The Bridge - Bridging the gap between university and industry: Master Curricular Supporting the Development of Green Jobs and Digital Skills in the Ukrainian Building Sector

The historically siloed discipline-based structure of many built environment curricula, such as building services/civil/environmental engineering or architecture are not meeting current or future industry needs in Ukraine. More recently, there has also been a focus placed on BIM as a vehicle for enabling opportunities for multidisciplinary learning.The establishment of new Master Programmes (MPs) on BIM Technology in Construction and Civil Engineering in Ukrainian Universities (UAUs) aims at promoting the EU best practices in terms of educational methodologies and specific knowledge related to the energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings and communities, drawing on the requirements set by UN 2030 Agenda, with specific reference to SDGs 7, 10, 11 and the priorities of the EU Green Deal and an economy that works for people. The specific objectives are as follows:1. Curricular development tailored to labour market requirements and enable graduates in Architecture and Construction to support their employability expectations. The new study programs will be implemented in 5 UAUs with different training directions according to the local needs. The development process will be completed by updating BIM centres and new teaching materials to publish jointly by UA and EU teachers.2. Foster links university-enterprises to address mismatches between the requirements of employers and the offer of HE institutions and propose integral solutions to enhance better employability of students in civil engineering and construction sectors. 3. Digitalization of 10 elective modules, 2 from each UAU so that the consortium participants could use them openly on a joint e-Bridge platform in order to move towards virtual mobility in the long run.Main beneficiaries of the outputs to be produced will be about: 60 UA senior teaching staff, 50 UA junior teachers and assistants, 100 final year students as well as new graduates and students enrolled to the new Master Programmes.