About us

What we do

The International Project Office provides support for Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute international activities including:

  • promoting participation in the programs of multilateral interstate and inter-university exchange of students, graduate students, doctoral students, research and educational personnel;
  • facilitating raising funds from international foundations, institutions, and public organizations, among others, to implement scientific programs at the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
  • organizing joint scientific programs with international universities, scientific institutions, and organizations;
  • managing the participation of the University and its departments in international scientific-technical and educational projects, and programs (search, preparation, control and enforcement, accounting, audit, and the analysis of results);
  • participating in the development of the strategy for the University’s transformation to the model of the international educational-scientific, innovative, and information complex at the European level;
  • applying the principles and mechanisms of international expertise in University activities;
  • organizing a network of international offices where heads of departments serve as the driving forces of the development of international activity;
  • developing the activities of National Contact Points for Horizon 2020;
  • interacting with international and national university rankings agencies;
  • raising funds at the expense of international educational programs to develop the University infrastructure;
  • creating an environment conducive to the development of the University’s international activities;
  • stimulating international scientific-technical and foreign economic activities, inter-university cooperation, and other forms of international contacts at the levels of the Rector’s Office, other departments, and bodies of student self-government, as well as at the individual level;
  • promoting the development of ties and contacts between the University and government agencies of Ukraine, its missions abroad, public associations, international scientific institutions, companies, scientific-technical establishments, and foundations in terms of international scientific and technological cooperation;
  • encouraging research at the University in areas and projects geared to promote international scientific and technological cooperation.

    Our team

    Prof. Sergiy SHUKAYEV, IPO Head
    shukayev@ukr.net

    Prof. Shukayev’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Overall planning of project activities at University departments
    • Stimulation of activities to extend the participation of the University in international educational and research programs
    • Advice on procedures for drawing up and submitting international projects
    • Activities of the National Contact Point “Information Communication Technology” for Horizon 2020, operating at the University
    • Regulation of the dissemination of relevant information in the field of international cooperation and project activities to University departments
    • Support of cooperation with Caribbean States

    Dr. Angela PIATOVA, IPO Senior Expert
    a.piatova@kpi.ua

    Dr. Piatova’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Monitoring and analysis of international research and educational programs (information search, support in making an application, enforcement, record keeping, analyzing the results)
    • Activities of the National Contact Point “Climate Action, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials” for Horizon 2020, operating at the University
    • Advice on procedures for drawing up and submitting international projects
    • Coordination of activities to include the University in world university rankings
    • Support of cooperation with Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Slovenia, Latin America

    Dr. Anna KHOLMSKA, IPO Expert
    anna.kholmska@gmail.com

    Anna’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Monitoring and analysis of international research and educational programs
    • Advice on procedures for drawing up and submitting international projects within research and educational international programs
    • IPO website management
    • Support of cooperation with the United States
    • Drafting information materials on international project activities for University media

    Olena KIZUB, IPO Expert
    elenakizub@ukr.net

    Olena’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Office management
    • Secretaryship and website management of the UNESCO Chair
    • Advice on procedures for drawing up and submitting international projects within ERASMUS+
    • In-house registration of educational international projects with the IPO
    • Technical support of National Contact Points for Horizon 2020, operating at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
    • Support of cooperation with Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands

    Olga SULEMA, IPO Expert
    olga.sulema@ukr.net

    Olga’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Advice on procedures for drawing up and submitting international projects within research and educational international programs
    • Monitoring and analysis of international research and educational programs (Horizon 2020, EUREKA, Fulbright)
    • NCP website management
    • Technical support of the Ukrainian-Polish Center (UPC) website
    • Support of cooperation with Chile, Brazil, Argentina

    Anna BIDNYUK, IPO Expert
    anna_bidnyuk@ukr.net

    Anna’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Support of cooperation with Poland
    • Communications with institutions, organizations, and enterprises based in the Republic of Poland
    • Ukrainian-Polish Center website management (updating the contents of the website, dissemination of information about Center’s activities through the website and other media)
    • Communications with the KPI Students’ Section in Poland (Sekcja Wychowankow Politechniki Kijowskei)
    • Communications with the Polish Institute in Kyiv, Representative Office of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, newspaper Dziennik Kijowski, Union of Poles in Ukraine (Zwiazek Polakow na Ukrainie), Poles’ Union in Kyiv (Zwazek Polakow miasta Kijowa), and the Perspektywy Education Foundation
    • Communications with the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange NAWA (Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej)
    • Providing employment for international academics and volunteers, as well as formalizing their status in Ukraine

    Volodymyr SYTIN, IPO Expert
    ukrtimes@ukr.net

    Volodymyr’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Translation of scientific, technical, socio-political, economic and other specialized literature; documents; correspondence with foreign institutions and enterprises; as well as proceedings of conferences, meetings, seminars, etc.
    • Editing and analysis of the English-language contents of International Collaboration Department websites (IPO, NCP, UPC, UNESCO Chair)
    • Support of the organization of international delegation visits to University
    • Support of cooperation with Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Vatican, Norway

    Sviatoslav KOVTUN, IPO Expert
    kovtun.svat@ukr.net

    Sviatoslav’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Support of the organization of international events at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, meetings of the University administration with international partners
    • Preparation of information on important international events held at the University with the participation of its departments to provide it to the University press center for drafting press releases and other PR materials
    • Support of cooperation with Iraq, Iran, Palestine, India, Sri Lanka

    Rostyslav SAVYCH, IPO Expert
    r.savych@kpi.ua

    Rostyslav’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Communications with such international organizations as the Nobel Sustainability Trust, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA)
    • Support of networking with members of the Black Sea Universities Network
    • Support of cooperation with BSEC member states

    Yulia BLYZNIUKOVA, IPO Expert
    yulia_blyzniukova@ukr.net

    Yulia’s areas of responsibility include:

    • Office management
    • Support of cooperation with Canada, Mexico