Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute once again hosted the KPISchool Engineering Weeks. This career guidance event for schoolchildren during the school winter break was organized and conducted by the faculties, educational and research institutes and the Career Development Center of the Research and Development Department.
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Interesting training within the framework of Engineering Weeks was held offline - high school students who were not studying in schools, lyceums and gymnasiums had the opportunity to come to Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and take part in classes directly at the university. From December 23, 2024 to January 10, 2025, PBF, FBMI, Institute of ITS, Institute of MMI, IHM, HTF, FEL, FEA, Institute of IEE, RTF held workshops, lectures, master classes and presentations. The university professors told and showed the students how interesting, diverse and useful engineering specialties can be. As an example, here are the topics of several classes at the university's faculties and institutes that the students attended: “How Artificial Intelligence Works”, ‘Environmental Quality Monitoring’, ‘Analog Discovery Personal Mobile Laboratory’, ‘How Telecommunications Workers... Built the Railroad’, ‘An Engineer's Christmas Dreams’, ‘Smart Electricity: How to Not Be Afraid of Electricity and Use It for a Comfortable Life’, ‘Development of Materials, Solar Cells and Sensors for Space and Aircraft’.
A total of 189 participants registered for the Engineering School classes during the winter break, for which 19 master classes, lectures and meetings were held at the university's faculties and research institutes.
KPISchool at the Faculty of Instrumentation
Within the framework of the KPISchool Engineering School, a series of master classes “Create your own robot: from zero to pro in 4 days” was held for students of grades 10-11 at the Instrumentation Faculty with the support of Ajax Systems. The classes were held in December 2024 and January 2025. During the workshops, students had a unique opportunity to learn about modern design, prototyping, and programming technologies.
The first step in creating the robot was to develop its 3D model in the SolidWorks computer-aided design system. Under the guidance of experienced faculty members, the participants learned the basics of geometric design, how to work with components, set dimensions, and combine them into a functional structure. In cooperation with Ajax Systems representatives, the participants of the workshops also learned the basics of 3D printing: they learned how to set the operating parameters of a 3D printer, prepare the created model for printing, and materialize digital models. Using the printed parts and the basic Arduino kit, the students built a robot. And finally, thanks to the control programs they developed, they brought their projects to life.
This event was a great example of how modern education can be interactive, interesting, and useful. Students not only gained new knowledge but also felt inspired for future technical projects. They saw how modern technologies can turn their ideas into reality.