🎉 The first big gathering of the new academic year. And the first day at the university as Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute students. A day of new encounters, first impressions, and the beginning of a story that will be special for each of you.
Hryhorii Luparenko, Head of the Research Department for Exhibition and Museum Activities at the Borys Paton State Polytechnic Museum and a war veteran, has been awarded the Honorary Distinction of the Academic Council of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute for his outstanding contribution to strengthening Ukrainian statehood, his courage and selfless service in defending Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and his dedicated professional service.
🎥 After a several-year break, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute once again hosted one of the largest international student programming competitions in an in-person format—the 17th International Open Programming Olympiad KPI-OPEN 2026.
International engineering and manufacturing company RSE has opened the Energy Resilience Lab at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) — a unique training and research facility dedicated to strengthening Ukraine’s energy resilience. The laboratory will enable energy engineering students from across Ukraine to work with modern energy equipment, explore distributed generation technologies, and gain hands-on experience with solutions already deployed at real-world energy facilities implemented by RSE throughout the country.
☑️🎓📈 The main application period for bachelor’s degree programs has come to an end. The results once again demonstrate the high level of trust placed in Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute by prospective students. According to Unified State Electronic Database on Education (USEDE) data, following the main application period, the university received:
Lockheed Martin is one of the world’s largest aerospace and defense companies, operating in aviation, space, and other high-technology fields. The visit holds particular significance for Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute — a university with a strong engineering and scientific tradition and expertise across many of these fields.
🤝 Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute hosted a meeting with Alek Waszkielewicz, Chair of the Board of the “Fronia” Foundation for Supporting People with Disabilities (Poland), who has 20 years of experience in accessibility and extensive expertise in implementing accessibility and inclusion principles in public administration and university environments.
🇺🇦 Today, the Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute community gathered at Knowledge Square beneath the blue-and-yellow flag, one of the main symbols of Ukrainian statehood.
The Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering (FICE) of Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute, together with product IT company OBRIO and Genesis, is launching a series of educational initiatives. Several joint projects will start this autumn, including engaging industry experts in teaching a product analytics course, a student scholarship program, grants for academic staff, and regular Case Clubs.
While students are enjoying their summer break and academic staff are recharging before the new academic year, active work is underway at the Department of Power Supply of Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute. For the department, summer is not a break but a time for renewing and developing its laboratory facilities.
