The Ukrainian team of the international project REBUILD (Renewable Energy for Bolstering Ukraine’s Infrastructure by Learning and Design) received funding under the program “International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine” (IMPRESS-U), according to the contract with the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) No. 7135. The funding source is the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (US NAS). The project officially started on May 1, 2025.

The goal of the REBUILD project is to enhance the qualifications of Ukrainian teachers by equipping them with the necessary knowledge and methodological tools to conduct extracurricular activities focused on building energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources.

To achieve this goal, the following objectives have been set:

1. Develop an innovative technology to support the learning-by-design educational approach in the context of renewable energy and energy efficiency in construction, using the Aladdin online platform, developed by the U.S. project partner – the Institute for Future Intelligence.
2. Create educational and methodological materials for teachers involved in extracurricular programs aimed at Ukrainian youth and integrated into the concept of citizen science.
3. Develop a project website with materials for teachers and an AI-powered chatbot to support educators in mastering topics related to building energy efficiency and renewable energy.
4. Conduct professional development training for teachers on the topics of building energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.
5. Organize competitions for school teams in the field of building energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The REBUILD project is being implemented by teams from three countries:
■ The United States, represented by the Institute for Future Intelligence (Natick, Massachusetts);

■ Lithuania, represented by Kaunas University of Technology (Kaunas);

■ Ukraine, where the coordinating institution is the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv), and participating organizations include:

• Institute for Digitalisation of Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv);
• Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (Kyiv);
• G.E. Pukhov Institute of Modeling Problems in Power Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv);
• Sumy State University (Sumy);
• Lviv Polytechnic National University (Lviv);
• State Institution “South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky” (Odesa);
• Berdyansk State Pedagogical University (Zaporizhzhia);
• Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University (Vinnytsia).

Learn more about the project at: https://sites.google.com/view/rebuild-ua
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