On June 13, 2025, the EUSTS project team held the final of the «Best European Practices» video contest. The contest aimed to identify, showcase and promote the best European practices across various areas of public life – from digitalization and ecology to innovation, civil society, and culture.
The competition has become a platform for creative expression of young people who want to share their own vision of European values and approaches. The competition was attended by 24 teams representing various institutes of Lviv Polytechnic National University (Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Computer Technologies, Automation and Metrology, Institute of Computer Science and Information Technologies, Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Systems, Institute of Power Engineering and Control Systems), as well as Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.
The contestants covered a wide range of topics that are extremely relevant in the context of Ukraine’s European integration:
- Digitalization and innovation: the participants considered the challenges of digital development in Ukraine, including access to digital technologies, development of Smart Cities, digital literacy of the population, and prospects for the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Attention is also paid to the digital transformation of public services, the introduction of e-governance, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of the labor market.
- Ecology and Sustainable Development: the video authors explored the issues of urban ecology, development of sewage infrastructure, environmental impact of fast fashion, and resource reuse practices. The videos also touched upon the issues of green energy, energy efficiency in the home, reducing the carbon footprint, and introducing environmental education in communities.
- Civil society and European values: The videos focused on the role of civic engagement, freedom, human rights and democratic principles as the basis for the development of society in the European context. The importance of youth participation in decision-making, volunteerism, intercultural dialogue, inclusion, as well as combating disinformation and building trust in institutions were not overlooked.
The jury, consisting of EUSTS project participants, evaluated the entries based on several main criteria: creativity, relevance, research component, applied value, informativeness, and quality of execution.
Following an open discussion, the jury selected the winners in the following nominations:
- Nomination «Promotion of European values»:
- «European practicies» (team of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts) – for a creative look at key aspects of the European way of life and democratic principles that are important for Ukraine’s European integration progress.
- Nomination «Digitalization and Society»:
- «Problems of digitalization in Ukraine» (team of Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences) – for a thorough study of modern challenges of digital development.
- «Urbanization and Smart City» (team of Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences) – for the relevance of the topic and creative presentation of the concept of smart cities.
- «Digitalization and the Population of Ukraine» (team of Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences) – for the meaningful coverage of the level of digital literacy and accessibility of digital services for different groups of the population..
- «Prospects for the Implementation of GDPR in Ukraine» (team of Institute of Computer Technologies, Automation and Metrology) – for the informative coverage of European standards of personal data protection.
- The nomination «Living in an eco-friendly way»:
- «Fast Fashion» (team of Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences) – for the interconnection of environmental issues with the fashion industry.
- «Development of Sewerage Infrastructure in Rivne» (team of Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences) – for highlighting a local example of improving environmental infrastructure.
The EUSTS team would like to thank all the participants for their active participation and encourage them to join initiatives that promote European integration, civil society development and implementation of best practices in the context of Ukraine’s European integration.
Together – to a European future!
More information about EUSTS can be found on the project website within the Lviv Polytechnic Portal.
