In November, 10 in the Conference Room of Academic Board of NTUU "Igor Sikorsky KPI", winners of All-Ukrainian school student Olympiads on fundamental school disciplines and All-Ukrainian competition-defense of scientific and research work of school members of Ukrainian Small Academy of Science were granted laureate awards of Ukrainian President scholarship.
All-Ukrainian school student Olympiads and All-Ukrainian competition-defense are held yearly under the auspices of Ministry of education and science of Ukraine. These are the most popular and large-scale intellectual competitions in Ukraine for high school students. Nearly 3 million of school students take part in these competitions. Over 2 thousand enter the final stage. Almost every second finalist is granted with the I, II, III places diplomas as winners and the best are granted with Ukrainian President's scholarship in the amount if 1243 UAH per month.
This year the scholarship is awarded to 270 school students: 150 winners of school Olympiads and 120 prize winners of All-Ukrainian competition-defense of Ukrainian Small Academy of Science. Some scholars are now the students of the first course at the university; thereby 12 of them became students of Igor Sikorsky KPI.
A series of young inventors' developments is being implemented. First of all, those that were designed for Ukrainian Military Forces. For instance, smokeless furnace and suspended-type litter for emergency ambulance whose design was suggested by one of the prize winners of the competition of SAS are used in ATO region.
"You have achieved a great success in your life but it's very important not to stop at this and go further. We put great hopes on you. At his time, Albert Einstein wrote to his son that life is like a bicycle: only when you move, you have a balance. I wish you to move all the time. You cannot stop for a while and please yourself with everything achieved. Being here, in this room and being granted scholarships, you have already proved that you have great potential. But then you have to work. For our part, we are ready to support you, - stressed the Minister of education and science of Ukraine, Liliia Hrynevych at the beginning of award ceremony opening. Ukraine is able and it will be strong and glorious country due to the power of human potential that it has. Thus, the power of the country lies in you minds!"
Liliia Hrynevych, rector of NTUU "Igor Sikorsky KPI", academician of Ukrainian NAS, Mychailo Zgurovsky and the president of Small Academy of Science of Ukraine, academician of Ukrainian NAS, correspondent member of Ukrainian NAS, Stanislav Dovhyi granted awards to the winners of competitions.
"It is an honor for "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv polytechnic institute" to welcome you today. We hope that a part of you will become our students. I would like to stress that prominent scientists and engineers who are known in the whole world studied and worked here at their time -said Mykhailo Zgurovsky in his speech to scholars. And I am sure you will continue their work.
After the ceremony, Minister of education and science of Ukraine, Lillia Hrynevych and president of SAS, Stanislav Divhyi had briefing with media representatives.