The department runs two student clubs where students gain practical skills that are in demand in manufacturing and IT while they are still studying. Participation is free and open to students of any year.
KPI Technopolis club
The club is based at the KPI Technopolis research and training centre. Students learn to operate modern CNC machine tools, prepare cutting tools and inspect parts the way it is done in real production.
What we study
- Design, operating principles and control of CNC machine tools (Siemens, Fanuc, Heidenhain)
- Cutting tools, indexable inserts and thread cutting technologies
- Tapping arms, shrink-fit equipment and thread rolling systems
- Metrology, inspection of dimensions and surface roughness, use of measuring instruments
Knowledge and skills you gain
- Knowledge of metal-cutting machine tools and how they work
- Knowledge of cutting tools
- Ability to use metrology and auxiliary production equipment (tapping arms, shrink-fit machines, tool presetters, etc.)
Club activities
- Hands-on experience of operating a machine tool
- Practical work with cutting tools and their preparation for use
- Practical use of measuring instruments and inspection methods
- Involvement in the production processes of industrial companies
Club alumni work at: Technopolis, Ukroboronprom, Progresstech Ukraine, DTEK, Hydrosila, Artem, Ukrmetrteststandard.
Telegram: @kpitechnopolis
QA-Lab club: integrated quality technologies in manufacturing
This club is for students who want to work in software testing and quality assurance. Students master the full workflow of a QA engineer, from requirements and test design to working with APIs, databases and bug tracking systems, with a focus on software for computer-integrated systems.
What we study
- Software development life cycle
- Types and methods of testing
- Software development methodologies
- Key roles in an IT team
- Bug life cycle
- Jira, Confluence
- Chrome DevTools
- Test design techniques
- APIs, Postman, PyCharm IDE
- SQL queries to databases
- Practical tips on writing your first CV
Knowledge and skills you gain
- Knowledge of the software life cycle of computer-integrated systems
- Knowledge of the main types of expert quality evaluation of software and project documentation
- Knowledge of the main stages of software quality assurance for computer-integrated systems
- Ability to work with bug tracking systems
- Ability to apply software quality evaluation tools in practice and to understand where each is used
- Ability to evaluate the quality of APIs, web services and mobile applications that control computer-integrated systems
- Ability to create database tables, write queries and manage databases
Club activities
- Testing real projects
- Small team projects
- Students’ own proposals for session topics and practical case studies
Club alumni work at: GlobalLogic, Terrasoft, Melexis, Materialise, Progresstech Ukraine, Ciklum, SoftServe, Ajax Systems, Samsung.
How to join
Email the department at vp@kpi.ua or kafedravp1@gmail.com, call +38 044 204 91 86 or visit us at 37 Beresteiskyi Avenue, Kyiv 03056.
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