Participation of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University in the development of Zaporizhzhia’s vision of the future within the framework of the «Senses of Cities» initiative
The development of a vision of the future has started in Zaporizhzhia as part of the «Senses of Cities» initiative. Researchers Andriy Melnyk and Oleksandr Filonenko continue the systematic collection of community value codes, transforming them into strategic guidelines for regional identity. The priority area of the discussion was the revival of engineering culture, where the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University acts as a basic center of technical education and innovative development.
Representatives of the Polytechnic took an active part in the strategic session, where they substantiated the fundamental thesis: «Zaporizhzhia is a powerful intellectual center, and Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic is a reliable foundation that preserves and modernizes one of the strongest schools for training engineers in Ukraine.» It is this scientific and technical potential that should become the basis for a large-scale technological renewal of the state.
Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Studies Volodymyr Chop reminded us that engineering is embedded in the genetic code of our institution.
The modern model of engineering education was presented by the deans of the university’s faculties. They demonstrated that engineering at Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic is a comprehensive approach to creating the future. The Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Vasyl Glushko emphasized the importance of preserving classical engineering standards in combination with modern production challenges. The Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology Mariia Tyagunova revealed the aspect of digitalization of engineering, where IT technologies become an integral part and the driver of modern engineering.
Special attention was paid to the concept of diversification: it is the presence of a fundamental engineering school that creates the basis for the development of new interdisciplinary areas and adaptation to the challenges of modernity.
Tetyana Khitrova, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, in her speech emphasized the historical continuity of the university’s leading engineering and science schools and their many years of synergy with the industrial sector of the region.
Today Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University is training a new generation of specialists who will become architects of the technological renewal of Ukraine and return Zaporizhzhia the status of a world engineering center. Even in the conditions of a front-line city, under constant enemy shelling, we not only maintain high standards of training, but also form a strategy for the revival of engineering education at the national level. Working together – developing together!
