Within the Water Harmony ERASMUS+ project students of Cherkasy State Technological University visited the leading Ukrainian enterprise manufacturing water purification equipment – Ecosoft.
On 20 th of January 2017 Ecosoft, company, which holds over 50 percent of the Ukrainian market of water purification equipment, kindly opened their doors to students and teachers from the Department of chemical technology and water treatment ChSTU.
Ecosoft is one of the partners in educational project Water Hamony ERASMUS + and was founded in 1991 by the graduate of Kiev Polytechnic Institute, and now professor Tatyana Mitchenko. Future market leader began with a small own laboratory in which young team designed solutions for the treatment of water for energy and food industries. Now the company employs about 300 professionals, 40 of which – the water industry professional of high qualification. This company is a prime example of the science and business synergy, the results of which were the developments that are in demand in Ukraine and in 44 countries, including USA, Germany, UK, Italy and others.
Besides acquaintance with production and technological processes of products manufacturing was also discussed the possibility of passing the practice at the plant and in partner companies by the students of the Department of chemical technology and water treatment. It was also agreed to set up and reestablish reverse osmosis system, which was developed within the framework of the international project “Water Harmony”.
An excursion was organized in the frame of the implementation project objective: improving of cooperation with enterprises. Also special thanks expressed to the labour union of ChSTU, which helped to cover the voyage cost.
S. Shmyhol, s.smyhol@chdtu.edu.ua
