National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” is a technical educational institution that was established on February 18, 1880. During the celebration ceremony on August 31, 1898, the Director of the Trade and Manufacturing Department proclaimed an Order of the Russian Emperor Nicolai II on establishing the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. By Czar’s Order, were established 4 educational colleges: Mechanical (109 students), Engineering (101 students), Agricultural (87 students), and Chemical (63 students). Actively developing, the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute became the basis for expanding and strengthening the network of Vishivs Kyiv, Ukraine. In 1923–1933, and in recent years, several institutions, universities, and academies were created based on departments and individual specialties of the KPI. On the other hand, the famous educational institutions of Ukraine entered the current composition of the university.
University Today
Today National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” is one of the most popular Ukrainian universities with more than 40,500 students, and 10,000 teaching and administrative staff. Every year the University Hostels accommodates over 1,500 international students from all over the world. NTUU KPI is a place with, that, all kinds of religious backgrounds, and varied experiences. The University, college, academic staff, and communities give real support to international students. You will have a vast range of activities and will meet a diverse range of people here. Your study at NTUU KPI will be one of the most rigorous, rewarding, and enjoyable of your life.
Studying at NTUU KPI, you will be taught by our great professor faculty, the experts in your subject area. If you have the commitment, the ability, and the motivation, you can expect intellectual satisfaction and a capability much sought after by employers in industry and academia. KPI offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in engineering, technology, natural sciences, economics, and humanities. The university is renowned for its strong emphasis on research and innovation, with numerous research institutes, laboratories, and centers dedicated to advancing knowledge and technology across various disciplines. University provides the world’s highest-quality university education in 77 Majors at 29 University Institutes and Colleges. KPI maintains partnerships with industry, government agencies, and international institutions, facilitating collaborative research projects, internships, and job placements for its students and graduates.
All prospective and international students who come to study at the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” are offered one academic year of intensive study of Ukrainian or Russian Language, which will be the main language of teaching to improve their knowledge of main subjects according to the future Degree, e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Economics, etc., at the Preparatory School of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”.
Former Names
- 1898–1918 – Kyiv Polytechnic Institute of Emperor Alexander II
- 1918–1934 – Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
- 1934–1948 – Kyiv Industrial Institute
- 1948–1968 – Order of Lenin Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
- 1968–1992 – Order of Lenin Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution
- 1992–1995 – Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
- 1995–2016 – National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
- 2016 – National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”