🎓 Anatolii Melnychenko, Rector of Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute, has been included in Focus magazine’s list of the “100 Most Influential Ukrainians of 2026” in the “Education and Science” category, which was introduced to the ranking for the first time this year.
🔵 In 2026, Anatolii Melnychenko and the Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute team focused on key areas of development for a leading technical university:
📌 training professionals needed by Ukraine’s economy, developing dual education, and strengthening cooperation with business;
📌 expanding international partnerships, participating in Horizon Europe, and actively engaging with European university alliances;
📌 promoting engineering and natural sciences education;
📌 strengthening energy resilience;
📌 advancing scientific and technological achievements of importance to the state.
This recognition reflects a broader context: engineering education, science, and innovation as resources for Ukraine’s development.