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In November 2020 as part of the IX Festival of Innovative Projects Sikorsky Challenge 2020 the national stage of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2021 took place.

Students are not only young people seeking knowledge, but people who have become a symbol of freedom, struggle, and indomitable spirit all over the world.

The ninth festival of innovative projects at Kyiv Polytechnic was held on-line: most of the participants from different countries and regions of Ukraine presented the developments remotely in the form of video.

The main attention of the meeting between representatives of industry and Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute specialists was given to a new green economy and participation of the University experts in it.

The Sikorsky Challenge environment is expanding every year not only nationally but also globally. Today, the competition is supported by 28 regular investors and sponsors from six countries, including the United States, China, Israel, Poland and Azerbaijan.

The work of the Festival of Innovation continues. During the next discussion panel they talked about the development of the regional network of innovation environment Sikorsky Challenge. Today there are already 13 clusters in Ukraine and 5 in other countries.

In accordance with Resolution №6 of the Presidium of the Committee on State Prizes of Ukraine in Science and Technology “On awarding scholarships of the President of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for young scientists” of November 6, 2020 the scientists of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Poly

As part of the Sikorsky Challenge Festival of Innovative Projects, a panel discussion on the development of technologies in medical engineering took place at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

The Sikorsky Challenge Festival is one of the most important annual events in the field of innovation in Ukraine. This is the ninth time it has been held at Kyiv Polytechnic this year. 56 unique projects from all over the country reached the finals.

In research scientists have shown that the number of patients with COVID-19 in Ukraine has increased significantly over the past month. Today, more than 221,000 Ukrainians are trying to overcome the disease.