History of the university

Every state has some dates which signify remarkable events. May 9, the Victory Day, is such a date for Ukraine.

Every year, as May begins, the activity of governmental and non-governmental institutions increases: at different levels of public administration more attention is drawn to the participants in the Great Patriotic War, battle-front veterans and children of war. The reasons why the war was unleashed, nations' and states' participation and contribution to the Victory, its effects on the further development of the society are still being discussed by journalists, politicians and scholars specializing on the war. Films and series about the war are shown on TV.

In early July 1962  the platform of the Kyiv railway station was  spilled by irrepressible student sea: with flags, flowers, white-toothed smiles and happy gleam in his eyes.

In the XV century the New Year in Russia has been met on March 1 on the Julian calendar, and later - September 1 (summarizing harvest). Only in 1700, Peter 1st, following the example of Europeans issued a decree about celebrating New Year on January 1st.

Recently Heat Power Engineering (TEF) celebrated the 80th of its anniversary is one of the largest and oldest faculties of the University. During all this time, there were scientific researches aimed at the improvement and development of thermal power and heat engineering equipment and techn

The wall of the old section plant “Arsenal”, beaten by cannon and rifle shots, were for a long time the visiting card of Kiev, together with the monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky, St. Andrew's Church and Kiev-Pechersk Lavra complex.

For many years, on the front page of the New Year issue of our newspaper next to the Rector's congratulation it is published the winter photo of the first building, made in a week or a month before the release.

Kyiv Football League (KFL) was established September 24, 1911, at the foundation meeting of representatives of sports clubs Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, the German gymnastic society, the Polish gymnastic society and other sports organizations.

In our time, the enrollment into the KPI was not easy, and training in it - much harder. Among the recognized almost by all of the most difficult education subjects the theory of machines and mechanisms – TMM is occupied the leading place.