On October 2, 2017, a regular meeting of the Academic Council of the University took place. The meeting began with the awarding of the diploma "Honored Doctor of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", a gown and a memorial sign to the President of Polish educational foundation "Perspektywy" Valdemar Sivinskyi.
Then the chairman congratulated the head of the department of Heat Engineering and Energy Saving, professor Valerii Ivanovych Deshko on his 70th anniversary.
After that the breastplates and certificates "Excellence in education of Ukraine" were given to such employees of the Faculty of Heat and Power Engineering: N.M.Ausheva, V.P.Bun, Yu.V.Sydorenko, O.Iu.Chernousenko ta Ye.V.Shevel. T.H.Bahan, P.O.Barabash, O.A.Havrysh, O.O.Hranovska, O.A.Zhuchenko, V.A.Kondratiuk and I.E.Furtat got the certificates of acknowledgement of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine. The chairman also handed the certificate of acknowledgement of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute to Oleg Sosnov, the graduate of the faculty of Linguistics. Oleg Sosnov is one of the founders of the Mural Social Club project, within the framework of which, last year, a mural was created at the Center of Culture and Arts of NTUU "KPI", and this year - on the building of the 7th building. He got the certificate for active civic stance, development and support of the image of Kyiv Polytechnic in Ukraine and abroad.
Further, the chairman congratulated the head of the Department of Automatization of Experimental Researches of the Faculty of Aerospace Systems Yu.M.Tuz and the head of the Manufacturing Engineering Department of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering Yu.V.Petrakov on receiving the honorary title "Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine".
The question about the results of admission to postgraduate studies in 2017 was the next to be considered. The pro-rector of scientific work M.Iu.Ilchenko made a report. He emphasized the need to promote some departments that had not taken part in the post-graduation program this year. In addition, he mentioned the figures of the state order for the training of specialists in the postgraduate school of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute,figures of the competition for the branches of knowledge and the number of recommended for enrollment by structural units. It was decided to publish the subjects of the works of the candidates for postgraduate studies and the subjects of postgraduates students on the sites of the departments, as well as to instruct the training and organizational committee to develop a draft provision on conducting joint entrance exams for candidates for postgraduate studies in one specialty, which is profiled in several faculties and departments.
Finally, the competition issues and current affairs were considered.