The Kiev Polytechnic Institute

The Kiev Polytechnic Institute is one of the biggest higher educational institutions in Ukraine. It is well known not only in our country but abroad as well.

The Institute is situated not far from the centre of the city in a beautiful shady park.

At present the number of students in the KPI exceeds 30000. They obtain qualifications on 68 specialities and 70 specializations at the KPI in 3 branches of the Institute (in the towns of Zhitomir, Chernigov, Cherkassy). There are 16 departments and a college, among them there is the department of informational and computing technique that trains students in such fields of technology as: electron instrument engineering, cybernetics, automation and computing technique. Electric power engineering automation department (факультет електроенерготехніки та автоматики) trains specialists in Electrical Networks and Electric Systems, Central Power Plants, High Voltage Technique, Cybernetics of electrical systems. The Electro-acoustic faculty trains specialists in such field of technology as hydro acoustics sound recording, measuring techniques and microprocessors. At the Radio-engineering department young people get the diploma of designers of radio electronic devices. At the Physics-engineering department students will become metallurgists and specialists studying metals and alloys, powder metallurgy and others.

The KPI graduates work at numerous enterprises and research institutions all over the country and abroad. Over four and a half thousand students graduate from the KPI annually.

The teaching staff of our Institute consists of highly qualified teachers, professors and scientists. 70% of the KPI teachers have scientific degrees. Among them there are Academicians and Corresponding Members of the Academy of Sciences, Professors and Merited Scientists.

Training of full-time students lasts 5 years and 6 months, tuition by correspondence-5 years 10 months. 8895 students are accommodated in 21 halls of residence, 3 of them are at the disposal of married students. So all non-Kiev students are in residence.

The Institute was founded in 1898. It had only four departments: mechanical, agricultural, chemical and civil engineering ones. The first enrolment constituted 360 students.

Some Institutes were organized on the KPI basis. Among them are the Civil Engineering Institute, Technological Institute of Light and Food Industry, the Institute of Civil Aviation, Automobile and Road Building Institute, Agricultural (now Agricultural Academy) and others. In 1934-1944 the KPI was called an Industrial Institute.

A large number of prominent people worked and studied at the KPI: E. O. Paton, the founder of electric welding; M. I. Konovalov, a well-known chemist; I. P. Bardin, the greatest metallurgist in the country; A. M. Lyulka, the chief of airplane engines and S. P. Korolyov, the great designer of spaceships. President of the First Examining Board in chemistry faculty was Dmitry Mendeleyev.

More than 1000 young people from 37 countries of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America get their education at the Polytechnic Institute.

The Kiev Polytechnic Institute has economic relations with 45 foreign partners from 12 countries of the world. 29 agreements and 17 contracts have been concluded and 77 protocols have been signed. KPI received the certificate as a participant of foreign economic relations.

The most active international scientific and technological cooperation is carried out by the chairs of the institute with the partners from Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Denmark, Lebanon. Lately the relations with China, USA, Italy, Vietnam, Spain has become more active. The institute carries out the exchange of students according to the agreement on cooperation with Oregon University (USA). The institute has at its disposal a disease-prevention centre for employers and students. Our Institute also takes care of students' leisure, for a well-organized leisure is very important factor in bringing up young specialists.

The Knowledge square becomes the centre of the whole KPI complex. It has about 105x100m. Meetings, festivals, initiation into students take place there. In summer the square is decorated with lamps, fountains, flowerbeds. The Knowledge square is connected with one of the main city streets - Pobeda (Victory) avenue.

The assembly hall intended for 1750 seats is used for different mass meetings.

Great importance is attached to the development of physical culture at our Institute. There are many sport grounds, football field, and volleyball and basketball courts at students' disposal. Many students go in for different kinds of sport according to their liking. It helps them to keep their body healthy and strong. There are lots of great athletes among the students of our Institute. The names of some graduates are well known all over the country.

Essential vocabulary:

Higher educational institution - вищий навчальний заклад

Well-known - відомий

Abroad - за кордоном

То be situated - розташовуватись

То exceed - перевищувати

То obtain qualification - отримати кваліфікацію

Information and computing technique - інформаційно-обчислювальна техніка

То train - навчати

Electron instrument engineering - електронно-вимірювальна техніка

Hydro acoustic sound recording - гідроакустичний звукозапис

Measuring technique - вимірювальна техніка

To get the diploma - отримати диплом

Device - прилад

Physics-engineering - інженерно-фізичний

Alloy-сплав

To graduate from - закінчувати (вуз)

Enterprise - підприємство

Research - дослідження

All over the country - по всій країні

Teaching staff - викладацький склад

Academician - академік

To last - тривати

Tuition by correspondence - навчання заочно

At the disposal - у розпорядженні

To be founded - бути заснованим

Civil engineering - інженерно-будівельний

Electric welding - електрозварювання

Economic relations - економічні відносини

To carry out the exchange - здійснювати обмін

Disease-prevention centre - профілакторій

To take care of leisure - турбуватися про відпочинок

Initiation into students - посвята в студенти

Assembly hall - актовий зал

Task 1. Match words from the table 1 with their synonyms from table 2:

Nowadays(1), to obtain(2), to train(3), power(4), department(5), enterprise(6), to be founded(7), admission(8), to constitute(9), prominent(10), rocket(11), to get the education(12), foreign(13), interaction(14), to carry out(15), to unite(16), to attribute(17), to be intended for(18), to ornament(19), famous(20).

To decorate(19), to attach(17), to conduct(15), abroad(13), spaceship(11), to make up(9), to be established(7), faculty(5), to teach(3), at present(1), to receive(2), energy(4), firm(6), enrolment(8), outstanding(10), to study(12), cooperation(16), to connect(14), to be designed for(18), well-known(20).

В даний час (1), щоб отримати (2), для навчання (3), харчування (4), відділ (5), підприємств (6), який буде заснований (7), допуск (8), до складу (9), видні (10), ракета (11), щоб отримати освіту (12), іноземні (13), взаємодія (14), для виконання (15), об'єднання (16), в атрибуті (17), який призначений для (18), для прикраси (19), відомі (20).

Task 2. Translate the following phrases into English:

Отримувати кваліфікацію(То obtain qualification), різні галузі науки (branches of the Institute), факультет електроенерготехніки та автоматики (Electric power engineering automation department), численні підприємства (numerous enterprises), викладацький склад (faculty), заочне навчання(Tuition by correspondence), організований на базі КПІ (organized on the KPI basis), засновник електрозварювання (founder of Electric), конструктор космічних кораблів (designer of spaceships), міжнародні економічні відносини (foreign economic relations), сертифікат учасника (certificate as a participant), обмін студентів (the exchange of students), виховання молодих спеціалістів(bringing up young specialists), посвята в студенти (Initiation into students), відповідно до їх уподобань (according to their liking).

Shady - тінистий

Exceeds - перевищує

obtain qualifications - отримати кваліфікацію

specialities - спеціальності

specializations - спеціалізацій

branches - філії

Electrical Networks and Electric Systems, Central Power Plants, High Voltage Technique, Cybernetics of electrical systems - Електричні мережі і електричних систем, Центральної електростанції, висока техніка напруга, Кібернетика електричних систем

measuring - вимір

diploma - диплом

devices - пристрої

enterprises - підприємства

annually - щорічно

staff - персонал

Among - серед

Corresponding Members - члени-кореспонденти

Tuition - навчання

Accommodated - Розміщення

Disposal - розпорядження

in residence - У проживання