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Friends, we have created this page with useful information for applicants to the Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics, so that it is convenient for you to familiarize yourself with it and share it with everyone who is currently thinking about entering the specialty G3 – “Electrical Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics”. Especially with those who are interested in the professions: electrical engineer, energy conservation specialist, energy process automation specialist, electrical equipment designer, electrical power system operation engineer, developer of innovative electrical solutions, renewable energy specialist. These are the professions that can be mastered at the Department of “Automation and Cybersecurity of Power Systems” of the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”.
The department employs experienced scientists and specialists with practical experience, including: As of 2025, the department has 3 doctors, 4 candidates of sciences, and 1 doctor of philosophy.
The department belongs to the Educational and Scientific Institute of Power Engineering, Electronics and Electromechanics of the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”.
A little history
The department was established in 2003, separating from the Department of “Power Plants”, to train specialists in the field of automation of energy processes. The first head was Volodymyr Ulyanovich Kyzylov, who introduced unique courses and introduced developments into serial production, receiving the title of “Honored Inventor of Ukraine”. In 2004, the department was headed by Oleksandr Khaimovich Gorelyk, and since 2010 – by Professor Oleg Gerasymovych Hryb, who became the Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology for the automated electricity metering system. In 2017, the department received a new name and opened the specialty “Cybersecurity Technologies in Electric Power”. Since June 2021, it has been headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences Dmitry Anatolyevich Gapon, an expert in digital energy.
Specialties and educational programs
The department trains Bachelors, Masters, and Doctors of Philosophy in the specialty G3 Electrical Engineering.
Admission requirements and useful links
Detailed information can be obtained by following the link.
Institute Admissions Committee: Academic Building No. 2 (U2), room 506, tel. +380 (99) 631-4000 (during the admission campaign). e-mail: vstup.cs@khpi.edu.ua