Serene recent days - a good time for a walk in the fresh air. And for those who come to study in the KPI from other cities - the opportunity to begin acquaintance with Kyiv, with its historic sites. From where to begin? - Of course, from Khreshchatyk!

All of us came from childhood. Certainly, everyone remembers their favourite toy (usually it is a thing made by your parents or yourself). National toy museum invites you to touch to the childhood (address: Klovskiy uzviz, 8 ).

Sundials are the most ancient mechanisms for determination of time. Mechanical clocks are considered to be very complex device. Another thing is sundials: a simple stick and shadow on a flat disc. However, like many antique mechanisms sundial is much more difficult than the mechanical one.

The bell tower of St. Michael's Monastery built in the years 1716-1719 in place of disassembled wooden bell tower in the Ukrainian Baroque style. The bell tower has three tiers and 23 bells.

A long time ago a wise inventor of the dial locked in a circle past, present and future, so that it never escaped and that no one could touch it. And the arrows, slowly moving from one mark to another, move the flow of time. Today's story is about the oldest and largest clock in Kyiv.

In the 110-year history of the KPI cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is one of the key traditions. Prominent scientists of the Academy, who at the same time worked at the Academy of Sciences and in the KPI, always formed the content of this co-operation.

All groups are provided places for practice on the most advanced enterprises of our country. Sufficient to note such giants as GAZ of Molotov, HTZ, STZ, CTZ, VMS, Rostselmash, Novo-Kramatorsk Metallurgical Plant, Voroshilovgradsky Plant.

"Kyiv Polytechnic" continues to acquaint readers with the winners of university competition "Teacher-Researcher 2007". One of them is Pavlo Pavlovych Maslyanko, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics Department of FAM and PhD.

Not so many photos of the Kiev Polytechnic Institute period of the first years of its existence has survived to our time. Most of them are in albums, which were presented to the first rector of the KPI V.L. Kirpichov in 1902.

A student can not marry. It will only deal with his wife - he will tails. It will only deal with education - there will antlers. And will do and both of them ... pass away!)