Joint Ukrainian-German center of Mechanical Engineering

Specialties (areas of study)

• 131 Applied mechanics;
• 132 Materials science;
• 136 Metallurgy;
• 121 Software engineering;
• 122 Computer science;
• 142 Power engineering;
• 143 Nuclear power engineering;
• 144 Heat and power engineering;
• 151 Automation and computer-integrated technologies;
• 141 Electric power engineering, electrical engineering and electromechanics;
• 172 Telecommunications and radio engineering;
• 153 Micro- and nanosystems engineering;
• 171 Electronics;
• 172 Telecommunications and radio engineering.

Establishment

On May 27, 2002, the Joint Ukrainian-German Center for Mechanical Engineering of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" and the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg (Germany) was established.

Objective

The purpose of the Joint Ukrainian-German Center for Mechanical Engineering is to improve the training of specialists to meet the needs of Ukrainian enterprises and joint Ukrainian-German enterprises, as well as specialists with knowledge of modern equipment, science-intensive technologies, European standards and the German language.

The founders are the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering of the University of Magdeburg, the Educational and Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering, the Educational and Research Institute of Materials Science and Welding named after E. Paton, the Educational and Research Institute of Nuclear and Thermal Energy, the Educational and Research Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management, the Faculty of Electric Power Engineering and Automation, the Faculty of Radio Engineering and the Faculty of Electronics.

Students are taught on a fee basis with reimbursement for additional educational services and advanced German language learning.

Concept

The training, postgraduate training and retraining of specialists, taking into account the experience of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, is carried out in fourteen specialties (areas of study): 131 Applied Mechanics, 132 Materials Science, 136 Metallurgy, 121 Software Engineering, 122 Computer Science, 142 Power Engineering, 143 Nuclear Power, 144 Heat Power, 151 Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies, 141 Electric Power, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics, 172 Telecommunications and Radio Engineering, 153 Micro- and Nanosystems Engineering, 171 Electronics, 172 Telecommunications and Radio Engineering. Students studying at the Joint Ukrainian-German Center for Mechanical Engineering begin in Kyiv, in study groups formed from students of the following institutes (faculties):

• Educational and Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering,
• E.A. Paton Educational and Research Institute of Materials Science and Welding,
• Educational and Research Institute of Nuclear and Thermal Energy,
• Educational and Research Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management,
• Faculty of Electric Power Engineering and Automation,
• Faculty of Radio Engineering,
• Faculty of Electronics.

During the first four academic years, students of the Joint Ukrainian-German Center study in joint streams with students of the relevant faculties of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. Additionally, they study German in depth (8-10 academic hours per week). Starting from the 3rd year, some of the disciplines in the specialty are taught in German with the participation of professors from the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg. At the end of the fourth year of study, after preparing and defending their certification work, students receive bachelor's degrees of the Ukrainian state standard. They continue their master's studies at the universities of Magdeburg and Kyiv. A prerequisite for this is the successful completion of the TestDaF exam (German language exam for foreign applicants). After defending their master's thesis in Germany, students receive a German-style Master of Science diploma, and after defending it in Ukraine, they receive a similar Ukrainian diploma. In addition to knowledge and skills in the basic specialty, studying at the Joint Ukrainian-German Center allows you to master the German language, learn European standards, certification and quality management systems, and work with international technical documentation, etc.