Awarding of department employees

On September 23, 2025, a meeting of the staff of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transport (ESI MET) was held. One of the main issues was the report by the director of our institute, professor V. Epifanov, on the work of the ESI MET over the previous year. On the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the National technical university “Kharkiv polytechnic institute”, employees of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transport who conscientiously performed their duties and achieved professional success were awarded honorary diplomas. Read more...

First-year students classes in a bomb shelter

I, Anastasia Chernukha, a first-year student at the National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute», group MIT-625, had the opportunity to gain an unforgettable experience – to conduct training in bomb shelters. This class gave students an understanding that our institute cares about its students, so that even in such difficult conditions, students have the opportunity to study in familiar surroundings. The educational process is organized so that in the event of an air raid alarm, classes are not interrupted and are held in a safe place.

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News about our students studying under the Erasmus+ program: Tartu. Dormitory

My name is Kateryna Reshetnyak and I am a student in the MIT-622 group at the Department of OandES. This semester, i was fortunate enough to participate in the Erasmus student exchange program in Tartu, Estonia. Daria Romanova (MIT-624), a student from our department, is also studying on this program with me.
To be honest, this is my first experience of this kind, spending an entire semester studying and living in a dormitory abroad.
I have been here for three weeks now, and I would like to share my impressions of the living conditions. Read more…

Introductory meeting of faculty members with first-year master’s students

On September 9, 2025, a meeting was held between first-year full-time and part-time master’s students enrolled in the “Occupational health and safety” educational program and faculty members of the Occupational and Environmental Safety department.
The head of the department, Vambol Sergij, introduced the students and acquainted them with the guarantor of the second (master’s) level of the “Occupational health and safety” educational program, Mezentseva Iryna, the students’ curator, associate professor Kuzmenko Olena, and the engineer responsible for organizing the educational process at the department, Nataliia Valentynivna Ilyinska. Read more…

Meeting with first-year students

On August 29, 2025, a traditional meeting of first-year students with the head of the department of Occupational and Environmental Safety, professor Sergij Vambol, and the curator of the 1st year, associate professor Natalia Tverdokhliebova, took place.
Students received their first important guidelines for their studies: they familiarized themselves with the structure of the university, the scientific and educational activities of the department, the internal regulations, and the requirements for higher education applicants.

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Solemn meeting with bachelor’s graduates of the reduced form in 2025

On July 10, 2025, the Department of Occupational and environmental safety held a solemn meeting with graduates of the shortened form of education with the presentation of diplomas based on the results of their performance at the first (bachelor’s) level as a higher education student.

Our graduates previously received their education at the Municipal Health Care Institution “Kharkiv Regional Medical Professional College of the Kharkiv Regional Council” and the Professional College of the National University of Pharmacy.

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Annual defense of bachelors majoring in 263 Civil Security EP Occupational Safety and Health in 2025

On June 18, the annual certification of bachelors took place at the department of Occupational safety and environmental protection. The examination committee was headed by the Head of the department, doctor of technical sciences, professor Sergij Vambol. The commission also included professor Viacheslav Berezutskyi, assoc. professor Iryna Mezentseva, assoc. professor Nataliia Yevtushenko and secretary – assoc. professor Natalia Tverdokhlebova, who assessed the knowledge of bachelor’s graduates.
The certification exam was an important stage in the professional development of the students, who confidently met the expectations of their teachers and confirmed their status as specialists in the field of occupational safety and health. Read more…

Students win the international competition of student research papers 2025

On June 06, 2025, the II round of the International Competition of Student Research Papers in the specialty 263 “Civil Security” was held at the Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University. The competition was held with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (letter № 21/08-168 of 31.01.2024) under the auspices of the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO (letter № 413/19-194/087/10-2659 of 08.01.2024).

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Participation of the department in the scientific festival of STEM education in Chernivtsi

Career guidance work at the department is carried out in different ways, one of them is participation in university-wide career guidance events organized by the Central Admissions Committee of NTU “KhPI” and held both in Kharkiv and far beyond. One of such events was the “Scientific Festival of STEM education with NTU ”KhPI” for applicants from Chernivtsi and the region, which took place from May 19 to 23, 2025. This event was attended by representatives of the graduating departments of two educational and scientific institutes of NTU “KPI” – the Institute of MIT and the Institute of EEE. Assoc. prof. Eugene Yascheritsin took part in the above event from our department. Read more…

Remote career guidance events in May 2025

Active career guidance work is ongoing for applicants entering the J4 specialty “Occupational Health and Safety” of the “Occupational Health and Safety” study program in 2025. In May 2025, one of the final chords of remote career guidance in the 2024/2025 academic year was an event at Izyum Lyceum № 10 (Kharkiv region). We have long-standing ties with this educational institution, as students of this lyceum participated in the “Safety Through the Eyes of Children” competitions held by our department in 2013-2021. Read more…