The all-Ukrainian innovation ecosystem “Sikorsky Challenge Ukraine” was presented at the conference “Ukraine in Washington and beyond”, which took place from 11 to 13 May. This year’s theme was “Strengthening partnerships through innovation and start-ups.” This conference is one of the important events of the American-Ukrainian Foundation programs. It has been held in Washington since...Read More

This year marks 140 years since the invention and demonstration of electric arc welding by Nikolay Benardos. In 1881 in Paris, when Benardos was producing batteries, he first demonstrated a new way of metal compounds. Nikolay Benardos was the first to apply an electric arc to heat the edges of the steel sheets to the...Read More

For Kyiv polytechnics, space is attainable!Kyiv Polytechnic: the way to space This 28th of January, the first and only cosmonaut of independent Ukraine, Leonid Kadenyuk, would have turned 70. This figure is significant for the Ukrainian space history. In 1997, Leonid Kadenyuk made a space flight as a member of the international crew aboard NASA’s...Read More

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky mandated the State Concern “Ukroboronprom”, which includes the Antonov aircraft company, in cooperation with Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and the Ministry of Education and Science to create and launch a program for aircraft designers within three months. In turn, the Cabinet of Ministers should ‘promote aircraft training on...Read More

The awarding of diplomas to the first masters who studied at the Faculty of Thermal Power Engineering of KPI under the program “Physical Protection and Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials” in the specialty 143 “Atomic Energy” took place on February 12, 2021. Their journey to these celebrations began in September 2019, when with the...Read More

The grand opening of the Horizon Europe program took place online on February 2. It was attended by European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Maria Gabriel, members of EP responsible for organizing research, European government officials, leading European scientists and research leaders. The ceremony was started and moderated by the Minister of...Read More

On 26 January, a delegation of government officials visited Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The mission consisted of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Serhiy Shkarlet, Head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine Yuriy Shchyhol, and...Read More

The National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” and the State Enterprise “National Atomic Energy Generating Company “Energoatom” signed an agreement on scientific-technical and training cooperation on January 21. Rector Mykhailo Zgurovsky and President of the NNEGC “Energoatom” Petro Kotin signed an agreement of cooperation during a visit of the company’s management...Read More

At the meeting with “Ukroboronprom” (UOP), Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Serhiy Shkarlet spoke on leading positions of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in science and education. The delegation on defense issues included: Director-General of the State Concern UOP Yuriy Husiev, Serhiy Shkarlet, and First Deputy Minister Mykola Kyzym, Head of the board...Read More