On October 22–24, 2025, the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology (UDUST) hosted a large-scale scientific tournament “Second Hackathon USUST 2025”. For three days, 59 teams from over 30 lyceums, colleges, and higher vocational schools of the Dnipro region worked and competed in five thematic sections:

• Information Technologies and Robotics
• Natural and Technological
• Economics and Humanities
• Construction and Architecture
• Engineering and Materials Science

The Natural and Technological Section operated on the basis of our educational and scientific institute. Under the leadership of Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Inorganic Materials Technology and Ecology Ihor Kovalenko, the teams presented 14 projects in waste processing, creation of ecological materials, biotechnology, food innovations, and “green” energy.

The members of the jury in the section were:

• Artem Mandryka, Director of LLC “Smartsynthes”, PhD
• Lina Sokolova, Head of the Department of Physical Culture, Sports and Health, SEI USUCT, Candidate of Technical Sciences
• Sergiy Gubarenko, Head of the Enamel Laboratory, LLC “Novomoskovsky Ware”
• Tetyana Nikiforova, Director of the CU “Center for Professional Development “Educational Trajectory” DMR
• Daria Bandura, Chief Technologist, MOVA Brewery

Winners and prize-winners of the section:

• 1st place – Dnipro Lyceum No. 144 named after Levi Yitzhak Schneerson – topic “Ecological porous glass-ceramic materials”, mentor Yaroslava Koltsova, associate professor of the Department of Chemical Technologies of Ceramics, Glass and Biomedical Materials
• 2nd place – Dniprovsky Lyceum No. 22 – topic “Microorganisms in the protection of agricultural products”, mentor Maxim Malook, assistant professor of the Department of Biotechnology and Life Safety
• 3rd place – KZO “NVO No. 136 “Classical Gymnasium named after Cyril and Methodius” – topic “Tire recycling: from waste to valuable raw materials”, mentor Vitaly Golovenko, associate professor of the Department of Fuel, Polymer and Printing Materials Technologies)

Laureates in the nominations:

• “For bold scientific decisions” – Dnipro Lyceum No. 97; mentor Lesya Holub (associate professor of the Department of Technology of Natural and Synthetic Polymers, Fats and Food Products) – topic “Flour confectionery for health purposes”
• “For the best and most convincing defense” – Dnipro Lyceum No. 130; mentors Maria Myronyak and Olena Volnyanska (associate professors of the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Technology of Food Additives and Cosmetics) – topic “Innovative face cream with your own hands”
• “For bold scientific decisions” – Dnipro Scientific Chemical and Ecological Lyceum; mentor Valeria Pavlova (Assistant Professor of the Department of Biotechnology and Life Safety) – topic “Intelligent Delivery Systems of Bioidentical Compounds”
• “For the Most Creative and Non-Standard Approach” – Dnipro Lyceum No. 100 “LEADER” (Team 1); mentor Oksana Berzenina (Associate Professor of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry) – topic “Development of an Affordable Antiseptic for the Needs of Communities in Emergency Conditions”
• “For Cohesion and Effective Teamwork” – VSP “Novomoskovskoye Professional College USUST”; mentor Svitlana Naumenko (Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Technologies of Ceramics, Glass and Biomedical Materials) – topic “Decorative glass-ceramic coatings with an aventurine effect”
• “For a project that solves important social and environmental problems” – Dnipro Lyceum No. 1; mentor Oleksiy Khlopytskyi (Associate Professor of the Department of Technology of Inorganic Substances and Ecology) – topic “Rational methods of additional purification of drinking water in domestic conditions”
• “For a project that solves important social and environmental problems” – Dnipro Lyceum No. 91; mentor Artem Tretyakov (Associate Professor of the Department of Fuel, Polymer and Printing Materials Technologies) – topic “Development of Packaging Using Bionic Principles”
• “For a Project That Solves Important Social and Environmental Problems” – Dnipro Lyceum No. 57; mentor Tetyana Butyrina (Associate Professor of the Department of Inorganic Substances Technology and Ecology) – topic “Hydrogen as a Promising “Green” Energy Carrier”
• “For the Most Creative and Non-Standard Approach” – Dnipro Lyceum No. 21 “Perspektyva”; mentor Ihor Yakymenko (Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacy, Chemistry and Technology) – topic “Modeling the Three-Dimensional Structure of Chemical Substances as a Progressive Method of Studying Chemistry”
• “For Bold Scientific Decisions” – Dnipro Lyceum No. 120; mentor Larysa Rudneva (Associate Professor of the Department of Technology of Natural and Synthetic Polymers, Fats and Food Products) – topic “Milk and Dairy Products: Consumption Cannot Be Banned!”

Other areas where mentors from the SEI of the Udmurt State Technical University worked

Section “Economics and Humanities”

• Nataliya Kovaleva (professor of the Department of Philosophy and Ukrainian Studies) – topic “Culture vs. Propaganda: Critical Thinking in Ukrainian Realities” (Dnipro Lyceum No. 111) – Laureate of the nomination “For Cohesion and Effective Teamwork”
• Lyudmila Zabrudska (senior lecturer of the Department of Philology and Translation) and student Alina Gordienko (scholar of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine) – topic “Language Startup: Development of an Application or Game for Language Learning” (Dnipro Linguistic Lyceum No. 9 “PRObusiness”) – Laureate nomination “For the most creative and non-standard approach”
• Associate Professor Olena Chernysheva and Lecturer Yanina Zhukova (Department of Management and Finance) – topic “Space 2030: a new generation of solutions” (Dnipro Lyceum No. 54) – Winner of the nomination “For bold scientific decisions”
• Maryna Ivanova (Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Law) – topic “Business modeling of a student initiative project” (Dnipro Lyceum No. 67 “Source”) – Winner of the nomination “For the best and most convincing defense”

Section “Engineering and Materials Science”

• Associate Professor of the Department of Innovative Engineering Sergiy Zybaylo – topic “ReBuild Ukraine: 3D printing for quickly assembled temporary housing structures” (Dnipro Scientific Financial and Economic Lyceum, second team) – Section prize winner, 2nd place
• Head of the Department of Energy, Associate Professor Stanislav Kovalev – topic “Development and computer design of the design of the elbow joint implant” (Dnipro Lyceum No. 3) – Laureate in the nomination “For the best and most convincing defense”

Section “Information Technologies and Robotics”

• Associate Professor of the Department of Computer-Integrated Technologies and Automation Yevgeny Chernetsky and Tetyana Dubovyk (Senior Lecturer of the Department of Specialized Computer Systems) – topic “Industrial Robots. Robot-manipulator” (Dnipro Lyceum No. 67 “Source”) – Winner of the nomination “For cohesion and effective teamwork”
• Associate Professor of the Department of Information Systems Volodymyr Anisimov – topic “Development of a cross-platform application interface for listening to music using Flutter” (KZO “NVK No. 122”) – Winner of the nomination “For cohesion and effective teamwork”

We sincerely congratulate all participants, mentors, teachers and jury members who took part in the Second Hackathon USUST 2025. Your creativity, perseverance and desire to change the future made this event unique.

Special thanks to the mentoring staff of the SEI UDUTU for the high level of team training, support for participants and tireless work. We wish you further success in implementing ideas, creative accomplishments, and significant achievements!

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