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 KhAI
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 KhAI 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 KhAI 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 KhAI 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 KhAI and in 2000 the University got a status of the National higher
educational institution and got a name of the National Aerospace University
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 KhAI.
From 1977 to 1984 the Designer General O.K. Antonov run the
department of airplane structure at the KhAI.
The distinctive special peculiaring of the KhAI 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 KhAI 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 KhAI 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 KhAI 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 KhAI 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.
