📃 Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and PJSC Ukrhydroenergo have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen the practical training of future energy professionals and work together on new technological solutions.
💬 “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute is one of Ukraine’s leading higher education institutions, training specialists for the energy sector. The high demand for energy-related degree programmes during this year’s admissions campaign is clear evidence of this. Our university has two institutes and a faculty that train future specialists in nuclear, thermal, and renewable energy, power supply, and other areas of the sector. Our graduates work across various segments of the industry, including at enterprises that are vital to the country’s energy resilience. Cooperation with Ukrhydroenergo therefore offers an opportunity to combine the university’s educational and research potential with the practical needs of the energy sector and jointly train the specialists our country needs,” said Anatolii Melnychenko, Rector of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
✅ The cooperation was initiated by Oleksandr Korniienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Chair of the Supervisory Board of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
💬 “Energy is one of the strategic priorities for our country’s development today. Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute has a long-standing tradition of training specialists for this sector. The memorandum is intended to provide a foundation for developing specialised training programmes, particularly in hydropower. At the same time, our shared task is to encourage more young people to pursue technical disciplines and open up professional development opportunities for students,” said Oleksandr Korniienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Chair of the Supervisory Board of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
📌 Key areas of cooperation include:
— Joint training of specialists in hydropower;
— Development of certificate programmes and organisation of internships and practical training at Ukrhydroenergo facilities;
— Updating educational programmes to meet the needs of the energy sector;
— Implementation of joint educational and research projects;
— Exchange of experience and expertise.
💬 “Hydropower remains our foundation, but today we are also developing other areas, including wind and solar power generation and energy storage systems. We have a strong engineering tradition and extensive practical experience that are important to share with young people. At the same time, new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, are opening up additional opportunities for engineering solutions. That is why cooperation with universities is so important to us,” said Bohdan Sukhetskyi, CEO of Ukrhydroenergo.
🤝 This partnership will help future professionals acquire up-to-date knowledge and practical skills that are in demand in the labour market, while enabling companies to attract young specialists ready to tackle the real challenges facing the energy sector.