The tumultuous year 2025 is drawing to a close. Amid the whirlwind of events, anxieties, struggles, and everyday concerns, a moment has arisen to indulge in a philosophical and historical reflection and take a look at the history of the Department of Laser Engineering and Physical-Technical Technologies. And immediately the question arose: what should serve as the starting point—the establishment of the department as a graduating unit, the launch of the major, the inception of the field, or the creation of the basic laboratories from which it all began?

On November 18–19, 2025, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute hosted the international scientific and practical conference “Resilient Communities – Stable Future: Ukrainian-Polish Experience in Crisis Response.” It was dedicated to contemporary challenges facing the functioning of socio-economic systems, ensuring the sustainable development of local communities, and implementing effective models for responding to crisis situations.

📌 Every year, the International Competition of Student Research Papers on Artificial Intelligence brings together young researchers who create innovative solutions and develop new ideas, working with the most advanced areas of AI — from Computer Vision to Natural Language Processing.

The first university-wide Open House of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, KPI AbitFest, took place on December 13.

Young people are the most active segment of our society. And students represent its intellectual potential. Student energy is a source of new ideas, innovations, and social change. It is on their shoulders that the responsibility for the country’s recovery and future rests. Traditionally, the best among them are recognized with named awards and scholarships.

We are sad to announce that Dmytro Volodymyrovych Zvezda (January 25, 2005 – November 20, 2025) has been killed in the war.

The Ukrainian-Japanese Center at Igor Sikorsky KPI hosted the opening of the ceramics exhibition “Five Bowls.”
This is one of the events within the framework of the winter festival of Japanese culture Toji, supported by the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine.

The Air Force and Marine Corps Trials are international competitions that serve as a qualifying tournament for the global Warrior Games in the United States. The Warrior Games are a multi-sport competition that brings together wounded or injured military personnel and veterans from different countries.

🦾🦿 The educational and research laboratory for prosthetics, medical rehabilitation, and occupational therapy allows for full-scale modeling of upper and lower limbs, followed by the manufacture of prosthetic socket sleeves (socket receivers). The skills acquired by students are in high demand on the labor market, as these technologies and processes are currently the most widespread in prosthetic centers in Ukraine.

Our university graduate Vitaliy Bloshchytsya (03.03.1969 – 19.12.2025) died in the war...