The regular meeting of the Academic Board of the University took place on 4 September, 2017.
It began with a ceremony of awarding the diploma "Doctor Honoris Causa of the Igor Sikorsky KPI", a robe and a memorable sign to the president of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland, the rector of the Warsaw University of Technology, Professor Jan Schmidt. In conclusion, Professor Schmidt read a nomination lecture on the reform of the system of science and higher education in Poland.
Then the congratulations of the people whose anniversaries were this summer took place: acting as a head of the Department of Information and Measuring Technique, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor N. A. Yaremchuk; head of the Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor P.V. Krusha; head of the Department of General and Solid State Physics, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor V. M. Goroshkov; head of the Department of Instrument Making, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor M.D. Geraimchuk; acting as a head of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor V. M. Fedorova; acting as a head of the Department of Cybernetics of Chemical Technology Processes, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor T. V. Boyko; acting as a head of the Department of Theory and Practice of Management, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor S.A. Chukut and head of the Department of Sociology, Doctor of Sociology, Professor P.V. Kutuev.
After that, there was the presentation of rewards: Certificate of Appreciation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was delivered to N.D. Pankratova, Certificate of Appreciation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine was delivered to O.F.Lugovskyy, Certificate of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine was delivered to S.A. Naidi and Diploma "Honored inventor of Igor Sikorsky KPI" was delivered to L.O.Uryvskyy.
The next issue was about the results of students’ admission to the university in 2017. The topic was reported by the first vice-rector Y. I. Yakimenko. He determined the dynamics of student admission for the last 6 years, announced the results of enrollment in the 1st and 5th year of studies and provided a general description of the admission in 2017.
Finally, questions concerning competition and current affairs were discussed, in particular, the issue of establishing an inter-faculty academic and research laboratory for laser medicine. Also, scholarship holders of the State Enterprise NNEGC "Energoatom" were accepted and monographs and publications were recommended to print.