Vasyl Kostiuk, Associate Professor of the Department of Electricity Supply, was awarded the title of Senior Member of the international Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Vasyl KostiukAs Toshio Fukuda, President and Chief Executive Officer of the IEEE, wrote in a congratulatory letter to the university, the title of Senior Member is the highest professional grade that a member of the organization can apply for.  It requires a lot of experience and reflects professional achievements and maturity.  Only 10% of the more than 400,000 members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers from more than 160 countries have reached this level.

Toshio Fukuda concluded his letter with the words: ‘We are very pleased that Mr. Vasyl Kostiuk has reached the elite rank of IEEE Senior Member, and you can be proud of the professional achievements that led to this recognition. We look forward to successful projects and discoveries made by our new Senior Member.’

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