Commemoration meeting devoted to 80th anniversary of outstanding thermophysical instrument engineering scientist, founder of Ukrainian heat measurement school Oleg Arkadiyovych Gerashchenko was held on September 27th in House of Scientists. It was arranged by the Institute of Physics of the NAS of Ukraine and State Polytechnic museum of NTUU “KPI”.
Quality education is one of the main conditions, mobility, compatibility and attractiveness of higher education in any country, the main component of the prestige of higher education institutions (HEIs).
Meeting Veterans Day, I would like to emphasize the great significance work contribution of each KPI veterans to the establishment of the university. Without the dedication work of these people postwar reconstruction of KPI and further development would be impossible.
About two centuries ago the French Academy of Sciences initiated competitions aimed at solving actual scientific challenges with great cash awards for winners. In 1731 The Royal Society (London) created the first scientific award - the Copley Medal.
Distant summer 1964. The railway junction Canas was overcrowded. The music, the crowd of guys with suitcases and backpacks, pronounced parting speech and wishes. Organizers once again compare their lists of departing, giving presents, specially bought for ceremonial farewell.
“The Polytechnic Institute is a higher educational institution assigned for the training of engineers, that is, as the name itself indicates, people of genius capable of inventing and arranging a new one.
Christmas holidays in different countries have something in common: farewell to the old year and hopes that troubles remain in the past, and in the new year things will get better. But in spite of this each country has its own traditions .
Metallurgy as an academic and scientific discipline (at the beginning of its origin was called “metallography”) was founded in KPI in 1910 at the mechanical faculty in the department of general metals technology. The department of metallography and heat treatment headed by prof. Y. P.
Preparing of foundry engineer in “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” has begun from the very beginning of Institute foundation. The Department of Metallurgy was organized by Professor V.P. Izhevsky in 1902 year on Chemistry Section, and the General Metals Technology Department was organized by Professor M.A. Voropaev in 1910 year on Mechanics Section. Several foundry engineers graduated from Mechanics and Chemistry faculties in accordance with Diploma design process up to 1925 year.
