INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES – – NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FIELDS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY

1986 HISTORY 2004 establishment of the Institute transformation into the Institute for Sustainable Technologies launch of Multi-year Governmental Programme 2004 conferment of status of National Research Institute

TECHNICAL AND AUXILIARY WORKERS SCIENTIFIC - RESEARCH WORKERS STAFF 250 workers researchers with scientific degree TECHNICAL AND AUXILIARY WORKERS research assistants SCIENTIFIC - RESEARCH WORKERS Administrative staff

74 SCIENTIFIC - RESEARCH WORKERS STAFF 74 SCIENTIFIC - RESEARCH WORKERS 29 37 assistants PhD 8 Prof.

INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES Research & Development Design and construction of research and testing devices International co-operation Publishing and printing activity Vocational education Experts’ work

MAIN DIRECTIONS OF R&D ACTIVITIES Methods and technologies of knowledge transfer to economy (in the area of machine and devices production and maintenance) Rationalisation systems of resources consumption, including energy, materials and labour Pro-ecological systems and technologies Systems and technologies of information support for technical and organisational processes of advanced technologies development Prenormative (normalisation and standardisation) systems of products and services in machine construction and maintenance Methods and systems of institutional structure development supporting SME sector activity Creating development of selected advanced technologies, mainly in the area of technological niches New methods of continuing education and development in the field of advanced technologies

R&D DEPARTMENTS AND TEAMS Surface Engineering Department Tribology Department Mechatronics Department Control Systems Department Automatics and Electric Drives Department Composite Materials Team Maintenance Liquid Department Ecological Technologies Department Ecological Lubricants Team Information Technologies Team Systems Research Department Textile Technologies Department Vocational Education Research Department Staff Development Department

PRODUCTS

Equipment of Laboratory of Surface Layer Technology

Tools coated with layer composites created by means of duplex treatment

Editor of 11 scientific journals Over 300 books printed every year PUBLICATIONS Editor of 11 scientific journals Over 300 books printed every year

RESEARCH JOURNALS ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS EXECUTED IN ITE-NRI IN 2005 14 scientific projects 95 National 150 projects for industry 55

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS Execution of over 40 international projects in the fields of advanced technologies, education and economy: PHARE, COST, Fifth Framework Programme, Leonardo da Vinci, Jean Monnet, inter-governmental agreements

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS Examples of executed projects Leonardo da Vinci, “European Bank for the Development of Modular Curricula and Educational Technologies” European Co-ordinator Leonardo da Vinci: “Mainstreaming the Model for Flexible Industrial Training” EQUAL: “Entrepreneurship in the web, Internet - the opportunity for growth of competitiveness” Fifth Framework Programme: “Elaboration of technology and equipment for continuous duplex treatment of hot forging tools” European Co-ordinator EUREKA UMBRELLA: “European Network for Industrial Wear Prevention” COST 532: “Creation of multilayer composite structures: diffusion layer / PVD coating with the use of complementary duplex technologies”

INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION Co-operation with organisations and experts from research institutes, educational institutions and industry in Europe, Asia, North America: International Training Centre of International Labour Organisation, Turin, Italy CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki, Greece Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding (VDAB) - Flemish Service for Employment and Vocational Training, Brussels, Belgium Institute of Surface Engineering, Kharkov, Ukraine, Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, Beijing, China

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