On June 7, 2018, the Educational and Scientific Center for Energy Efficiency of the Kiev National University of Technology and Design was officially opened with the support of the project GIZ Ukraine “Reforms in Energy Efficiency”, the UNDP project in Ukraine and a number of private enterprises.

The Center was created to implement the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On the Energy Efficiency of Buildings” and Article 5 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive.

It should become a platform for training energy managers and certified energy auditors, upgrading their skills, demonstrating modern equipment and technologies for energy efficiency.

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the Government of Ukraine, the Supreme Council of Ukraine, heads of scientific institutions, representatives of public organizations, as well as a number of international organizations represented in Ukraine.

Ukrgazbank together with the UNDP project and the university is working on a financing project through financial leasing of energy services in one of the university hostels.