FIOT

🎥 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.

Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute is an active participant in the Erasmus+ project "EcoMinds" (Enhancing Environmental Data Collection through Machine Learning and Database Systems), which involves five faculties of the university. The project combines information technology and environmental science, preparing future specialists to address global climate and environmental challenges.

A memorial plaque honoring Mariia Bihun (Leut) was unveiled in Building No. 18 of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, at her home faculty — the Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering (FIOT). Mariia was a student of the university, a servicemember of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a junior sergeant, and a UAV operator. The ceremony was held on what would have been her birthday.

🔹 This year, the traditional FIOT celebration went beyond the usual festivities. The FIOT Hub functioned as a large coworking space where students interacted with recruiters from top IT companies, attended lectures, and congratulated faculty members and winners of cyber competitions.

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.

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.

On March 10, Seymur Gurban oglu Mardaliyev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Ukraine, presented awards to students of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute who won the essay contest on the topic “Startup Diplomacy: Ukraine and Azerbaijan in Building an Innovation Partnership." The Azerbaijani ambassador met with the winners and contest participants directly on the university campus. The meeting was also attended by the heads of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and the faculties represented by the winners.

🕯 Maria Bigun (Leut), a graduate of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, was killed in the war (August 28, 2000 — February 21, 2026)