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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 74 SCIENTIFIC - RESEARCH WORKERS
STAFF
74 SCIENTIFIC - RESEARCH WORKERS 29 37
assistants
PhD 8
Prof.

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. PRODUCTS

9. Equipment of Laboratory of Surface Layer Technology

10. Tools coated with layer composites created by means of duplex treatment

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

12. RESEARCH JOURNALS ISSUED BY THE INSTITUTE

13. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS EXECUTED IN ITE-NRI IN 200514
scientific projects 95
National
150
projects for industry 55

14. 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

15. 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”

16. 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

17. INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES – – NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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