Within the framework of the “Boosting Education Quality and Entrepreneurial Mindsets for Natural Sciences in Ukraine – BOOSTSCIENCE” European project, the “Reshaping Ukrainian and European Universities” workshop was organised online, on 2nd July 2026 with great success, bringing together more than 60 participants from universities, research institutions, businesses, and innovation ecosystem actors from Greece, Spain, and Ukraine.
Specifically, the sessions were launched with an introduction to the BOOSTSCIENCE project by Prof. Kyriakos Bourikas from the Hellenic Open University-HOU (Greece). Then, Assistant Prof. Magda Spella at HOU, presented the project’s progress and key achievements, highlighting one of the major results regarding the analysis of the educational needs of students, researchers, and businesses. These findings will feed the development of a methodological framework for a new educational course while helping to strengthen collaboration among universities, innovation ecosystems, and industry.
Undoubtedly, the impact of the BOOSTSCIENCE workshop extends far beyond a single event. It helped establishing a shared vision of how Ukrainian and European universities can develop more relevant educational pathways, respond more effectively to business and labour-market needs, and build stronger innovation ecosystems in which science, business, and society work together. HOU, involved in the project with the Laboratory of Chemistry, the Laboratory of Biology, and the Dynamic Ambient Intelligent Sociotechnical Systems (DAISSy) Research Group, under the scientific coordination of Professor of Chemistry Kyriakos Bourikas, is thankful and proud about this outcome and continues its active coordination of all BOOSTSCIENCE activities and deliverables.
►Detailed information about the results of the workshop of the BOOSTSCIENCE project as well as the role of the HOU (Laboratory of Chemistry, Laboratory of Biology and DAISSy), is available at the attached press release
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