Vice Rector for International Relations, Andrii Shysholin, represented Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) at the IREG 2024 international conference, titled “Artificial Intelligence (AI) altering Higher Education and Rankings.” The event took place on November 7–8 at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, Romania. The conference was officially opened by Waldemar Sivinski, President of the IREG Observatory, Ligia Deca, Romania’s…

The International Collaboration Department (ICD) staff at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute attended the meeting of the Task Force Benchmark of the CESAER association.

On September 11, 2024, the ICD staff attended the first session of sustainability webinar series hosted by the QS ranking experts and CANIE (Climate Action Network for International Educators) leaders on the topic “Driving Change in Higher Education for Sustainability”. As institutions worldwide grapple with the pressing need to address climate change, this session delved into how universities can lead by example, emphasizing both responsibility…

According to the results of the accreditation examination conducted by the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute was ranked first in Ukraine.

The International Collaboration Department (ICD) staff are gearing up for forthcoming meetings with the compilers of the new European Ranking of Engineering Programs (EngiRank) of European universities of technology. This ranking was designed by the Poland’s PERSREKTYWY Education Foundation for EU countries in 2023. To gauge the sentiments of the rectors from technical higher education institutions (HEIs) of Ukraine regarding their readiness to participate in…

On March 12, a rating assessing the effectiveness of Ukrainian HEIs’ involvement in major research project competitions (both international and domestic) in 2023 was released. Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute secured the top position in this rating. The Centre for International Projects “Euroeducation” (https://euroosvita.net/) compiled this rating using data from various open sources, including the EU Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS), EACEA Projects…

On February 15, 2024, the ICD staff attended the Interdisciplinary Science Rankings masterclass conducted by Times Higher Education (THE), focusing on the analysis of interdisciplinary science research. The masterclass addressed the following points: The methodology for the new ranking, and how institutions are submitting their data. The links between inputs, process and outputs in evaluating interdisciplinary science. The global and regional trends evident in the…

The National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" was ranked first among Ukrainian universities in the non-academic uniRank University Ranking. The ranking includes 192 Ukrainian higher education...

The Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) takes second place among Ukrainian higher education institutions with 213,459 citations in the latest edition of the Transparent Ranking. This marks a notable increase from last year’s figure of 166,164 citations, indicating a rise of nearly 50,000 citations. In particular, Transparent Ranking assesses the number of citations from top 310 public profiles in Google Scholar, excluding the first…

On 16 January 2024, the ICD staff attended a webinar hosted by THE ranking experts on the topic 'Digital Student Recruitment: Capturing a new generation".