Among the numerous Kyiv buildings decorated by Elio Sala (the most famous is the House with Chimeras), the literature also mentions the main building of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. However, the works made by the Italian master in the mechanical workshops of the KPI are completely forgotten today.
This year's World Blood Donor Day will be held under the slogan “Share your life, give blood”. It is especially relevant for Ukraine: after the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia, the need for donated blood has increased many times over.
The scientific student group “Experimental Research of New Materials and Biomechanical Systems”, which operates at the Department of Dynamics and Strength of Machines and Resistance of Materials of the Educational and Research Mechanical Engineering Institute, is an example of the important work of young scientists and students in creating prostheses for wounded soldiers and anyone who needs surgery to restore mobility.
On 23 May, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute was visited by the leaders of the Kyiv Agrarian University of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine - Acting Rector Oleksandr Nikitiuk and First Vice-Rector Olesia Lynovytska (photo right).
A three-day student Olympiad "Mechatronics in Mechanical Engineering" was held at Kyiv Polytechnic. About 20 KPI students competed for the championship in applying the basics of mechanics, electronics, electricity and automation to solve problems that arise in real production.
A qualification centre authorised by the National Qualifications Agency to assess the compliance of persons with the requirements of the professional standard ‘Energy Auditor of Buildings’ has started its active work at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
Despite the air raids, on April 25, 2024, the Faculty of Management and Marketing hosted the V International Scientific and Practical Conference “Business, Innovation, Management: Problems and Prospects”, organized by the Department of Business Management.
This year's International Scientific and Practical Online Conference “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the 21st Century”, held in late May, was the twenty-fifth anniversary. It was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Ukraine's membership in UNESCO and the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
On May 24, 2024, the Department of History of the Faculty of Sociology and Law of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted the V International Scientific and Practical Conference “History, Culture, Memory in the Scientific Dimension: State and Prospects” (topical issues of the new and modern periods).
