NTU «KhPI» held the grand opening of a new project for the restoration and innovative development of Kharkiv Polytechnic – «Starry Sky of NTU «KhPI». Its main «stars» became the creators of the university: prominent scientists, teachers, public figures, and its continuation became the virtual space of the thematic website. Currently, everyone can become a participant of the project and light own star on the «Starry Sky of KhPI» by transferring funds to support the university. Kharkiv Polytechnic’s «Skyline» is located on the wall of the Scientific and Technical Library and on the interactive map of the Internet space. The event was attended by representatives of the Supervisory Board of NTU «KhPI», who gathered for a meeting that day. The event was dedicated to the World Science Day for Peace and Development, which is celebrated on the 10th of November.
«Starry Sky of NTU «KhPI» is a very important project for our university, said the rector of NTU «KhPI», professor Yevgen Sokol, at the opening ceremony. «One of its strategic goals is to give the opportunity to future generations of polytechnics to learn about those who have written their names into the «golden pages» of NTU «KhPI». Each institute in our «sky» is represented by its own constellation, the main stars of which are prominent scientists and teachers who have created the almost 140-year history of Kharkiv Polytechnic. The second important goal of the project is its continuity. We continue to develop and restore the university, which has suffered significant damage due to russian aggression. And, despite the difficult wartime, today everyone who is not indifferent to the fate of NTU «KhPI» can contribute and light their own star in the «Starry Sky of NTU «KhPI».
«Life goes on, and we have to build Ukraine. I will definitely not leave the country. I am sure that we need to return our people. We need to prepare to introduce modern state-of-the-art technologies for the powerful development of the university,» noted Vasyl Khmelnytsky, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NTU «KhPI» and First Vice President of the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs.
Rector of Kharkiv Polytechnic Yevgen Sokol and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Vasyl Khmelnytsky cut the ribbons, launching a new project for the restoration and development of Kharkiv Polytechnic «Starry Sky of NTU «KhPI».
In addition, on this day, a meeting of the Supervisory Board of NTU «KhPI» was held, where changes in its structure were announced, as well as the report for 2021-2022 of the rector of the university was heard. The participants of the meeting were shown the performance indicators of NTU «KhPI» during this time, as well as plans and perspectives for the development of the university. After the meeting, Volodymyr Semynozhenko, a member of the Supervisory Board and Head of the North-Eastern Scientific Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, presented to rector Yevgen Sokol a letter of gratitude to the Kharkiv Polytechnic staff from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. «You have not only survived, but are developing and have plans. And if there are plans, there is also optimism, which means that there will be a Victory – a mandatory Victory in all the things that we have started together,» said Volodymyr Semynozhenko at the ceremony.
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«Starry Sky of NTU «KhPI» is a glowing project of the «NTU «KhPI» Alumni Association» for the restoration and development of Kharkiv Polytechnic. The aim of the project is to unite alumni, friends and colleagues of Kharkiv Polytechnic to create conditions for the innovative development of the university. Each of them can become a new star in «Starry Sky of NTU «KhPI» by transferring funds to support the higher education institution. This will be a contribution to the future of the university, its high results and achievements, the glow of new victories and even brighter successes in education and science. Among the priorities of NTU «KhPI» are the construction and renovation of academic buildings and buildings that suffered from russian bombing, the creation of modern laboratories, the purchase of equipment, etc. Both individuals and organizations can join the project. Find out more about the project here.
On the 10th of November, the World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated. It was founded in 2001 at the UNESCO General Conference within the framework of the responsibilities undertaken during the joint UNESCO-World Conference of UNESCO and the World Council for Science which was held in 1999 in Budapest. This Day is intended to remind the international community of the need to use scientific and technological achievements for peace and development for the benefit of human civilization, and to promote the populization of science’s role as a tool at the service of society. There are many directions in science. It is thanks to scientific achievements that the world is moving forward.