The department’s faculty members are continuing their remote career guidance activities this academic year regarding admission to the J4 “Occupational health and safety” major within the “Occupational health and safety” educational program. In March 2026, remote career guidance events were held with students from Kharkiv lyceum № 126; Beresynsky lyceum № 3, Barvinkivsky lyceum № 2 (Kharkiv Oblast), Chernivtsi Lyceum № 13, and graduating students of the Kharkiv Machine-Building Vocational College, as well as an in-person event with students from the Kharkiv Lyceum “Boiko’s Author’s School”.
The first remote career guidance event was held on March 17, 2026, by Associate Professor Y.V. Yashcheritsyn with students from grades 11A and 11B of Kharkiv lyceum № 126. It was organized with the active support and assistance of Larisa Mykolayivna Balala, Deputy Director for Educational and Pedagogical Work, and Natalia Serhiivna Boyarino, a German language teacher. Thirteen students participated in the event.
The second remote career guidance event was also held on March 17, 2026, by Associate Professor Y.V. Yashcheritsyn and Senior Lecturer L.O. Yashchenko with the graduating class of the Kharkiv Machine-Building Vocational College. It was organized with the active support and assistance of Vitalii Serhiiovych Pyrizhko, Head of the Training and Production Practice Department at the Kharkiv Machine-Building Vocational College. In fact, it was a small virtual open house, in which, in addition to our university, specialists from the O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv; the National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute”; the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics; and the State University of Biotechnology participated. It should be noted that the event was attended by the departments of “M.F. Semko Integrated Mechanical Engineering Technologies”, “Welding” and “Foundry Production” from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IMET) at NTU “KhPI.” Ten graduating students participated in the event.
The third online career guidance event was held on March 18, 2026, by Associate Professor Y. V. Yashcheritsyn with the 11th-grade students of Berestyn Lyceum № 3. It was organized with the active support and assistance of the lyceum’s director, Grigory Nikolaevich Kashuba, and homeroom teacher Anna Anatolyevna Filipskaya. Six students participated in the event.
The fourth online career guidance event was held on March 20, 2026, by Associate Professor Y. V. Yashcheritsyn and Senior Lecturer L. O. Yashchenko with students from Barvinkivsky Lyceum № 2. It was organized with the active support and assistance of the lyceum’s director, Natalia Valentynivna Rudkovska. Eight students participated in the event.
The fifth online career guidance event was held on March 23, 2026, by Associate Professor Y.V. Yashcheritsyn with students from Chernivtsi Lyceum № 13. It was organized with the active support and assistance of the lyceum’s director, Lyubov Ivanivna Zolotukhina; approximately 40 students and the director participated in the event. What distinguished this event from all the previous ones discussed in this article was that the 11th-grade students were gathered in the lyceum’s auditorium.
The sixth career guidance event was held on March 27, 2026, in the bomb shelter of the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” with students in grades 5–9 from the Kharkiv Lyceum “Boiko’s Author’s School.” Two departments from each educational and research institute participated in the event; specifically, from the Institute of Information Technologies, our department and the Department of Materials Science took part. The event was held in the STEAM format (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) – an educational approach focused on the natural sciences. The event was organized by the Center for Educational and Cultural Activities of the National Technical University “KhPI” and the administration of the Kharkiv Lyceum “Boiko’s Author’s School,” with approximately 50 students from grades 5–9 participating.
During all these events, Associate Professor Y.V. Yashcheritsyn spoke to the audience about NTU “KhPI” and the benefits of studying there, particularly the J4 “Occupational health and safety” program, the prospects for employment and career growth after completing the J4 “Occupational health and safety” program, as well as various aspects of both last year’s admissions campaign to higher education institutions and preparations for this year’s campaign, which is already underway.
In turn, senior lecturer L.O. Yashchenko, during events at the Kharkiv Machine-Building Vocational College and Barvinkivsky lyceum № 2, In particular, this academic year – during the fall semester – students enrolled in the J4 “Occupational health and safety” program are participating in the Erasmus+ program at the Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Poland. In particular, this academic year – during the fall semester – students D.D. Romanova (MIT-624) and K.D. Reshetnyak (MIT-622) are participating in the Erasmus+ program at the University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia.
Speaking to prospective students, assoc. Prof. Yashcheritsyn E.V. seamlessly combined his presentation with information about the program, the department’s facilities, and demonstrations of measurements using equipment from the “Occupational and Environmental Safety” department’s training laboratory to assess certain parameters of harmful and hazardous industrial factors, namely, temperature – using a Mestek IR01C pyrometer, and air velocity – using a VTMETER VT-816V vane anemometer and an MS-13 cup anemometer.
In addition, during a career guidance event held in the bomb shelter of the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” with students from the Kharkiv Lyceum “Boiko’s Author’s School,” Associate Professor Yashcheritsyn demonstrated the measurement of parameters of hazardous and harmful factors, such as: illuminance at various points – 130…350 lx; electric field strength – 0…333 V/m; magnetic induction — 0…9,95 μT; air temperature in the bomb shelter, which fluctuated between 18,6 and 19,5 °C during the event, humidity – 47%, and air velocity less than 0,1 m/s.
In general, it should be noted that the maximum values of magnetic induction (approximately 9,95 μT) and electric field strength (approximately 333 V/m) were recorded directly on the casings of the electrical equipment used during the event. As the GM 3120 device was moved away from this equipment, the levels of these factors decreased to zero. Therefore, it should be noted that the levels of harmful and hazardous occupational factors measured in the bomb shelter of NTU “KhPI” fully met the conditions for holding the event.
Thus, in March 2026, 127 prospective students participated in the five online and one in-person career guidance events organized by the department and mentioned in this article. The department’s faculty members continue their career guidance efforts!
Associate professor of the department «OandES» Eugene Yascheritsin.