The ESU is hosting two new PhD researchers Kamshat Saginbekova and Egor Kartuzov. These two doctoral research grants have been organized in the framework of the International Science and Technology Center (Kazakhstan) and Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine and are financially supported by the European Union.
The doctoral research are under the direction of Professor Quentin Michel will be dedicated respectively to:
- Transfer of Ukrainian technologies of production of advanced materialsof dual use to the EU. Barriers and Challenges
The hypothesis of this PhD research effort is that the interests of both suppliers (Ukraine) and recipients (the EU) in transfer of dual-use materials science technologies can best be served not through selective control regulations only but through reciprocal cooperative efforts, as it is the most efficient way to control civil-use of materials science technologies, while at the same time ensuring their transfers. And, of course, dealing with a technology transfer, one should not forget about the need to develop a definite and clear methodology for initial scientific escort and support of science-intensive technology, bringing it to the declared operational level and using the raw materials of the recipient country. Of importance is also the training procedure for key engineering personnel, etc. Due to prove this hypothesis, this effort will therefore:
- classify technology transfer barriers, namely: technical, organizational, economic and system barriers. Accounting for barriers analyzed from literature sources and author’s experience gained during more than 25 years of R&D dual-use projects execution and tight cooperation with the US Army Research Laboratory, Air Force, Navy and industrial companies of the USA and China, the author present barriers that he met in practice during the above said period.
- evaluate specific, progressive steps required to achieve an effective cooperation between supplier and recipient of materials science technologies;
- assess measures that would offer more transparency and openness in transfer of dual-se technologies and thus bring end-use to greater predictability; and
- examine measures which could build-up more confidence and security between Ukraine and EU, while materials science technologies of dual-use are concerned.
- highlight and evaluate key positions for the methodology as to a technology scientific escort and adaptation to raw material of country recipient after the transfer.
- Politico-Economic Aspects of Trade Regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union: The Case Studies of Central Asian Countries
Trade regulation has different aspects, approaches, and aims within the integration unions like the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). It may be used to provide a free trade for its member states or protect internal market of the Union by using tariff, non-tariff instruments, and even political tools that are not directly linked to trade. In the framework of EAEU, it has often ambiguous consequences, where it is not clear what economic effect is more important: positive or negative. In this case the main research question is to identify and evaluate the economic effects of trade regulation throughout the following topics of the proposed research:
- Strategic trade control in case of Central Asian countries;
- Trade regulation of goods in framework of the integration union like EAEU;
- Trade regulation of energy goods of Central Asian countries.