Siemens has provided Metinvest Polytechnic Technical University with another software suite to strengthen cooperation and support the Ukrainian education sector. Such digitalisation of higher engineering education enhances learning assisted by modern automation components.

Serhii Dvornyk, Director of the Digital Industry Department at Siemens, has handed over a software suite, including 40 programming licences for Simatic PLC and SCADA WinCC by Siemens AG, to Ukraine's first private mining and metals university. This software is critical to ensuring a high-quality learning process, allowing teachers to improve their teaching methods and students to acquire the necessary practical skills, even in blended learning environments.

The software will be used by teachers and students of the Faculty of Digital Technologies and Production Automation and the Faculty of Mining and Metallurgy. The number of licences obtained allows launching the learning process simultaneously in several groups in a convenient virtual format.

Metinvest's and Siemens' support for education demonstrates how business can play a key role in the development of society and help young people acquire the necessary knowledge and skills, as well as through retraining programmes for veterans, in a fair and convenient format. Such initiatives are not only a contribution to the current educational process, but also an investment in the future of Ukraine, as qualified professionals are the key to the country's economic recovery and development. The handover of the software is part of the extensive support provided by Siemens. This allows Metinvest Polytechnic to actively implement educational initiatives, providing students with the best conditions and tools for learning and development. Joint efforts to build a solid foundation for professional development and preservation of the educational potential in Ukraine.