On April 7, 2017, Head of the Department of Acoustics and Acoustoelectronics, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Vitalii Semenovych Didkovskyi celebrated his 80th anniversary.

On April 11, 2017 Ivan Vasyliovych Beiko, Professor of the Department of Mathematical Physics (KMF), FMF Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, a renowned scientist in the field of mathematical and computer modelling and complex systems optimal control, celebrated his 80th anniversary.

The first issue on the agenda was the report of the first vice-rector Y.I. Yakimenko "Tasks for University Units in Preparation for the New Academic Year."

This year is the 25th anniversary of the founding of the National Space Agency of Ukraine and 20 years of space flight of the first astronaut of independent Ukraine Leonid Kadeniuk within the programme of  Ukrainian-American mission STS-87.

On the occasion of the "Year of Japan in Ukraine" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Japan, a variety of events is being held all over Ukraine. They help to get acquainted with the culture and philosophy of Land of the Rising Sun.

According to the decree of President of Ukraine dated April, 7, 2017, №101/2017 «On conferring state prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology 2016”, the following Kyiv polytechnic s became new laureates:

Second day of Forum of rectors of higher technical educational establishments of Ukraine and Poland was devoted to discussion of problems the most important for both countries. These discussions were held as seven round tables.

Forum of rectors of higher technical educational establishments of Ukraine and Poland started its work in National technical university of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv polytechnic institute” on 6 April.

Startup School "Sikorsky Challenge" (Vinnitsa) was opened in December 2016 at the Technical University of Vinnitsa, and in February 2017 - Startup School Azov State Technical University (Mariupol).