3 August 2013, a solemn opening of the monument to the outstanding Polish physical chemist and statesman and alumni of KPI Wojciech Sventoslavsky (21.6 (3.7 ) .1881- 29.4.1968) was held near the building № 4 NTUU "KPI" .
The world-famous scientist ,who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ( 2001 ) ,the President of the Japanese Institute of Physical and Chemical Research «RIKEN» Dr.
The International scientific conference "Internetional University Cooperation as Integral Part of Innovative Development of Higher Education” was held at Chernivtsi National University, on May 16-18, 2013.
On June 19 NTUU "KPI" were visited by the Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Ukraine Ernesto Antonio Senti Darias. In spite of the fact that it is his first visit to university, the meeting with the management and teachers of KPI and discussion of questions of expansion of cooperation left surprisingly warm and, at the same time, business.
On the 18th June, by representatives of the Tokyo University of Agriculture Technology (Japan) attended NTU "KPI" - Professor Masao Nagai and Associate Professor Ponhsatorn Raksincharonsak. They visited the Science and Technical Library and Ukraine-Japan Center of NTU "KPI", made a tour along the alley of monuments to famous scientists and designers whose creative activity began in KPI or was connected with it and familiarized themselves with the State Polytechnic Museum at NTU "KPI". After a general acquaintance with University guests met with his leadership and discuss trends and ways to expand cooperation.
The meeting was attended by First Vice Rector of NTU KPI Yuriy Yakymenko, Vice Rector of National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Executive Manager of International Relations Division, Corresponding Member of NAS of Ukraine Sergey Sidorenko, Deputy Chief of International Relations Division Sergei Shukayev, director of the Ukraine-Japan Center of NTU" KPI "Midzutani Osama and his deputy, Eugene Ogorodnik, and representatives of Mechanical Engineering Institute of NTU "KPI".
On the 13-th of June the public garden near the Science and Technical Library of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" (NTUU KPI) hosted the solemn ceremony to unveil the monument to Petar II Petrovic Njegos (1813 - 1851), an outstanding poet and the Prince-Bishop of Montenegro.
Petar II Petrovic Njegos was the Prince-Bishop of Montenegro between 1830-1851, the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Cetinje. He was an outstanding statesman, reformer, Montenegrin fair fighter against Turkey. When he was in power Montenegro began to turn into independent modern state. He also founded the first school and printing establishment in Cetinje, that is a historical and cultural capital of the country, and edited a collection of folk songs. Moreover, he was a prominent poet, one of the most remarkable in the literature of Balkan nations.
During the meeting on the highest level between the President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich and the Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kana, that was held on the 16th of January 2011, in the course of discussion of the state and prospects of the bilateral partnership the Heads of two countries mention the functioning of the Ukrainian-Japanese Centre of NTUU "KPI". In the "Mutual declaration between the President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich and Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kana about Ukrainian-Japanese global partnership" was written: "…Among various types of activities of the Centre the two Heads pointed out that the technical cooperation on Japanese projects and management of programs were extremely important for the development of particular branches of Ukrainian economy. They admitted that the Centre must remain being an important element of bilateral partnership in the realm of science and technology, stimulation of investments, learning Japanese language, mutual enrichment of the cultures, increasing the level of the mutual understanding with the active involving of all parts interested from the both countries..."
On May 24, 2013 Vice-Rector of "KPI" for International Relations Sergei Sydorenko was interviewed by National TV and Radio Company of the Republic "TRT", which prepares the material for the general television audience about the features and benefits of studying at NTUU "KPI".
President of Canadian international bureau of edecuation Karen McBride visited NTU “KPI” on 28th of May. CIBE is a national, bilingual, unprofitable organization which represents Canada in international cooperation in educational sphere.
President McBride had a meeting with the rector of NTU “KPI” and academician of Ukrainian NAS Mikhailo Zgyrovsky, vice-rector of inernational relations and associate of Ukrainian NAS Sergiy Sydorenko, deputy manager of the Department of international cooperation Eugene Polischuk and others.
