On August 21, 2024, the Melexis-Ukraine company handed over a set of modern electronic equipment to Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) to equip a joint educational and research laboratory at the Faculty of Electronics (FEL). The transfer agreement was signed by Yevhen Vasiur, company’s director, and KPI Rector Anatolii Melnychenko.
It is worth noting that the provision of this equipment does not signify the commencement of cooperation between the university and the company, but rather its continuation and expansion. In fact, the partnership between KPI and Melexis dates back to 2007 when they opened a joint research and training laboratory at the KPI Institute for Applied System Analysis. Subsequently, the company established a scholarship for the top polytechnic students who serve their internships there, and then launched a program of collaboration with teachers.
In addition, a program for the academic discipline of analog electronics was drawn up and agreed with Melexis-Ukraine specialists. In 2018, another KPI-Melexis analog electronics training and research laboratory was opened at the Faculty of Electronics with six workplaces. The equipment provided by Melexis-Ukraine on August 21, 2024, is specifically intended for this laboratory. It will increase the number of workplaces in the laboratory to 10 and enable students to master the most modern tools for engineering and scientific activities – the same tools currently used by Melexis professionals.
According to Yevhen Vasiur, the KPI Faculty of Electronics also received a setup board, a smart power supply, a signal generator, an oscilloscope for relevant measurements, and a multimeter. This equipment will help students acquire practical skills in using modern equipment, complementing their theoretical knowledge.
The signing ceremony was preceded by a discussion about new horizons of cooperation. In particular, Rector Anatolii Melnychenko highlighted the inviting prospects for both the company and the university by providing dual education at the FEL and certification programs, among others. He suggested starting work on implementing this idea. This initiative seems logical for the company, given that about 40% of its employees are KPI graduates, according to Melexis-Ukraine HR officer Olha Prykhodko.
FEL Acting Dean Serhii Naida said the new laboratory equipment would enter service at the start of the academic year. “We have a mixed mode of the educational process, and laboratory work will be conducted in person,” he noted. “The laboratory has 10 workplaces equipped with modern analog circuitry and will be used for both lab work and research. Students in the third year at KPI are supposed to work in this laboratory.”
Melexis is an international high-tech company specializing in the development of innovative analog-digital integrated circuits, including various types of sensors and motor control circuits, mainly for the automotive industry and wireless communication systems. Headquartered in Belgium, the company has offices in 19 countries across three continents.