On September 18, lecturers of the Department of Agricultural Engineering Oleg Bundza and Mykola Holotyuk, along with students, participated in the scientific-practical conference 'Inventors and Scientists: Together to Victory,' dedicated to the Day of Inventor and Rationalizer of Ukraine. The event took place at the Rivne Regional Library for Youth, which became not only the venue but also a co-organizer of the event.
The conference began with a welcoming speech and report by the head of the Rivne Regional Organization of the TVR of Ukraine, Tamara Afanasenko. In her presentation, she highlighted the current state of patent activity both in the region and in Ukraine as a whole, emphasizing modern challenges and prospects for inventors.
The head of the Center for Innovative and Grant Activities of NUVHP Vita Chaban shared experiences in launching startups and results of inventive activities at NUVHP. Relevant and interesting presentations were also made by the president of the Rivne Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mykola Yaroschuk, the deputy dean of the Faculty of Cybernetics of MEGU Valentina Yuskovich-Zhukovska, and the methodologist of the Small Academy of Sciences Viktor Malynovsky.
After the coffee break, participants had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the cases of successful developments of the participants.
In the final part of the conference, the best inventors, including lecturers of the Department of Agricultural Engineering Oleg Bundza and Mykola Holotyuk, were awarded honorary certificates for their personal contribution to the development of science and achievements in inventive activities.
The Department of Agricultural Engineering expresses gratitude to the teams of the Center for Innovative and Grant Activities of NUVHP and the Rivne Regional Organization of the TVR of Ukraine for their important role in initiating and conducting the event.
Oleg BUNDA
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