International cooperation between Ukraine and Poland over the decades: personal experience
On June 18, the university held an award ceremony for the Golden Honorary Badges of the National Technical Organization – the Federation of Scientific and Technical Societies of Poland. This year, they were awarded to Professor Lyudmila Mykhailivna Shulgina of the Department of Industrial Marketing, FMM; Professor Serhii Vasylovych Voitko, Head of the Department of International Economics, FMM; Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management Professor Oksana Oleksiivna Vovk, and former Director of the G.I. Denisenko Scientific and Technical Library Oksana Mykolaivna Bruy. In a solemn atmosphere, the awards were presented to Kyiv Polytechnic Institute students by Dorota Jaworska, Deputy Head of the KPI Alumni Section in Poland. Below we publish an article by this year's recipient of the NOT Gold Medal, Serhii Voitko, about his experience of cooperation with Polish colleagues.
Results of the conference "Business, Innovation, Management: Problems and Prospects"
Despite the massive rocket attack on Ukraine on the night of April 24, 2025, the VI International Scientific and Practical Conference “Business, Innovation, Management: Problems and Prospects” was held on the same day at the Faculty of Management and Marketing. It was organized by the Department of Enterprise Management. The conference brought together over 220 participants—scientists, practitioners, and higher education students from various cities in Ukraine, Poland, and Finland.
Professor of the FMM Olha Vovk received the Presidential Award
The First National Forum of Talented Youth, held in the capital in late January, brought together more than 400 participants - winners of international and national school competitions, young scientists, students, and activists. As part of the event, young scientists were awarded Presidential Prizes for their scientific achievements. Olha Vovk, a professor at the Department of Economic Cybernetics at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, also received the award. She shared her impressions of this solemn event.
Professor Olena Trofymenko and her innovative models of energy efficiency
Ensuring a stable energy supply is critical for our country. It is crucial for military needs, maintaining the livelihoods of the civilian population, and preserving economic stability. Therefore, it is necessary to implement energy efficiency measures that allow for more efficient use of energy resources. Therefore, we are already beginning to develop mechanisms for implementing an innovative economic policy to ensure energy efficiency in the context of the development of Industries 4.0, 5.0 and the growing risks of the post-war period.
A model for effective war waste management is being developed at the FMM
Environmental crimes committed by russian troops cause irreparable damage to the environment. Natural resources suffer from bombing and mining of territories, construction of fortifications, and destruction of buildings. According to KOVA, as of the beginning of 2024, more than 28.8 thousand objects were damaged in the Kyiv region. Among them are almost 26 thousand private and multi-storey buildings. We need to not only get rid of this garbage, but also apply an ecological principle to its disposal. Sort, recycle and reuse the material.
International seminars on interdisciplinary and sustainable development
In July 2024, the implementation of a joint international European project was completed, within the framework of which 8 seminars ‘Scientists Meet Scientists. Wednesday Coffee Talks’ (Seminar Series titled ’Scientists Meet Scientists. Wednesday Coffee Talks"), dedicated mainly to the problems of multidisciplinarity of socio-economic, environmental and climatic sections and digitalisation of society.