On 12 September, the Second meeting of the Joint EU-Ukraine Committee of the Horizon Europe and Euratom programmes took place in the innovative shelter ‘CLUST Space’ of the KPI Scientific and Technical Library.
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute held a competition for those who plan to get an engineering education, like to solve complex problems and bring creative ideas to life. More than 30 students from different parts of Ukraine came to try on the role of aircraft designers, who showed good results in physics and performed well in the creative task at the first stage of the competition.
On 29 May 1914 (all dates are old style), the second prototype of the Ilya Muromets aircraft, piloted by its chief designer Igor Sikorsky, who recently turned 25 on 25 May, took off for the first time from the Korpusnyi Aerodrom of St. Petersburg. It was much lighter than its predecessor and had more powerful engines.
In the future, joint actions of the parties will help reduce the shortage of qualified personnel at thermal power plants in the design, automation of processes, and maintenance of uninterrupted heat and power supply to various types of facilities in our country.
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted the final of the V All-Ukrainian competition of scientific works with international participation ‘Youth Intellect. Rational Nature Management and Modern Energy Efficient Technologies’, which brings together talented young people around issues of energy efficiency, environmental safety, biosecurity of society and efficient use of energy of the future, sustainable development technologies in general.
The Educational and Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (Institute of MMI) of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute has successfully completed participation in the project ‘Renovation of Education in the field of aircraft construction’ (uCAREER) and showed high results in creating innovative, employer-oriented, certified educational programmes for the training of creative and competent graduate engineers to meet the requirements of the labour market.
What security challenges await Ukraine in the future, relations between Ukraine and NATO and how the American experience can help Ukraine win this war - a number of topical issues were discussed by representatives of the Defence Forces and world and Ukrainian scientific institutions at the seminar ‘Strategic level of national security and defence’, which was held for the second time in Kyiv Polytechnic.
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute is intensifying the creation of educational and research initiatives with a focus on social responsibility, civic engagement and political awareness of students.
Representatives of Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the world's most powerful and widespread cloud providers, government officials, leading entrepreneurs and businesses visited Kyiv Polytechnic to discuss joint actions to develop cloud technologies, digital transformation and innovation at the university.
On 10 September, Rector of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Anatoliy Melnychenko and Chairman of the Board and Head of the Ukrainian Deminers Association (UDA) Tymur Pistriuha signed a memorandum of cooperation between the university and this public organisation.
