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For more than 30 years, the Research and Testing Center "Reliability" has been making a significant contribution to Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute as an important part of the university's research infrastructure. The Center serves as the university's testing and research unit, specializing in the evaluation of the physical and mechanical properties of materials and products, with particular emphasis on their strength and reliability under load.

🕯 Our university community is once again in mourning. News has emerged of the death of a KPI graduate who was defending Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Pavlo Muntian (February 15, 1982 — August 10, 2022).

🇩🇰 Kyiv Polytechnic Institute served as the venue for a working meeting between representatives of the University of Southern Denmark, Aalborg University, the “Finkord-Polytech” Science Park, and the Ukrainian company SkyFall.

🔋 Representatives of JSC “Market Operator,” NEC “Ukrenergo,” PJSC “Ukrhydroenergo,” and SE “Guaranteed Buyer” held a two-day series of classes on April 6–7 at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute for approximately 60 senior students from the Department of Power Supply at the -Scientific Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management ( IEE Institute) and the Department of Electrical Networks and Systems of the Faculty of Electrical Power Engineering and Automation ( FEA)

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.”

At the beginning of April, the Scientific and Technical Library of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted a friendly game of What? Where? When?, organized by the student association ESTIEM LG Kyiv. True to its "friendly" format, the event focused not on fierce competition for prizes but on intellectual enjoyment, teamwork, and creating a lively atmosphere in which participants could challenge themselves while having fun.

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.