National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"

National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” (NTU “KhPI”) established in 1885, is a founder of six functioning HEIs, including National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute", Kharkiv National Technical University of Radio Electronics, Kharkiv State University of Engineering and Architecture, National East-Ukrainian University, and Sumy State University.

Its history has become an integral part of the scientific, technical, intellectual and cultural history of Ukraine. The name of a Noble Prize winner L.D. Landau and the names of worldwide known scientists such as academicians N.N.Beketov, P.P.Budnikov, A.K.Valter, A.M.Lyapunov, S.P.Tymoshenko, M.D.Pilchykov, K.D.Sinelnikov, V.A.Steklov, E.I.Orlov, G.F.Proskura, I.I.Strelkov, V.M.Chrushchov, S.S.Urazovskyi, A.P.Philipov, V.I.Atroshchenko, A.S.Berezhnoi, A.M.Pidgornyi, the honored doctors D.I.Mendeleev and M.E. Zhukovskyi and also the name of professor V.L.Kyrpychov, the founder of NTU “KhPI” and Kyiv Polytechnic, and many other names are connected with the National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute».

The NTU "KhPI", accredited at the highest IV level, trains specialists in 76 specialties on a full-time basis.

The University consists of 9 educational-scientific institutes with 101 Departments : Institute of Power Engineering, Electronics and Electromechanics, Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transport, Institute of Institute of Computer Modeling, Applied Physics and Mathematics, Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Institute of Economics, Management and International Business, Institute of Computer Science and Information Technology, Institute of social and humanitarian technologies, Institute of International Education, Medical Institute.

In addition to them, the university includes Military Institute for Tanks Troops, Kharkiv Computer and Technology College, Poltava Polytechnic College,  distance learning center, center for extramural and distance training, interdisciplinary institute for postgraduate education, scientific and research division, two research institutes  «Molniya» and «Ionosphere», scientific and methodical administration, center for advanced information technologies, Innovation campus.

In 2010 the National Technical University "KhPI" received the status of self-governing (autonomous) Research National University. The Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine about the research status includes the directive for the Ministry of Finances to foreseen, starting from 2011, when drafting the projects of the State Budget of Ukraine, resources for organization of trainings of researchers and scientific-and-pedagogical staff, PhD, master and bachelor students of the University at leading home and foreign research establishments and higher education institutions,  development of resource-and-technical basis, creation of scientific-and-training centres, provision of the University with research equipment and new teaching tools.