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Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute has launched the development of a unique research infrastructure for Ukraine called TRIUMPH (Ukrainian Translational Research Infrastructure for Medicine, Public Health and Innovations). The initiative was launched by the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, which has joined forces with leading research institutions, clinical centers, a pharmaceutical company, and a civil society organization.

On July 30, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute officially set and registered a national record in the category "Longest Flight of a Ukrainian Nanosatellite in Space." The university's PolyITAN-1 nanosatellite, which has been successfully operating in low Earth orbit for more than 12 years, was entered into the National Register of Records of Ukraine. The achievement was officially certified by Vitalii Zorin, an expert of the National Register of Records of Ukraine.

If, as the saying goes, a theater begins with its coat rack, then one of the oldest laboratories at Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute begins with a spiral staircase. This is the Educational and Research Laboratory of Biopolymer Technology and Modification, where generations of students specializing in this field have studied and conducted research.

✅ This is one of the best results among Ukrainian higher education institutions participating in the Ministry's pilot project on project-based PhD education. Out of 137 submitted research projects, 79 were selected for funding, including seven projects from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in the fields of machine learning, advanced materials, biotechnology, environmental safety, chemistry, physics, data science, and technologies supporting Ukraine's recovery and defense capabilities.

Academic staff and engineers from the Department of Automation of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronic Complexes (AEMC) at the Educational and Research Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute organized the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference dedicated to the memory of the distinguished scientist and long-serving Head of the Department, Professor Valentyn Chermalykh.

Kyiv Consulting, a global business consultancy and a subsidiary of BDO in Germany, has published a new strategic Point-of-View report examining the transition from 5G-Advanced to 6G and the rapidly evolving dynamics of the global telecom ecosystem. The research explores how technological leadership in 6G will shape national competitiveness, industrial strategy and investment patterns throughout the 2030s.

On May 14, 2026, the 15th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Applied Geometry, Engineering Graphics, and Intellectual Property Objects" was held online. The conference is a specialized academic event for the Department of Descriptive Geometry, Engineering and Computer Graphics of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics. Therefore, the foundation of this scientific forum was the Kyiv Polytechnic School of Applied Geometry.

📃 Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute presented five startups at INSCIENCE Conference — the largest deep tech popular science conference in Ukraine — in the fields of medtech, digital modeling, and rehabilitation. These are projects where university research is transformed into solutions that work for people.

Today, as Ukraine continues to navigate a period of profound economic, social, and demographic transformation, professional dialogue, academic cooperation, and the exchange of practical experience among representatives of academia, business, and the educational community have become increasingly important.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine approved the inclusion of a number of scientific periodicals in the List of Professional Scientific Publications of Ukraine with the assignment of Category “B” status for a three-year period, from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2029. Among the publications that received confirmation of their professional status are 19 scientific journals of Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute.