On 29 May 1914 (all dates are old style), the second prototype of the Ilya Muromets aircraft, piloted by its chief designer Igor Sikorsky, who recently turned 25 on 25 May, took off for the first time from the Korpusnyi Aerodrom of St. Petersburg. It was much lighter than its predecessor and had more powerful engines.
On 18 October, Professor Yuri Mikhailovich Poplavko turned 90! He was born in Saratov to a civil servant's family, but lost his father early in life, who died in 1939. So in the same year, Yurii and his mother were forced to move to relatives in Leningrad.
Valentyn Anatoliyovych Svidersky was born on October 10, 1949. His childhood and youth passed in the village of Rokytne, Rivne region, where his grandfather and father worked at the local glass factory. So,from childhood he knew about the work of glass workers.
One of the main issues on the agenda of the meeting of the Academic Council of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, which took place on October 7, was the consideration of the results of this year's admission campaign. The first vice-rector of the university Mykhailo Bezuhlyi made a report on its features and results. We publish the main points of his speech.
On September 19-20, the international conference “Stimulating Economic Recovery: Scaling the Experience of Digital Education in Higher Education Institutions” was held at the H.I. Denysenko Scientific and Technical Library of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
For me, this academic mobility was unexpected, because I applied for the programme through a call for applications, and it happened just a week before the event. However, this spontaneous decision brought me a very useful experience.
At the end of September, the Denysenko Scientific and Technical Library held a traditional celebration of the All-Ukrainian Library Day. Before the opening of the celebration, its participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with the exhibition ‘Creative’.
But only motivated and conscientious students who strive for new and great things, act boldly and decisively, achieve results. And with it comes recognition. In particular, the best of the best students are awarded state scholarships.
On 26 September, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute held a special annual object-based civil protection training. Employees of the Civil Protection Department, responsible persons for civil protection of institutes, faculties and structural units, members of the evacuation and emergency commissions, representatives of the Campus Directorate, heads of dormitories and commandants of educational buildings gathered in the meeting room of the Academic Council.
To make it easier for everyone interested to get acquainted with these book marks, the librarians have created a separate collection in the Digital Library of Kyiv Polytechnic. The digital library page is available 24/7 - this electronic resource can be used at any convenient time.
