Japan

‘Business and cultural relations between Ukraine and Japan continue and are successful,’ was the common opinion of Andriy Vitrenko, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Anatoliy Melnychenko, Rector of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine, which was a red thread running through their speeches at the opening of the three-day charity festival “Japanese Autumn”, which took place at KPI from 13 to 15 September. 

On July 17, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute was visited by a delegation of the Japan External Trade Organization JETRO headed by its leaders - Executive Vice President of JETRO Kazuya Nakajo and Director of JETRO Ukraine Tetsuo Shibata.

Professor Masayuki Sato from Tohoku University of Japan visited KPI to offer an alternative to low-performance demining devices - his own portable two-sensor device ALIS.

For the first time in the history of the Forbes Asia 30 under 30 rating, Ukrainians - Anna Kreshchenko and Ivan Selezniov, co-founders of the Flora project, were included in it.

The problem of demining the territories of Ukraine during the hostilities of 2022-2024 has sharply escalated. Currently, about 30% of Ukrainian territory is mined with explosives, and only 1% has been cleared.

An exhibition of ceramics in the traditional Japanese styles of Nunobiki and Raku "The World in Ceramics" was opened at the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.  It is worth noting that similar exhibitions have already been held there.

At the exhibition of Japanese textile techniques "East Wind", which was opened on March 5 at the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, visitors can see products that show that Ukrainian craftswomen are fluent in the technique of creating embroidered patter

Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and Japanese companies will work together in the areas of humanitarian demining, space technology, support for Ukrainian business and innovation.

The parties will start a partnership to create a unique educational program in humanitarian demining at KPI.

This year, Kyiv Polytechnic received 78 participants from all over the country. Our university is the only location of JLPT in Ukraine. For the safety of students, the exam was held in a shelter.

On the occasion of Shogi Day, an exhibition was organized, and the strongest players of the Ukrainian Shogi Federation held a master class.