On July 16–17, 2025, the national Mechaton UA 2025 took place in a mixed format—a two-day marathon of innovative solutions, in which 10 student teams and over 50 participants from different regions of Ukraine took part. The event was organized by a team from Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, with Sumy National Agrarian University acting as co-organizer. The event was part of the European educational project UniCom, which aims to strengthen the social role of universities in communities.
The aim of the mechaton was to create practical solutions at the intersection of technology, sustainable development, security, inclusion, agriculture, and tourism that can be implemented in communities for their recovery and sustainable development.
The winners of Mechaton UA 2025
- 1st place – the «GreenMindLab» team from Sumy National Agrarian University for their project «Development of an information subsystem for recording environmental protection measures»
- 2nd place – the «Vitryla» team from Vinnytsya National Pirogov Memorial Medical University for the project «Development of the chatbot «Meteobot»
Special awards:
Audience Award — the team Flexible Light, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
The best presentation — the team Simply, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
The most creative solution — the team Agrinova, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
The most socially significant project — the team Tyl, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and the team MSPU, Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University
The most innovative approach — the team UnityLab, Dragomanov Ukrainian State University
The best technical implementation — the team SQUAD, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
The best idea for a software product — the team Innovation Shield, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs
The jury consisted of:
- representatives of Ukrainian communities;
- IT business experts;
- lecturers from partner universities in the Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden, and Ukraine.
Mechaton UA 2025 became a vivid example of how Ukrainian youth not only generate innovative ideas but also offer real solutions for the sustainable reconstruction of the country. The event demonstrated the power of cross-sectoral cooperation between education, business, and communities in shaping a new wave of leaders for the future of Ukraine.
