On June 24, 2026, an Advisory Board Meeting of the project Erasmus+ InnovaTex — ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CB-VET "Innovations in the field of smart and digital skills in vocational education for the modern textile industry", which is implemented by scientists from the Faculty of Design, was held online
Kalyna Pashkevych, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Design of KNUTD, Olena Chepelyuk, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Rector of KNTU, and from Moldova, Marcela Irovan, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Design of the Technical University of Moldova, addressed the participants of the Advisory Board Meeting with welcoming remarks.
The meeting was attended by members of the InnovaTex project Advisory Board:
Bohdan Kass, designer, entrepreneur, founder of the Factory KASS clothing production (Kyiv);
Iryna Makhinko-Dumih, director of the brand clothing studio "І-CHEF by Irina Makhinko" (Kyiv);
Olga Ostapchuk, Chief Technologist of PRJSC "Edelvika" (Lutsk);
Oksana Zakharkevych, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Director of Technology Consulting Private Enterprise, Coordinator of the European Digital Innovation Hub Clothing Technology and Textile Hub (EDIH Clotex-HUB) (Khmelnytskyi);
Lyudmyla Nazarchuk, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of Department, Lutsk National Technical University (Lutsk);
Svitlana Kuleshova, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Technology and Design of Sewing Products, Khmelnytskyi National University (Khmelnytskyi);
Mariia Georgitsa, PhD, University Professor, Technical University of Moldova, Moldova;
Larisa Bugaian, PhD, University Professor, Technical University of Moldova, Moldova;
Veronica Pentelei, Director of Velitextil Plus, Moldova;
Olena Statnik, Vice-Director of the College of Light Industry in Balti, Moldova.
Among the participants in the meeting were the InnovaTex project implementers from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design: Natalia Chuprina, Doctor of Art History, Professor, Head of the Department of Art and Fashion Design, KNUTD; Olga Yezhova, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Graphic Design KNUTD, Olena Gerasymenko, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Art and Fashion Design, KNUTD, Lyudmyla Melnyk, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Art and Fashion Design, KNUTD; Nadiia Lyuklyan and Anastasia Yukhymchuk, postgraduate students of the Department of Art and Fashion Design, KNUTD; from Kherson National Technical University: Olena Chepelyuk, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Rector, Mariia Artemenko, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, First Vice-Rector, Larysa Ponomarenko, Director of the International Department; from the Technical University of Moldova Marcela Irovan, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Design, Elena Florea-Burduja, PhD, Aliona Raru, PhD, Valentina Frunze, PhD; from the Public Institution Center of Excellence in Light Industry from Chisinau (Moldova) Aleksandra Raetchi, Director, Diana Tapuchevici, Head of Quality Assurance Department.
Olena Gerasymenko, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, KNUTD, informed the members of the Advisory Board about the progress of the project. InnovaTex and presented the Smart Laboratory created in Ukraine with the equipment purchased and installed within the framework of the project implementation (four powerful laptops and two multimedia projectors) and licensed software CAD/ LAY.Assyst and Style3D Studio for product design and visualization. Implementing the project tasks, in January 2026, scientists from the Faculty of Design were trained in the CAD/ LAY.Assyst program based on the Smart Laboratory and using the purchased equipment and software.
Mariia Artemenko told the participants of the Advisory Board Meeting about the events held at the Smart Laboratory at KNTU, in particular about the organized roundtable on the development of educational materials for the project.
Project participants InnovaTex from Romania, Greece, Italy, Ukraine and Moldova is developing an electronic educational platform and training modules to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders in the fashion industry, including the textile industry, in particular for training students of educational institutions, industry workers and all stakeholders.
Project implementers from Moldova Elena Florea-Burduja, PhD, Technical University of Moldova (Chisinau, Moldova) and Aliona Raru, PhD, Technical University of Moldova (Chisinau, Moldova) presented the Smart Laboratory created in Moldova and talked about the challenges they faced when purchasing and installing equipment.
Lyudmya Nazarchuk, speaking on behalf of the advisory board , emphasized the high level of project implementation and expressed a positive assessment, emphasizing the importance of synergy between education, science, and business for digital transformation and compliance with the requirements of the European labor market.
Svitlana Kuleshova supported the project team InnovaTex, noting that they are moving in the right direction, have significant achievements, and are implementing the plan.
Business representatives also positively assessed the interim results of the InnovaTex project. Olga Ostapchuk approved the purchased equipment and software and emphasized that such tools are of great importance for the development of young professionals.
They also expressed their impressions about the progress of the project implementation. InnovaTex Advisory Board members Larisa Bugaian, Director of the Erasmus Center of the Technical University of Moldova, Maria Georgitsa, PhD, Professor, Technical University of Moldova, and Elena Statnic, Vice-Director, College of Light Industry, Balti (Moldova).
According to the results of the meeting, members of the Advisory Board noted that the implementation of the international project InnovaTex is on schedule, smart labs are being successfully launched in Ukraine and Moldova, and cooperation between vocational and higher education institutions and fashion industry enterprises, including the textile industry, is improving.
The moderators of the meeting thanked the members of the Advisory Board and partners from Ukraine and Moldova for their fruitful work!
29.06.2026
