| Study Location | Kyiv |
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| Academic Field | G12 Aviation and aerospace technologies |
| Type | Postgraduate, Full time (on-line study is available) |
| Nominal Duration | 4 years (40 ECTS) |
| Study Language | English |
| Awards | Doctor of Philosophy in Aviation and Space Rocketry |
| Entry qualification | Master's Degree is required. Compulsory entrance exam. The entry qualification documents are accepted in English. In most cases you can request a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original & legalized (according to the international agreements) entry qualification documents along with you when you finally enter the university. |
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| Territory requirements | Citizens of the Russia, Iran, Belarus and North Korea are not allowed. |
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| Language Requirements | English (B1/B2) |
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Entrance Exam Description
Subjects of the exam: English Language, specialty exam.
Program Structure
COMPONENTS of EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
1. Disciplines for mastering general scientific (philosophical) competences: Philosophical Foundations of Scientific Activities;
2. Disciplines for acquiring language competences: Foreign Language for Scientific Activity;
3. Disciplines for acquiring in-depth knowledge of the specialty: Scientific principles of development and research of aerospace engineering, Modeling of aerodynamic phenomena and processes under conditions of subsonic, transonic and supersonic speeds;
4. Disciplines for the acquisition of universal competences of the researcher: Organization of scientific and innovative activities in aviation and rocket and space engineering, Actual Problems of Higher School Pedagogy, Pedagogical Practice;
5. Elective components, Professional training cycle: Educational Component 1 -2 from P-Catalogue.
Objects of study - phenomena and problems related to the life cycle stages of aviation and aerospace technologies.
Purpose of training - training of specialists in aviation and aerospace technologies able to solve scientific problems in the field of development, manufacture and (or) certification of aviation and aerospace technologies, its engines and power plants, structures and systems.
Theoretical content of the subject area: theoretical foundations of development and manufacture of objects of aviation and aerospace technologies. Models of physical processes in objects of aviation and aerospace technologies, modern concepts of the mechanics of a deformable solid body, aerodynamics and gas dynamics.
Methods, techniques and technologies modern analytical, numerical and experimental methods of research in the subject area, methods and technologies for solving complex scientific and research problems and problems related to the stages of the life cycle of aviation and aerospace technologies. Tools and equipment: laboratory equipment with measuring devices, in particular hydraulic stands, wind tunnels, equipment for researching of material properties, stress-strain state of structures; equipment for assembling and testing of aviation and aerospace technologies, computers with information and specialized software for scientific research related to the stages of the life cycle of aviation and aerospace technologies, design and manufacture of structures of aviation and aerospace technologies.
Overview
The purpose of the program is to train a highly qualified professional who is able to set and solve complex research problems, in particular, to improve existing and develop new methods of designing aviation objects and to carry out their scientific approval, which is related to the conduct of research and is characterized by the uncertainty of conditions and requirements. The purpose of the program is training of a professional capable of creating modern scientific knowledge and innovative technologies for the benefit of humanity and ensuring a worthy place for Ukraine in the world community. The purpose of the educational program corresponds to the development strategy of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute for 2020-2025 regarding the formation of future society based on the concept of sustainable development.
Career Opportunities
Features:
Students of higher education will acquire the skills to describe design algorithms using modern object-oriented information technologies. Students will receive full-fledged research practice through the use of specialized laboratory equipment, with which laboratories of departments is equipped, as well as laboratories of specialized industrial enterprises and scientific institutions.
Eligibility of graduates for employment and further study:
• Researcher (engineering mechanics).
• Researcher (computer systems).
• Teacher of a higher education institution.
Employment in research and project institutions, institutions of higher education, other institutions and organizations.