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Ajax Systems opens Mechanical Design & Robotics Lab at Kyiv Polytechnic
On 24 September 2025, the Ajax Systems tech company inaugurated the Mechanical Design & Robotics Lab in cooperation with the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. Located at the Kyiv Polytechnic’s Faculty of Instrumentation Engineering, the lab has 20 workstations, a design area outfitted with computer equipment for on-site work, and a workshop for developing models. With equipment ranging from lathes and milling machines to robotic…
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The University of Maribor celebrated its 50th anniversary with a truly European spirit!
From 18–19 September, ATHENA Plus partners gathered in Maribor for a Working Group Meeting and the International Conference on European Universities. A highlight was the presentation by Professor Peter Harrig Bolivar on ATHENA’s “Clusters & Sandboxes” model, showing how our Alliance contributes to the priorities of the ERA as well as the Draghi and Letta reports. We are also proud to announce the new governance…
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Kyiv Polytechnic renews partnership with ENSTA for the next five years
On 22 September 2025, Anatolii Melnichenko, Rector of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and Andrii Shysholin, Vice-Rector for International Relations, visited ENSTA, the National Higher School of Advanced Techniques, which is affiliated to the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. During the visit, Rector Anatolii Melnychenko and ENSTA Director General Estelle Iacona signed an agreement to renew their cooperation for the next five years.ENSTA has been…
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University of Orléans Assumes the Presidency of the European University ATHENA
During an official ceremony held at the University of Maribor (Slovenia), the University of Orléans formally assumed the presidency of the European University ATHENA for a period of one academic year.
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Kyiv Polytechnic delegation visits TU Wien
Anatolii Melnychenko, Rector of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and Andrii Shysholin, Vice-Rector for International Relations, met with Prof. Peter Ertl, Vice Rector for Research, Innovation and International Affairs, at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). Special attention was paid to stimulating scientific cooperation and expanding opportunities for partnership in research and innovation, which involves scientists from both universities collaborating on interdisciplinary projects…
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Kyiv Polytechnic students receive NZIA scholarships
During a recent visit to the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, representatives of NZIA Connect Inc., an innovative South Korean telecom start-up and a partner of the university, issued certificates of personalised scholarships to third-year students of the Faculty of Radio Engineering, Ivan Kuznetsov and Maxym Taliar, on the occasion of the Republic of Korea’s National Liberation Day. The scholarships, to be paid until the…
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Kyiv Polytechnic, IAEA sign Practical Arrangement
During the 69th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference, a Practical Arrangement was concluded between the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The solemn signing ceremony of the Practical Arrangement between Kyiv Polytechnic and the IAEA took place in Vienna on 18 September 2025 on the sidelines of the 69th IAEA General Conference. The signing was made possible…
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Kyiv Polytechnic at 69th IAEA General Conference
The Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute has taken part in the 69th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference, joining the Ukrainian government delegation led by Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Energy of Ukraine. Specifically, Rector Anatolii Melnychenko, and the Vice-Rector for International Relations, Andrii Shysholin, represented Kyiv Polytechnic. Within the framework of the Conference, the Kyiv Polytechnic delegation held several meetings with representatives of the…
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Kyiv Polytechnic continues to phase in space programme
Oleksandr Kornienko, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament), together with Mykhailo Bezuhlyi, First Vice-Rector at Kyiv Polytechnic, and Vitalii Pasichnyk, Assistant to Kyiv Polytechnic Rector, took part in discussions on cooperation in space technologies with Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space. The Commissioner was introduced to university’s…
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Kyiv Polytechnic students win 1st and 2nd places in Youth Climate Innovation Hackathon
More than 30 students from Ukraine’s top technical universities took part in the inaugural Youth Climate Innovation Hackathon, dedicated to advancing solutions for climate innovation and challenges. Students from the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute distinguished themselves by proposing the most effective solutions for decarbonising industry, developing renewable energy and mutual aid energy clusters. The hackathon was organised by the Kyiv School of Energy Policy…
