A delegation from the Vienna-based World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) visited the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute on 16 February 2026. The highlight of the visit was the inauguration of the WINS Test Centre at the university’s Institute of Nuclear and Thermal Energy (INTE).
The university hosted a meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian Mine Action Center and the non-profit organization Copenhagen Hazard Mapping (🇩🇰 Kingdom of Denmark).
The first working meeting was held at KPI with Sonya Ishchenko—Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Regional Cooperation of the State of Israel—and representatives of the Embassy of the State of Israel in Ukraine.
🇯🇵🇺🇦📃A memorandum of cooperation with a Japanese company that develops platforms for online courses ensures the development, implementation, and support of solutions for online learning, opening up new opportunities in the digital education sector.
A delegation from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, led by Rector Anatolii Melnychenko, visited École Centrale de Lyon (ÉCL)—one of France’s leading engineering institutions 🇫🇷 and a partner of the university since 2006.
🇯🇵 🇺🇦 The Ukrainian-Japanese Center at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted the qualifying round of the 2026 Japanese Ambassador’s Cup Open Shogi Tournament—an ancient Japanese intellectual game that combines logic, strategic thinking, and philosophy.
🤩 Twelve KPI students—among 29 Ukrainian students majoring in technical fields—attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas (USA), one of the world’s largest consumer technology exhibitions.
Our university has once again confirmed its position in the international academic space according to the results of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026. KPI not only retained its place in 4 key out of 11 subject areas, but also entered the ranking in the field of Social Sciences for the first time.
Kyiv Polytechnic took part in the UK–Ukraine 100 Year Partnership Forum, dedicated to the anniversary of the signing of the Agreement on Centennial Partnership between Ukraine and Great Britain, which defines the long-term vector of development and restoration of our country.
Andriy Shysholin, Vice Rector for International Relations at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI); Oksana Vovk, Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Energy Conservation and Energy Management at KPI; and Kateryna Lugovska, Director of the Ukrainian-Japanese Center at KPI, met on December 16 with Mykhailo Turyanytsia, a communications specialist at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Mykhailo Turyanytsia, and a journalist from the Kyodo News Agency, Narumi Tateda (Japan).
