USTB and The National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Sign a Cooperative Agreement
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On the afternoon of November 28, 2019, the signing ceremony for an inter-school agreement between USTB and The National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (KPI) was held in the Administration Building of USTB. Representing KPI at the ceremony were Prof. Serhii Sydorenko, Vice President of KPI, and his six-member delegation.
The ceremony began with Prof. YANG Renshu, President of USTB, welcoming the KPI delegation to USTB. He spoke of the long friendship between China and Ukraine, including how in June of 2019 Mr. Roman Grieba, Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, visited USTB to discuss exchange opportunities between our university and Ukraine. Further discussions in regards to cooperation in higher education were also undertaken at the “2019 International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education, Research and Application”. Prof. YANG expressed his belief that such exchange opportunities had laid a strong foundation for USTB to pursue cooperation with KPI.
He continued by saying that USTB seeks to engage in in-depth cooperation with prestigious international universities in the areas of personnel training, education, and joint research. With the signing of a cooperative agreement between USTB and KPI, Prof. YANG expressed optimism that the two universities would see great results in research and development in the field of engineering.
In his address, Prof. Sydorenko first expressed his gratitude for USTB’s hospitality. He then gave a brief report on KPI, highlighting its strengths in science and engineering as well as its development strategy. He continued by discussing KPI’s history and friendship with China; it has trained over 1,000 Chinese graduates, many of whom would return to China and experience great success in their work. He expressed his hope that by signing a cooperative agreement the two universities would be able to work closely together especially in the fields of materials and metallurgy for the common benefit of both institutions.
Prof. WU Aixiang and Prof. Sydorenko each signed the cooperative agreement on behalf of their respective institutions. Prof. WANG Luning, Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, along with Prof. Sydorenko also signed a concept of creation for the establishment of the “KPI-USTB Joint Laboratory for Materials Science and High Technologies”.
Prof. Sydorenko and his delegation arrived at USTB on November 28. During their visit they held various talks with USTB representatives and toured the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering.
The National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, ranks in the top three universities of Ukraine. It is recognized as both the leading university in science and technology as well as the largest university in Ukraine, and one of the oldest and most famous engineering universities in the world. KPI is a leading researcher in materials science, mechanical engineering, information technology, electromagnetic engineering, and energy engineering. The university boasts 44 members of the Ukrainian National Academy of Science and has produced a number of famous alumni, including Mendeleev, the famous chemist who invented the periodic table, Igor I. Sikorsky, the aviation pioneer who designed the fixed-wing airplane and helicopter, Sergei, the lead rocket engineer of the world's first artificial Earth satellite and 3 Nobel Prize winners.
