At the end of February, the “Globus” Touring Club traditionally organizes and hosts the “Snow Leopard” city competition in mountaineering techniques. The wonderful atmosphere of Holosiivskyi Park, exciting stages, and the opportunity to showcase technical skills attract dozens of athletes and fans.
The hackathon took place in early April at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. It was organized by the Heat Energy Cluster of Ukraine in cooperation with the Department of Thermal and Alternative Energy of the Educational and Research Institute of Nuclear and Thermal Energy. Its primary objective was to foster collaboration among students, researchers, industry representatives, and local communities in developing solutions that will help Ukraine maintain reliable heat supply even under crisis conditions.
On April 14–16, 2026, the Departments of Power Supply of the Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management and Thermal and Alternative Energy of the Institute of Nuclear and Thermal Energy at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute jointly held the first stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in the discipline of Energy Management.
The Scientific Legacy of Professor Valentyn Chermalykh
On May 14, the Faculty of Radio Engineering at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute officially opened the Faculty of Radio Engineering Space Communications and Radio Astronomy Laboratory UT4UWR.
🤝 Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) will work on the RE:LinkHUB social project—an initiative for the professional reintegration of veterans and people with disabilities. The project will combine engineering solutions, VR technologies, professional training in the transportation sector, and employment support.
The roundtable discussion was held at the Borys Paton State Polytechnic Museum of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute on April 22. Its guests included people who had directly participated in mitigating the consequences of the largest technological disaster in human history, as well as Ukrainian journalists who, despite government restrictions, were the first to report and reveal the truth about the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster. Also attending were aspiring journalists studying at the Sail Children's Media School in the city of Vasylkiv and the Information and Creative Agency "YUN-PRESS" of the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth, where they are taking their first steps in the profession.
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted an open lecture by 🇷🇴 Romanian scholar and lecturer Mihai Văcariu, known for his research in the fields of communication theory, philosophy, and cinema, and the director of the Romanian TV channel TVR Moldova, Nicolae Mocanu. The guests were accompanied by Ukrainian poet, writer, and public figure Oksana Stomina.
🇺🇸 A delegation from the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, led by Jonas Stewart, Advisor for Press, Education, and Culture in the Public Diplomacy Division, participated in the grand opening. The event marked another chapter in the over 30-year history of KPI’s cooperation with American institutions.
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted the All-Ukrainian scientific conference “The Chernobyl Disaster: Medical, Environmental, and Social Consequences 40 Years Later”—one of the key events the university organized in memory of the Chernobyl tragedy.
