Kharkiv Polytechnics exchanged experience with specialists from Turkey

Teachers of the Management department of NTU «KhPI» visited Istanbul Technical University (ITU) under the ERASMUS+ KA1 programme. The purpose of the visit was to exchange experience within the framework of an inter-university agreement. They met with representatives of the Erasmus office of Istanbul Technical University, got acquainted with the organisation of educational work and the education system at ITU, the infrastructure of the higher education institution, and also communicated with students and administration.

During the visit to Istanbul Technical University, of the delegation’s representatives of the Department of Management of the Educational and Scentific  Institute of Economics, Management and International Business (ESI EMIB) of NTU «KhPI» met with colleagues from the Erasmus & International Mobility Office of the ITU. In particular, they communicated with the project coordinator Sümeyye Şimşek, the director of the office Sebla Kağnıcı Erol and the student affairs specialist Volkan Paçal.

In addition, Kharkiv polytechnics, together with their colleagues from the Dominican Republic, took part in the «Orientation day» for new foreign students, where they got acquainted with the features of the university’s admissions campaign, the organization of academic work and the system of training at ITU, the infrastructure of the higher educational institution, and also had the opportunity to communicate with students and administration.

«We visited a beautiful and grand city with open and sensitive people. Istanbul Technical University is one of the oldest technical universities in the world with a 250-year history, which has approximately 50,000 students. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to learn from Turkish colleagues, to share of knowledge and experience, as well as to feel from them the incredible support of Ukraine and hopes for further cooperation», – shared his impressions of the visit, the responsible secretary of ESI EMIB, Ph.D in Economics, associate professor of the Department of Management Petro Foshchiy.

The visit of teachers of the Department of Management of NTU «KhPI» to Istanbul Technical University took place in September 2023.

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In 2018, NTU «KhPI» and ITU signed a cooperation agreement.

Istanbul Technical University was founded in 1773. It is one of the oldest technical universities in the world and the first in Turkey. It comprises thirteen faculties, six institutes, a conservatory and a school of foreign languages, as well as nearly 30 educational and research centers and over 400 laboratories. In total, the university offers 99 educational programmes in architecture, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, management, computer science, etc.

National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» is one of the leading and largest technical universities in Ukraine, founded in 1885. Today, NTU «KhPI» includes 10 educational and scientific institutes, 103 departments, where more than 15 thousand students study. Kharkiv Polytechnic is among the top 5 universities of Ukraine and is included in international rankings: QS World University Rankings-2023, where it holds the title of the best technical university in Ukraine (2nd place among Ukrainian universities, position 651-700), THE World University Rankings. In 2010, NTU «KhPI» received the status of a research national university. In 2022, the unique IT training program Innovation Campus of NTU «KhPI» was awarded the world «silver» in the field of education.