Ukraine is one of few countries
of the world where aviation and space engineering are developed
and manufactured and where skilled specialists are trained for these
areas. The National Aerospace University Kharkiv Aviation Institute
is the leading one among the Ukrainian educational institutions
which turn out such specialists.
The Kharkiv Aviation Institute was
founded in 1930. Its history is closely connected with the development
of aircraft engineering and science. The University is famous for
its creation of the first in Europe high-speed airplane with a retractable
landing gear and the creation of the design of the turbojet engine
developed by teacher of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute A. M. Liulka
who afterwards became the academician and designer of many structures
of aircraft engines including the engine of the aircraft Su-27.
The Kharkiv Aviation Institute is a unique higher educational institution
where the airplanes developed by the Institute Design Burean under
the supervision of professor I. G. Neman were produced serially
at the aircraft plants and run on passenger airlines.
In 1978 the Kharkiv Aviation Institute was given the name of N.
Ye. Zhukovskiy. In 1980 the Institute was awarded with the order
of Lenin. In 1998 the N. Ye. Zhukovskiy State Aerospace University
“Kharkov Aviation Institute” was founded on the basis
of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute and in 2000 the University got
a status of the National higher educational institution and got
a name of the National Aerospace Uuniversity Kharkiv Aviation Institute.
During the period of its existence the University has trained about
60 ths engineers. More than 80% of the specialists with higher education
who work in Ukrainian aerospace area are the graduates of the Kharkiv
Aviation Institute.
From 1977 to 1984 the Designer General O.K. Antonov run the department
of airplane structure at the Kharkiv Aviation Institute.
The distinctive special peculiaring of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute
is its close relations with the industry. At present the Designers
General and heads of the largest aerospace enterprises: Ya.E. Isenberg,
P.V. Balabuyev, V.A. Bogyslayev, I.V. Drenovskiy, S.M. Konyutov,
F.M. Muravchenko, A.K. Mialitsa are employed at the University.
At present about 9.5 ths students and 160 post-graduate students
are trained at the University; 650 teachers and 2.5 ths employers
work here. Among theme there are 120 Professors and Candidates of
Science. Among the teachers of the University there are also: 1
USSR State Lenin Prize winner, 7 USSR State Prize winners, 28 Ukraine
State Prize winners, 11 USSR Council of Ministers Prize winners.
The Kharkiv Aviation Institute is a member of International Association
of Universitys; Global Association, Organization of Industry and
Airport Technology; it is also in the International Catalogue and
belongs to the Association of higher educational institutions of
Kharkiv city INTERVUZ, as well as to the Aerospace Agency of Ukraine.
The Kharkiv Aviation Institute is a co-executor of some programs
which are carried out with universities and companies of USA, Japan,
Germany, France, Mexico and Chine. The University takes part in
the program of creation of “Alfa” international space
station.
In 1992 the Kharkiv Aviation Institute resumed the training of foreign
students over 300 foreign citizens from 25 countries of Asia, Africa
and America are trained annually at the University.
The Kharkiv Aviation Institute covers a separate territory of the
city in the forest-part zone, its area amounts to about 25 hectares.
The University has 8 academic buildings, research institute and
laboratories, library will 1 ml volume in stock, campus, sporty
complex, swimming pool, preventurium clinic of first medical aid,
dining halls, bank, children garden, etc.
