On February 7, 2013 in Dnepropetrovsk at the state engineering department “Pivdenne” a meeting of leading scientists of “Pivdenne” and other different Ukrainian higher educational institutions and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Ukraine was held. At this meeting National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” was represented by Deputy of Vice-Rector for Research Oleksandr Koval.
During negotiations the experts from engineering department "Pivdenne" noted academic achievements of university research in the field of missile and space technology. Participants stressed that the university science is an important part of the innovation development of the country, and implemented scientific creations provide significant advances in the progress of the economy.
As a result of the meeting the General Agreement on joint research in the field of rocketry between M. K. Yangel state enterprise “Pivdenne” engineering department and 24 universities of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Ukraine, including “KPI”.
The main areas of joint research were identified as: scientific and practical research in system design and construction of rocket and spacecraft carriers; practical research in aerodynamics, heat transfer and ballistics, creating modern information technology of development and production in rocket and space technology, research and development in the field of advanced power sources, methods of energy conversion, special research on the developing and testing of liquid, solid and electro-jet engines, and research in the development and use of satellite systems for different purposes (communication, television, remote sensing, etc..) developing recommendations to introduce modern economic models and management methods, including innovation, research and synthesis of materials on the history of rocketry, the question of training highly qualified scientific personnel and others.
Director of the research and licensing department of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Ukraine Oleksandr Yakimenko noted in his speech, that signing such an agreement is a practical realization of the main objectives of the President's program of economic reforms in Ukraine “Prosperous Society, Competitive Economy, Effective State” on the direction of national scientific and technological potential to ensure real needs of innovative development in economy of Ukraine of the chain “education-science-production”.
For this purpose, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Ukraine actively supports the organization of joint research. It promotes the exchange of experience, scientific software development, advanced training of scientific personnel, ensuring the competitiveness of domestic products and more. This collaboration means that you can reap substantial economic and scientific gain that positively impact both on the development of the economy and the strengthening our position in the global system of international relations.
M. U. Ilchenko of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Vice-Rector of "KPI"