Zhukovsky National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute” – one of the leading Ukrainian universities, which provides comprehensive aviation and space engineering training, marks its 90th anniversary.

After appreciating university’s great contribution to the development of aviation and space rocket technology, its world achievements, and attainments of graduates as well, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a decision on solemn celebration of “KhAI” 90th anniversary at the state level.

Although quarantine regime made changes in this matter too, organization of public events was restricted. Thus, this will be the benchmark in new history of university! For the first time ever, the Day of “KhAI” will be held online, beyond the borders, professional and teaching staff, university’s students and graduates, as well as friends and partners will be on the same wavelength as much as possible.

Throughout the years, Yuzhnoye SDO was and remains to be key strategic partner of “KhAI”. Students are engaged in pre-diploma and practical training at Yuzhnoye SDO, lecturers improve their professional skills, and besides, education programs and tutorials in the field of space rocket technology are created jointly with YSDO’s specialists.

Oleksandr Degtyarev, General Director of Yuzhnoye SDO and Member of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine send congratulatory address to the hero of anniversary, in which he wrote:

“Technical progress could not be achieved without mastering the high technology. At the same time, mastering the high technology relating to Ukrainian aerospace industry is impossible in isolation from such scientific center as the National Aerospace University “KhAI”.

Interaction between Yuzhnoye SDO and NAU “KhAI” is successful instance of putting into practice the concepts of integrating science, industry, and education. The forms of our cooperation are being improved continuously.

Having the unique scientific school and gifted lecturers, university, which was established nearly one hundred years ago, became the most prestigious educational-science centre in Ukraine, and source of highly qualified specialists, who after receiving excellent education involve their painstaking work and talent in all national development sectors that may lead us to the pinnacle of human achievements.

Currently, thousands of “KhAI’s” graduates successfully work at numerous national enterprises and worldwide, take an active part in implementation of ambitious international projects, as well as in realization of innovative scientific technical ideas.

Our longstanding creative collaboration assisted in creation and establishment of Dnipropetrovsk rocketry scientific school in many ways.

Yuzhnoye SDO’s creative team hails the “KhAI” graduates be employed at our company. Rocket technology and aeronautics have been in the past, are at present and will be in the future attractive for young talents. Distinctive features of “KhAI’s” graduates include ability to know the value of own time and other people’s time, great professionalism, and awareness that there are not any secondary elements in space-rocket equipment.

Multidisciplinary and high-quality training for engineers confirms the fact that they have proven themselves professionally qualified, and earned the respect of colleagues in different structural divisions of Yuzhnoye SDO.

Under the leadership of distinguished designers as M. K. Yangel, V. F. Utkin, and S. M. Konuikhov, young specialists of Yuzhnoye SDO alongside with skilled professionals made contribution to development of effective shield for native land. Thus, necessary preconditions were created the cold war be ceased, and for transition to successful international cooperation.

Over many decades, Yuzhnoye SDO and “KhAI” have a fruitful cooperation in the field of scientific researches on topical issues regarding development and improvement of space-rocket systems, and our friendship became good tradition.

Esteemed professors and lecturers of “KhAI”, we are grateful to you for education and training of worthy substitute, they will join our team. We are fully confident that our strong scientific and technical alliance, which is sealed with the wide production experience, community of ideas, tasks and actions, will ensure the reliability and effectiveness for our joint achievements.

We heartily wish you, your family and relatives good health, happiness, good luck, inexhaustible energy, and creative success.

Dear colleagues, we wish you and your university prosperity!

Dear students and young specialists, we are waiting for you. With us you will find a real opportunity to achieve your dreams, realize your abilities, and apply deep knowledge gained in alma mater”.

Happy Birthday to Zhukovsky National Aerospace University “KhAI”!