On the November, 5 NTUU "KPI" celebrated the 110th anniversary of its trade union movement. Honorary Chairman of trade union Education and Science of Ukraine Leonid Sachkov, Rector of NTUU "KPI" Michael Zgurovsky, chairman of Kyiv city organization of the Trade Union Education and Science of Ukraine Alexander Yatsun, vice-chairman of Kiev city council of trade unions Vladimir Ryzhyh, head of organizational work of trade-union Education and Science of Ukraine Valery Mironov, chairman of the trade union committee of students NTUU "KPI" Andriy Gavrushkevich, chairman of the trade union committee of the Technical University of Moldova Ion Pokaznoj, university trade union activists and others took part in ceremonial meeting.
The trade-union organization of NTUU "KPI" – one of the oldest in Kiev, took part in ceremonial meeting. Its traditions were pledged in far 1903, when in recently formed "KPI" was organized "Society welfare to needy students of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute of Emperor Alexander II»,in which, however, waere engaged not only students, but also the staff of institute.
In 1907 a separate mutual aid society of workers and employees of KPI was also established.
"The trade union organization has passed all the challanges that have befallen the institute staff and always took part in all the processes that KPI passed through - noted the chairman of the trade union committee of NTUU" KPI "employees Vitaliy Molchanov in his speech, which opened the festivities. - Trade union organization set as its goal the protection of the interests of students and staff, and this important function has been performed during all the years of its existence. "
Even during the most difficult times, which KPI had to live through together with our country, a university union has always guarded over the interests of the members of staff and students. It all could not be prevented by the country's history circumstances, the attempts to politicize trade union activities in certain periods or the last decade transformation of social life of the state. KPI union always remained faithful to its main goal .This is what the honorable guests who visited the holiday of the trade union activists of University were talking about, and also -about the active participation of the KPI union in the life of unions of Kiev and Ukraine and its special solidarity and integrity .
On the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the union movement of KPI, the most active participants were awarded with the awards of university union and the governing bodies of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine.
Fete ended with the concert of the National Bandurist Capella of NTUU "KPI".