Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Pilinskyi Celebrates His 85th Birthday
On 31 March 2026, Professor Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Pilinskyi of the Department of Acoustic and Multimedia Electronic Systems, Faculty of Electronics, celebrated his 85th birthday. For more than 65 years, his distinguished life and professional career have been closely connected with Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
At KPI, experts from leading energy companies conducted a series of classes for energy engineering students
🔋 Representatives of JSC “Market Operator,” NEC “Ukrenergo,” PJSC “Ukrhydroenergo,” and SE “Guaranteed Buyer” held a two-day series of classes on April 6–7 at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute for approximately 60 senior students from the Department of Power Supply at the -Scientific Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management ( IEE Institute) and the Department of Electrical Networks and Systems of the Faculty of Electrical Power Engineering and Automation ( FEA)
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Park Ki-chang: “Modern diplomacy is not just what diplomats and government officials do!”
Meetings with diplomatic representatives from successful countries are always of interest to KPI students and faculty. This is especially true for countries that are recognized leaders in technological development. So, when Park Ki-chang, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Ukraine, delivered his lecture at the Smart Shelter of the Scientific and Technical Library on March 27, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute students listened with rapt attention. And no wonder: his presentation on the topic "Korea-Ukraine Partnership: Technology, Innovation and a Future We Build Together" was dedicated to the partnership between one of the world’s most advanced high-tech nations and Ukraine in fields that are today arguably decisive in ensuring the economic development of civilized countries.
Igor Mentukov, a graduate of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, played for the Ukrainian veterans' soccer team, which won the championship at the World Masters Games
The World Masters Games—for veteran athletes—were recently held in Abu Dhabi (UAE). The Ukrainian 65+ team participated in the soccer tournament, featuring Igor Mentukov, an employee of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) campus and a specialist and member of the university’s trade union committee. The Ukrainian soccer players won first place and were awarded gold medals. Ihor Oleksiyovych spoke to a correspondent from “Kyiv Polytechnic” about participating in the World Masters Games.
Poet Maksym Rylsky: “Human happiness has two equal wings… beauty and usefulness”
Living stories about poet Maksym Rylsky—Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1943), Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Ukraine (1943–1946), director of the Institute of Art Studies, Folklore, and Ethnography (1944–1964)—were heard by students, faculty, and staff of KPI, as well as everyone who visited the Scientific and Technical Library on March 17 for a meeting with his grandson—also named Maksym Rylsky, a writer, public figure, and Honored Journalist of Ukraine.