The department the environmental biotechnology and bioenergy (DEB) was established in 2004. According to the Regulations of the DEB, it provides training of bachelors and masters in the field "Environmental biotechnology" as well as highly qualified specialists. Today secured licensing the specialty "Environmental biotechnology" is provided and now there are 59 students in the department.
The content ratio of biological and chemical components of the curriculum disciplines of the specialty " Environmental biotechnology" and other subjects specialties provided by the Department, can be defined as 70% of the biological aspirations, and 30% of the chemical. For staffing on January 1, 2005 this ratio was 15: 85. So one of the challenges facing the department was appropriate adjustment of personnel, which resulted in today this ratio is 60: 40%. This was the basis for the positive dynamics of the increase in educational work, as mastered the curriculum of the specialty "Environmental biotechnology"
To ensure the quality of education and a high level of scientific research department initiated joint order of the Rector and NAS of Ukraine established a branch in the department of specialized institutes of NAS of Ukraine: Biocolloidal Institute of Chemistry. F.D.Ovcharenko and the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry NAS of Ukraine of experimental plant medicines; and recently - the third branch of the department at the Ukrainian Institute of plant varieties examination of the State Service for the Protection of Plant Varieties of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.
The department has scientific and methodical seminar, in which the participation of students were discussed, including issues such as "Problems of waste disposal of human and sustainable development" – the Head of this Branch in the Department acad. Of NAS of Ukraine V. Kukhar "The greenhouse effect and its consequences for civilization" - a student of group BE-41 O. Yarovyy, "Biological fight with the damage species as a branch Environmental biotechnology" – Head of Ecology Department of the State Academy of Housing DS. Yu. Verves, "Bologna reform process and a list of specialties and areas of training" - prof. Ye. Kuzminskyy and others.
For the purpose of teaching of the specialty for the last three years there was prepared the book "Biophysics", the manuals "The basis of environmental principles and concepts" and "Biochemistry" - all labeled with MES of Ukraine, 2 guides for applicants to universities, 5 methodical guidance on laboratory work and practical exercises, more than 30 articles in professional journals; made over 40 posts, conferences, including the participation of 13 students.
The department (prof. P. Hvozdyak Assoc. N. Holub) took part in the first fair innovative proposals of scientific park "Kyiv Polytechnic", organized jointly with the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the support of the KSCA. They presented research installation of sewage treatment on the basis of Biological pipeline, which is interested by a number of organizations: Economic Development Group (Singapore), KSCA, Center for Clean Technology, Planet X (Chernihiv region) and others which have got the appropriate documentation for processing and deciding on the use of it.
The staff and students of the department are actively involved in various scientific activities. With the participation of students the department became co-chair of 2nd International Symposium «Plant Growth Substances: Intracellular Hormonal Signaling and Applying in Agriculture» (8 - 12 October 2007, m. Kyiv). The students of the Department of environmental biotechnology and bioenergy were within the organizations of XI International scientific conference of students and young scientists "Ecology. Man. Society ", which was held in 13-18 May 2008 at NTUU "KPI ". In cooperation with the department of the All-Ukrainian ecological NGO "MAMA-86" students of the DEB took part in the international seminar on ecological sanitation, hosted by the Museum of the water during the final meeting of students of a training course on ecological sanitation, conducted by SIDA for Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia. A student of group BE-41 I.Samaruha - member of SSA NTUU "KPI" took part in the First Interregional Scientific student conference "Point of view" for invitation of the Student Union's Kazan State University (Kazan, Russia) from 9 to 14 March 2008. At the annual scientific conference of the University with the participation of students and postgraduates there was a meeting of the section " Environmental biotechnology”
In June, the department will carry out the first graduation of bachelors. The process of Master licensing is going to the end.
So, despite the problems of the initial phase of establishing, the Department held with great expectations and look forward to the future.