Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute
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National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute" |
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| Established | 1885 |
| Type | Public university |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Leonid Tovazhnyanskyy |
| Staff | 3,700 |
| Students | 24,000 |
| Location | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | http://www.kpi.kharkov.ua/ |
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National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnical Institute" is the first technical university in Ukraine. It was founded in 1885 as a practical institute of technology with two departments - mechanical and chemical that could offer training to 125 persons. The organizer and first director of that institute was Victor Kirpichev who was the honored professor specializing in the field of mechanics and resistance of materials.
The institute had 17 academics, 10 professors and 7 adjunct professors. In 1898 it was renamed into the Emperor Alexander III Institute of technology. In 1921 the institute set up the first in Ukraine faculty for workers and in 1923 at request of students, teachers and employees the institute was given a name of Vladimir Lenin. In 1929 V.I. Lenin institute of technology was renamed into V.I. Lenin polytechnical institute.
In 1930 five independent higher educational institutions for mechanical machine-engineering, electrical technology, chemical technology, engineering -&-construction and aviation have been set up on the basis of five separate faculties of the institute.
During the years of the World War II over three thousand professors, students and employees of the institute joined the Soviet Army. In evacuation (the cities of Krasnoufimsk and Chirchik) the institute not only continued training of the engineering staff, but also solved serious scientific problems related to strengthening the defense of the USSR.
In 1949 the four higher educational establishments, in particular the institutes for mechanical machine-engineering, chemical technology, electrical technology and institute of the cement industry have been united into V.I. Lenin Politechnical institute. Prof. Mikhail Semko was appointed a rector and stayed at this position for 30 years.
In April 1994 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine granted the status of the State polytechnical university to the Kharkiv polytechnical institute.
In 2000 the status of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Politechnical Institute (NTU "KhPI") has been awarded to the University according to the decree of the President of Ukraine.
Now university prepares specialists in the field of machine-building, automation, electrical engineering, electronics, chemical engineering, control systems, management and business.
