The Kiev Polytechnic Institute

The Kiev Polytechnic Institute is one of the oldest and biggest higher educational institutions in the Ukraine. It is well-known not only in our country but abroad as well.

The Institute is situated not far from the centre of the city in a beautiful shady park.

At present the number of students in the KPI exceeds 30000.

They obtain qualification on 68 specialities and 70 specializations at the KPI in 3 branches of the Institute (in the towns of Zhitomir, Chernigov, Cherkassy). There are 16 departments and a college, among them there is the department of information and computing technique that trains students in such fields of technology as: electron instrument engineering, cybernetics, automation and computing technique. Electric power engineering automation department trains specialities in Electrical Networks and Electric Systems, Central Power Plants, High Voltage Technique, Cybernetics of electrical systems. The Electro-acoustic faculty trains specialists in such field of technology as hydro-acoustics sound recording, measuring techniques and microprocessors. At the Radio-engineering department young people get the diploma of designers of of radio-electronic devices. At the Physic-engineering department students will become metallurgists and specialists studying metals and alloys, power metallurgy and others.

The KPI graduates work at numerous enterprises and research institutions all over the country and abroad. Over four and a half thousand students graduate from the KPI annually.

The teaching staff of our Institute consists of highly qualified teachers, professors and scientists. 10% of the KPI teachers have scientific degrees. Among them there are Academicians and Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences, Professors, Merited Scientists.

Training of full-time students lasts 5 years and 6 months, of tuition by correspondence - 5 years 10 months.

8895 students are accommodated in 21 hostels, 3 of them are at the disposal of married students. So all non-Kiev students are provided with hostel facilities.

The Institute was founded in 1898. It had only four departments: mechanical, chemical, agricultural and civil engineering ones. The first enrolment constituted 360 students.

Some Institutes were organized on the KPI basis. Among them are: the Civil Engineering Institute, 'Technological Institute of Light and Food Industry, the Institute of Civil Aviation, Automobile and Road Building Institute, Agricultural (now Agricultural Academy) and others. In 1934 - 1944 the KPI was called an Industrial Institute.

A large number of prominent people worked and studied at the KPI: E. O. Paton, the founder of electric welding; M. I. Konovalov, a well-known chemist; I. P. Bardin, the greatest metallurgist in the country; A. M. Luylka, the chief of airplane engines and S. P. Korolyov, the great designer of spaceships. President of the First Examining Board in chemistry faculty was Dmitry Mendeleev.

More than 1000 young people from 37 countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America get their education at the Polytechnic Institute.

The Kiev Polytechnic Institute has foreign economic relations with 45 foreign partners from 12 countries of the world. 29 agreements and 17 contracts have been concluded and 77 protocols have been signed: KPI received the certificate as a participant of foreign economic relations.

The most active international scientific and technological cooperation is carried out by the chairs of the institute with the partners from Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Denmark, and Lebanon. Lately the relations with China, USA, Italy, Vietnam, and Spain have become more active.

The institute carries out the exchange of students according to the agreement on cooperation with the Oregon University (USA).

The institute has at its disposal a disease - prevention centre for employers and students.

Our Institute also takes care of students' leisure for a well organized leisure is a very important factor in bringing up young specialists.

The Knowledge square becomes the centre of the whole KPI complex. It has about 105x100 m. Meeting, festivals, consecration into students take place there. In summer the square is decorated with lamps, fountains, flowerbeds. The Knowledge square is connected, with one of the main city streets - Pobeda (Victory) avenue.

The assembly hall intended for 1750 seats is used for different mass meetings. The opening ceremony and the meeting of the teaching staff was held in August 1984.

Great importance Is attached to the development of physical culture at our Institute. There are many sport grounds, foot-ball field, volley-ball and basket-ball courts at students' disposal. Many students go in for different kinds of sport according to their liking. It helps them to keep their body healthy and strong. There are lots of rated athletes among the students of our Institute. The names of some graduates are well-known all over the country.

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 792