Meetings with diplomatic representatives from successful countries are always of interest to KPI students and faculty. This is especially true for countries that are recognized leaders in technological development. So, when Park Ki-chang, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Ukraine, delivered his lecture at the Smart Shelter of the Scientific and Technical Library on March 27, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute students listened with rapt attention. And no wonder: his presentation on the topic "Korea-Ukraine Partnership: Technology, Innovation and a Future We Build Together" was dedicated to the partnership between one of the world’s most advanced high-tech nations and Ukraine in fields that are today arguably decisive in ensuring the economic development of civilized countries.

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross, held a workshop titled “AI in Robotic Systems for Defense Purposes.”

The World Masters Games—for veteran athletes—were recently held in Abu Dhabi (UAE). The Ukrainian 65+ team participated in the soccer tournament, featuring Igor Mentukov, an employee of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) campus and a specialist and member of the university’s trade union committee. The Ukrainian soccer players won first place and were awarded gold medals. Ihor Oleksiyovych spoke to a correspondent from “Kyiv Polytechnic” about participating in the World Masters Games.

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute has been named one of the 10 winning universities in the prestigious UK–UA Visiting Professors Programme, selected by the Presidential Fund of Ukraine for the Support of Education, Science, and Sports.

Living stories about poet Maksym Rylsky—Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1943), Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Ukraine (1943–1946), director of the Institute of Art Studies, Folklore, and Ethnography (1944–1964)—were heard by students, faculty, and staff of KPI, as well as everyone who visited the Scientific and Technical Library on March 17 for a meeting with his grandson—also named Maksym Rylsky, a writer, public figure, and Honored Journalist of Ukraine.

The IPSAK Club “Systems Engineering and Programming (based on autonomous systems)” has launched at the Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering (FIOT) of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

The Educational, Scientific, Publishing, and Printing Institute (VPI Institute) at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute presented a renovated shelter and a new student space.

In June, on Volodymyr Boiko’s birthday, a memorial plaque in his honor was unveiled in Building 18 of the FIOT at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

The Tech360: Policy Meets Technology conference recently took place—an event dedicated to the full cycle of IT business development in Ukraine, organized by the IT Ukraine Association. The event brought together over 800 participants: leaders of technology companies, representatives of the public sector, and leading universities.

At a meeting of the Academic Council of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Oleksandr Dmytrovych Mokhunko—a senior lecturer in the Department of Health and Sports Technologies (FBMI) and a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war—was awarded the Honorary Distinction of the University’s Academic Council.