🚢 ONMU Showcased Research at the International “Black Sea Innovation Hub” in Bulgaria

August 12, 2025

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Event

On August 12, 2025, representatives of Odessa National Maritime University took part in the international one-day workshop “Black Sea Innovation Hub: Science, Innovation, Maritime Industries and Digital Connectivity”, held in Burgas, Bulgaria, within the BLUE GATES BSB 00189 Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme.

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🌊 The event gathered representatives from municipalities, research institutions, businesses, and international organizations across the Black Sea region. Topics discussed included:

⚓️ sustainable fisheries and aquaculture;
💻 port and maritime digitalization;
⚙️ innovative shipbuilding technologies
🌱 green energy;
🏝 tourism development and workforce training for the blue economy.

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Sergey Rudenko — Rector of ONMU, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

“Threat Protection Technologies in the Black Sea”

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Iryna Savelieva — Vice-Rector for Research, Doctor of Economics, Professor

welcome speech and vision for international scientific cooperation.

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Oleksandr Kanifolskyi — PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor

“Innovative Shipbuilding Solutions for a Sustainable Blue Economy”.

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Maryna Matviienko — Associate Professor, PhD in Economics

“A Sustainable and Secure Black Sea”

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Such events are crucial for Ukraine as they:

strengthen scientific and technical partnerships in the Black Sea region;
enable the exchange of innovative solutions and best practices;
integrate Ukrainian research into international projects;
position Ukraine as an active player in restoring and modernizing maritime infrastructure.

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