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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".

03.06.2013 The regular meeting of the Academic Board of the university took place on 3 June 2013. It began with the ceremonial part during which Ihor Leonardovych Pioro was presented with the mantle, the diploma and the badge of The Honorary Doctor of NTUU "KPI". Yurii Ivanovych Yakymenko, Deputy Chairman of the Board and First Pro-Rector, introduced the visitor and invited him to read a brief lecture on the current state of the global energetics and its prospects. In his report Ihor Leonardovych compared the volume of generation and use of electricity in different countries of the world (Ukraine, Russia, USA, Italy etc.).

3 June at the meeting of the Academic Council the first pro-rector of the University of NAS of Ukraine Yuriy Yakymenko handed a diploma, gown and memorable sign of Honorary Doctor of NTUU "KPI" to Igor Leonardovich Pioro who is a Professor of the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science of t

This academical rating of Ukrainian universities is 8-time presented at the end of educational year by the Centre of international projects "Євроосвіта".

On May, 30, 2013 XXXIII NTUU “KPI” employees trade union accounting conference took place at the convention room of the Academic Council Hall. M.Z. Zgurovsky, the rector of KPI, and O.M. Yatsun, the head of the Kyiv municipal organization of education, academic and research workers of Ukraine participated in the conference. The account of the trade union head, Molchanov V.I., on the functioning of NTUU “KPI” employees trade union for the period from March, 2010 to May, 2013 (the summary of the account is given on page 2) was presented at the conference as well as the trade union checkup commission information given by the head of the trade union checkup commission Yurchuk V.P. H.M. Kulyk, the head of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics trade union stressed the need of lecturers evaluation rating system optimization drawing attention to the index part used while rating calculation for Bachelor’s and Master’s (Specialist’s) students. Moreover, Hanna Mykoaivna yet again pointed out the necessity to organize rooms for the lecturers of general departments in the KPI academic buildings.

On May 29th in the hall of the Council of NTUU "KPI" were celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Department of Telecommunications and the 10th anniversary of its formation on the basis of educational institute of telecommunication systems NTUU "KPI".

The president, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor Michael Zakharovych Zgurovsky opened the meeting, which united all the generations of students, faculty and staff of ITS, as well as representatives of government, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, colleagues from other universities and business partners.

On October 27, 2013, a tournament on mini-football the Cup of Trade Unions, dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the trade union organization of the KPI was held on the green field of the Center of Physical Education and Sports NTUU "KPI".

The annual rating of higher education institutions of Ukraine "Compass 2013" was published. The National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" became again an undisputable leader.

On the 7th of May at NTUU "KPI" was held a solemn meeting on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the Great Victory.

The participants of the Great Patriotic War - Kyiv Polytechnic Institute veterans - were gathered in the hall of the Academic Council; there they were warmly welcomed by the first pro-rector of NTUU "KPI", academic NAS of Ukraine Yuriy Yakymenko, a chairman of the trade union of the university employees Vitaliy Molchanov, a veteran of the World War II and long-term employee of the university Mykola Trykhlib, the head of the NGO "KPI Veteran" Yuriy Nesterenko and a cadet of the Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information of NTUU "KPI", a senior soldier Julia Popravko.

Students During the May holidays the KPI students attending the tourism section joined forces with the pupils of the School #2 of Vyshniovka to go on a hiking trip of the first category of difficulty through the caves of Crimea.