The Round Table Discussion “Industry and Education 4.0: Social, Legal, and Institutional Aspects of the New Research and Development Infrastructure”

On November 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM, the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine together with the Research Institute for Legal Support of Innovative Development of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine will hold a “round table” discussion on the topic “Industry and Education 4.0: Social, Legal, and Institutional Aspects of the New Research and Development Infrastructure”.

The purpose of the event is to discuss strategies, approaches and recommendations for restoring the infrastructure of higher education institutions in the post-war period in accordance with the latest global and European trends in the transformation of the higher education sector in accordance with the current development of science, economy, and society as a whole.

Among the planned areas of discussion:
• Goals and objectives of universities under the conditions of Industry 4.0
• ‘Open University’ and ‘university without walls’: new images and requirements for infrastructure
• Economic and legal aspects of transformations of research and development infrastructure
• AI-based technologies and their use in higher education and academic research

Academic fellows and high school teachers, graduate and post-graduate students, representatives of government bodies, managers and all those interested in higher education development strategies are invited to participate in the discussion.

The event will be held in hybrid mode, offline and online.
Date and time: November 10, 2025, 10 AM – 12 AM (GMT+2)
Languages: Ukrainian, English
Contact person: Yurii Mielkov, Chief Research Fellow, Department of Social and Institutional Transformations in Higher Education
Please register here for participation: https://forms.gle/6ytZhsbUCfWKURh3A