On 9–10 July 2026, a two-day interactive training entitled “Strengthening the Competitiveness of Industrial Parks through the Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) Model: Master Planning and Feasibility Assessment” was conducted in Khmelnytskyi. The event brought together representatives of development agencies, service providers, industrial park initiators and management companies from across Ukraine. The training aimed to strengthen practical competencies in industrial park master planning and in assessing the feasibility of their establishment and development in line with the EIP model.
The following key topics were covered during the training:
- Introduction to the EIP model as a business-oriented approach to enhancing the competitiveness, investment attractiveness and resilience of industrial parks.
- Review of the role of the master plan as a practical document guiding the planning, development and operational activities of an industrial park.
- Analysis of the core content of a master plan and its alignment with the International Framework for Eco-Industrial Parks.
- Identification and prioritisation of potential areas for improving the master plan and preparation of a corresponding action plan.
- Introduction to approaches for assessing the feasibility of establishing new eco-industrial parks, including gap analysis, market demand forecasting, and the assessment of risks and opportunities.
- Assessment of infrastructure and investment needs, as well as consideration of opportunities to access finance.
During the practical sessions, participants applied the UNIDO EIP Master Plan Review Tool and the EIP Access to Finance Tool and worked with examples and input data related to the development of their own industrial parks.
As a result of the training, participants strengthened their practical skills in analysing master plans and assessing the feasibility of establishing and developing industrial parks. For the respective parks, priority measures will be identified to improve master planning, assess market, infrastructure and investment conditions, and define the next steps required to prepare technically viable and financially attractive projects.
