Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic celebrated its 125th anniversary!

3 December 2025
Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic celebrated its 125th anniversary!

On November 19, we gathered as a huge friendly family of Zaporizhia Polytechnic: teachers, staff, students, graduates, as well as our friends and partners. Together we proudly remembered our glorious historical past, and then only forward, to new victories!

We started with the premiere screening of a film about the path of Zaporizhia Polytechnic, which we have traveled together over 125 years. Anyone interested can watch it on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpzyMVM8D3E

The team of the most powerful Polytechnic was congratulated by:
– Ivan Fedorov — Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
– Svitlana Kretovych — Head of the Education and Science Department of the Main Department for Internal and Humanitarian Policy of the Directorate for Internal and Humanitarian Policy of the Office of the President of Ukraine
– Mykola Trofymenko — Profile Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
– Andriy Vitrenko — Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
– Olena Yeremenko — Deputy Head of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, expert in the field of quality assurance in higher education
– Vasyl Kremen — President of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine
– Anatoliy Bulat — Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics, Head of the Prydniprovsk Scientific Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science
– Andriy Rebryna — Director of the State Institution “Agency of Mass Sports of Ukraine” of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
– Stanislav Nikolayenko — First Deputy of the NGO “Union of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine” and rectors of leading universities of the country
– Oleh Buryak — Head of the Zaporizhzhia District State Administration

Your presence is a recognition of the contribution of the Polytechnic to education, science and development of the Zaporizhzhia region and all of Ukraine. Thank you for your support!

During the celebrations, a large-scale awarding of teachers, scientists and employees took place – with awards from the Verkhovna Rada, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, the city council, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The strength of NU “Zaporizhzhya Polytechnic” is in our people, and we are proud of each and every one who moves forward with us.

The festive atmosphere was created by our graduates, teachers and invited artists: Associate Professor of the Department of Electric Drive and Automation of Industrial Installations Volodymyr Osadchy, actor and singer of the theater platform “Dim Aktora”, frontman of the FAR4 band Mykhailo Gerasymchuk, founder of the FAR4 band, backing vocalist of the SKY band Sabina Safarli, singer Oksana Radchenko, musician Roman Khyzhnyak and laureate of the All-Ukrainian Youth Festival of Contemporary Song and Popular Music “Chervona Ruta” Yuriy Yurchenko.

We thank everyone who was there: in the hall, online, during the preparation for the holiday and during daily work, which then turns into a glorious history of victories of the Zaporizhia Polytechnic National University. Thank you to the entire Polytechnic family for your strength, resilience and unity!

We are confidently opening a new page!

Happy anniversary, Polytechnic!
To new victories!

Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic celebrated its 125th anniversary!

On 19 November, we gathered as one big friendly family of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic: teachers, staff, students, graduates, as well as our friends and partners. Together, we proudly recalled our glorious historical past, and now we are moving forward to new victories!
We started with the premiere of a film about the journey of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, which we have made together over the past 125 years. Anyone interested can watch it on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpzyMVM8D3E&feature=youtu.be

The staff of the mighty Polytechnic was greeted by:
– Ivan Fedorov — Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
– Svitlana Kretovich — Head of the Department of Education and Science of the Main Directorate for Internal and Humanitarian Policy of the Directorate for Internal and Humanitarian Policy of the Office of the President of Ukraine
– Mykola Trofimenko — Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
– Andriy Vitrenko — Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
– Olena Yeremenko — Deputy Head of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, expert in the field of higher education quality assurance
– Vasyl Kremen — President of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine
– Anatoliy Bulat — Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics, Head of the Dnipro Scientific Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science
– Andriy Rebryna — Director of the State Institution ‘Agency for Mass Sports of Ukraine’ of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
– Stanislav Nikolaenko — First Deputy Head of the NGO ‘Union of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine’ and Rectors of the country’s leading universities
– Oleg Buryak — Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration
Your presence is a recognition of the contribution of Polytechnic to education, science and the development of the Zaporizhzhia region and Ukraine as a whole. Thank you for your support!

During the celebrations, a large-scale award ceremony was held for teachers, scientists and employees — with awards from the Verkhovna Rada, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, the City Council, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine. The strength of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University lies in our people, and we are proud of each and every one who is moving forward with us.

The festive atmosphere was created by our graduates, teachers, and guest artists: Volodymyr Osadchiy, Associate Professor of the Department of Electric Drive and Automation of Industrial Installations, Mykhailo Herasymchuk, an actor and a singer of the theater platform Actor’s House, frontman and founder of the band FAR4, Sabina Safarli, a backing vocalist of the band SKY, singer Oksana Radchenko, musician Roman Khizhnyak, and Yuriy Yurchenko, a winner of the All-Ukrainian Youth Festival of Contemporary Song and Popular Music Chervona Ruta.
We would like to thank everyone who was there: in the hall, online, during the preparations for the celebration, and during the daily work that then turns into the glorious history of victories of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University. We would like to thank the entire polytechnic family for their strength, resilience, and unity!
We are confidently turning a new page!

Happy anniversary, Polytechnic!
To new victories!

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