrial development
European Union Leadership in Climate Change Mitigation. pdf (Book_EUClim_A5_HD_opt)
Historic context of European Union leadership in climate change mitigation (Shatokha_Historic context of European Union leadership in climate change mitigation)
Modernization scenarios for iron and steel industry towards meeting the climate change mitigation target
Ukraine’s commitments under Association Agreement: challenges and opportunities for steel industry
Chasing shadows: technology and socioeconomic barriers versus climate targets for iron and steel industry

EUClim_Leaflet

Tutorials

Module’s content is available here

Course book «EU leadership in climate change mitigation» Book_EUClim_A5_HD_opt

News

10-12.06.2018 — Prof Shatokha took part in the 3rd International Conference «Advances in Metallurgical Processes and Materials» in Lviv (Ukraine) with presentation Chasing shadows: technology and socioeconomic barriers versus climate targets for iron and steel industry

08.06.2018: two groups — Ukrainian and International students — got certificates of attendance of «The EU leadership in climate change mitigation» course developed. Now this course is part of NMetAU official curriculum, delivered in Ukrainian and English versions under two study programmes.

22-23.05.2018 — Prof Shatokha took part in the 12th Society and Materials International Conference (SAM 12) in Metz, France with presentation «Ukraine’s commitments under Association Agreement: challenges and opportunities for steel industry»
23.03.2018 — Prof Shatokha was awarded with a certificate of gratitude for development of the scientific potential of the youth and assistance for preparation of the National competition of students’ works «Current aspects of collaboration with European Union». At this competition NMAU Master student Ms. Anastasiya Liapchenko obtained 3rd prize for her work «Current tasks of climate change mitigation in the context of implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement» (supervised by Prof. Shatokha)

20.03.2018 — Prof Shatokha delivered an invited lecture «Modernization scenarios for iron and steel industry towards meeting the climate change mitigation target» for the 175th meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan held in Chiba, Japan. The potential of EU policies to mitigation of climate change has been analysed in application to the steel sector.

30.01.2018 — Round Table debates on the EU Climate & Energy policy in the Association Agreement implementation context have been conducted at the Dnipro Regional State Administration with assistance from the Dnipro Federation of Employers
Paper «Historic context of European Union leadership in climate change mitigation» was published in the European historical studies: scientific journal. 2017. (№ 8) issued by Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (for e-version — please consult «Resources» page, section Our publications)
20-25.11.2017 — a module in the form of the discipline «EU policy and instruments in the field of climate & energy» (adjusted to 36 contact hours) is being delivered to the group of ATO veterans and their family members as a part of professional retraining course «Energy management»
31.10.2017 — a book developed within the project was published: «European Union Leadership in Climate Change Mitigation» (Monograph). — Dnipro: Accent PP, 2017. — 144 p. ISBN 978-966-921-149-1 (for e-version — please consult «Resources» page, section Our publications)
10.10.2017 — a lecture «Teaching the EU climate and energy policy in the context of introduction the European Studies to engineering education» was presented at the XVIII International Conference «Thermal technique, power engineering and ecology in metallurgy» at the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, Dnipro
02-03.10.2017 — project has been presented at the International metallurgical conference «Science and Innovations» in Kyiv

theses of presentation (in Ukrainian) available here

07-08.09.2017 — results of the studies on the effect of the EU climate and industrial policies on the performance of iron and steel sector in the countries of Central East Europe have been presented at the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rome, Italy

06.06.2017 — The group of Master students from the Ecology programme of the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine successfully passed the «EU Leadership in Climate Change Mitigation» Jean Monnet Module and awarded with certificates.

10-24.05.2017 — in a synergy with Erasmus+ Mobility project between the National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine and Technical University «Bergakademie Freiberg» the materials of the module have been presented in the frames of the course «Climate change mitigation agenda and innovative iron- and steelmaking» delivered by the module leader Prof. V.Shatokha

16-17.09.2016 — Project leader Prof. Shatokha took part in the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rome, Italy , presenting research where the potential of EU-funded initiatives to reach sectorial climate change mitigation targets has been analysed

19-21.06.2016 — Project leader Prof. V.Shatokha took part in the Jean Monnet Seminar «EU a la carte?», held in Malmo, Sweden (working group «Energy Union»)

06.04.2016 — The project and our research on sustainability have been presented in Dalian University of Technology, China. Presentation available here
30.03.2016 — Introductory lecture has been delivered to staff of National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine. Presentation available here

Project leader Prof. V.Shatokha became Associated Partner with the European Sustainable Development Network
12-13.11.2015 Project leader Prof. V.Shatokha took part in the EEAC Annual Conference ‘15: ‘Civil Society and Climate Change, on the road to Paris’ held in Paris and hosted by the French Ministry for Ecology http://www.eeac.eu/annual-conferences

19.10.2015 — The project has been presented at the meeting of the Methodology Council

Schedule

Teaching of module in 2018/2019 academic year:

Discipline «EU Climate & Energy Policy Instruments» — teaching at the Centre for retraining and professional upgrade
As part of discipline «Sustainable industrial development»: group ME01/02/03-14 (Metallurgy)
As part of discipline «Sustainable development strategy»: group ЕО01-14м (Ecology)
Discipline «EU leadership in climate change mitigation»: group XT01-17i (Chemical Technology & Engineering)

Teaching of module in 2017/2018 academic year:

Discipline «EU policy and instruments in the field of climate & energy»: teaching at the Centre for retraining and professional upgrade
Discipline «EU leadership in climate change mitigation»: group XT01-16i (Chemical Technology & Engineering)
As part of discipline «Sustainable development strategy»: group ЕО01-13м (Ecology)
Diploma thesis project supervision: ЕО901-11м

Teaching of module in 2016/2017 academic year

As part of discipline «Sustainable industrial development»: group XT01-15i (Chemical Technology & Engineering)
As part of discipline «Sustainable development strategy»: group ЕО01-12м (Ecology)

Introductory lecture for NMAU staff was held on March 30, 2016; 13:00, room 302
Pilot teaching of module in 2015/2016 academic year:

As part of discipline «Sustainable development strategy»: group ЕО01-12м (Ecology)

Contact form

Contact info

Volodymyr Shatokha Dr. Prof., Vice-Rector
National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine
Gagarin av. 4. Dnipropetrovsk, 49600 Ukraine
shatokha@metal.nmetau.edu.ua
Tel/Fax +38 (0562) 474 — 433