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Mykhailo D. Godlevskyi. Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Director of the Institute of Computer Sciences and Information Technologies.

“The main goal of the department is to make our graduates free people. A free person is not the one who is looking for a job, but the one who is looking for a job and finds it anywhere in the world,” says Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Mykhailo Dmytrovych Godlevskyi, Head of the Department in 1990-2021, Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Computer Science and Information Technologies of NTU “KhPI”.
This approach was formed at the foundation of the department and fully justified itself in subsequent years. Many graduates have become well-known scientists, university lecturers, heads of large businesses and organizations, have achieved significant success in business, work in leading companies of the Ukrainian and world IT industry.

Today the Department of Software Engineering and Management Intelligent Technologies NTU “KPI” is the leading educational center in the field of training IT specialists.

The successful features of the department in science and education are:

  • 60 years of experience in successfully training IT professionals and 30 years of experience in teaching international students;
  • 20 years of experience in teaching in English in the field of software engineering;
  • international accreditation of educational programs by the German Central Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation (ZEvA) (Hannover, Germany);
  • highly qualified teaching staff, about 70% of teachers conduct classes in English;
  • modern computer equipment;
  • partnership with leading universities in Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, which guarantees the exchange of students within the framework of educational programmes, foreign practices and internships;
  • double degree programme with the Alpine-Adriatic University in Klagenfurt (Austria), Linnaeus University in Småland (Sweden), the Graduate School of Management and Public Administration in Bratislava (Slovakia), and a programme with French universities is being prepared;
  • participation of the department in international educational projects and grants;
  • employment of graduates not only in the leading IT companies of Kharkiv and Ukraine (EPAM, Telesens, NIX Solutions, Sigma), but also in international IT concerns (Google, Siemens, Facebook);
  • dual education system (synthesis of theoretical training and paid practical work)
  • project-based approach to education (work on projects at Innovation Campus).

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Posted: 29.05.2026

The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU Prague) has announced an open call for 23 PhD positions within the PICTUS PhD Fellowship Programme. The available research topics include areas relevant to information technology, computer science, software engineering, and related fields of study. Detailed information about the programme is available at:https://international.cvut.cz/jobs-at-ctu/pictus-phd-fellowship-programme/ The application deadline has been […]

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NTU “KhPI” SE&MIT Department Team Wins Third Place in the Global Final of Huawei ICT Competition 2025–2026

Posted: 26.05.2026

The team of the Department of Software Engineering and Intelligent Management Technologies at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” won 3rd place worldwide in the Teaching Competition Global Final Awards of Huawei ICT Competition 2025–2026.https://piitu.education/ More details about the competition results:https://e.huawei.com/en/talent/news/#/details?consultationId=5674 The team members were: Andrii Kopp — Head of Department Mariia Bilova — […]

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Admission Campaign 2026: Key Dates for Applicants

Posted: 25.05.2026

The 2026 admission campaign will begin in July. Submission of applications will be conducted online through the applicant’s electronic admission account. It is important to note that the applicant’s electronic admission account is separate from the account previously used for registration and participation in the National Multisubject Test (NMT). Key stages of the admission campaign: […]

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