In 2020, a series of online events took place within The SmartEnCity Academy for Zero Carbon Transition. Svitlana Kolosok, Associate Professor of Oleg Balatskyi Department of Management at Sumy State University, received a certificate certifying her participation in all four of the Academy. The SmartEnCity Academy was attended by more than 250 participants from around the world. Eleven speakers and four special guests shared their experience developing the Cities4ZERO strategy and integrated energy planning, mastering governance, and SmartEnCity planning.