Kyiv Institute of Rail Transport
Name of Member: Kyiv Institute of Railway Transport
Acronym: DYIT E-mail: uzt.kyiv@gmail.com, duit@duit.edu.ua
Telephone: +38 (044) 409-24-41
Address: 29/18 Kotelnykova Street, 03115 Kyiv, Ukraine
Acronym: DYIT E-mail: uzt.kyiv@gmail.com, duit@duit.edu.ua
Telephone: +38 (044) 409-24-41
Address: 29/18 Kotelnykova Street, 03115 Kyiv, Ukraine
State University of Infrastructure and Technologies is classical institution of higher education, which includes 3 institutes: Kyiv Institute of Water Transport named after Hetman Peter Konashevich-Sagaidachny, Kyiv Institute of Railway Transport and Institute of Management, Technologies and Law, separate structural unit – Danube Institute of Water Transport in Izmail, 2 colleges: Kyiv Professional College of Maritime and River Fleet and Transport Technologies and Kiliia Transport Professional College in Kiliia Odessa region.
- Director of Kyiv Institute of Railway Transport: Volodymyr Tverdomed (Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor)
- Dean of the Faculty of Railway Operation: Oleh Strelko
- Acting Dean of Infrastructure and Rolling Stock: Oleksandr Horobchenko
- International Research Conferences: KIRT organizes the International Scientific and Practical Conference on Modern Research: Transport Infrastructure and Innovative Technologies. Recent proceedings feature student and faculty papers covering advanced topics like the 3D finite-element modeling of diesel locomotive bogie frames and the life-cycle analysis of railway rolling stock.
- 3D Engineering & Modeling: Researchers and students are actively utilizing software complexes (such as SolidWorks) to create finite-element models of bogie frames and load-bearing structures to study traction rolling stock operational capabilities.
- Academic & Rail Training Expansion: Alongside SUIT, the institute is broadening transportation management curricula. Coursework focuses heavily on multimodal freight transportation, international cargo logistics, and transport systems in conditions of risks and crises.
- Student Olympiads: The institute actively holds and participates in distance-learning All-Ukrainian student competitions, challenging its higher education applicants in subjects like computer science and railway infrastructure planning.