History of the department

HISTORY OF CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The first department of “Transport Communication” in Ukraine was created as part of the “Automatics, Telemechanics and Communication” faculty of the Kharkiv Institute of Railway Transport Engineers in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Communications of the USSR No. 213 of June 10, 1961.

The founder of the department was professor, Candidate of Technical Sciences Hryhoriy Nikiforovych Zrazhevskyi (1921-1977), who was the head from 1961 to 1977.

G.N. Zrazhevskyi was an excellent teacher and organizer. He formed a highly professional faculty of the department, defined the ideology of the organization of the educational process and directions of scientific work. Under his leadership, the laboratories of the department were quickly equipped with the necessary samples of communication equipment and educational models. This made it possible to immediately start classes for students in special disciplines and to carry out the first graduation of communication engineers – electricians with the specialty “Automatics, telemechanics and communication on railway transport” specialization “Transport communication” already in 1963. In advance, back in 1958, students were additionally recruited to study in a new specialty at the mechanical faculty of the KhIIIT, who were later transferred to the 3rd course, created in 1960, at the ATZ faculty.

Photo 1 – Prof. G.N. Zrazhevskyi, head of the department from 1961 to 1977.

The difficult period of the establishment of the department, the creation of an educational and laboratory base, the preparation of methodological support for the disciplines is connected with the activities of the first teachers: Gromova H.K., Tokarya S.E., Kononenko O.K., Ivanova I.I., Korovina P. M., Panusa I.S., Rybalka G.E., Zarosilova S.F., Levandovskaia O.F., Kononenko O.K. Later, the teaching staff of the department was replenished by its graduates; among them, first of all, it is necessary to mention Shvachka M.F. and Yemelyanova E.L., Moskalenko M.I.. Since 1969, a graduate of LIIZHT, associate professor Zorko A.P. came to the department.

Many efforts were made by the teaching and support staff of the department: Vasylyuk G.F., Chertorizhskyi M.V., Reznychenko M.F., Bondarenko O.K. under the leadership of the head of the laboratories, an experienced liaison officer, Head M.F.

The second period in the development of the “Transport Communication” department is associated with the name of associate professor M.F. Shvachka, who headed the department after the tragic death of G.N. Zrazhevskyi. in July 1977. At that time, the laboratories of the department were relocated, the educational and laboratory base and methodical support of the disciplines were significantly updated. There was a change of generations of teachers and associate professors M.V. Knygavko, M.P. Kyrychenko, and I.P. Knyshev came to the department.

Photo 2 – Assoc. M.F. Shvachka, head of the department from 1977 to 1986.

Photo 3 – Composition of the department in 1978.

At that time, close scientific and methodical ties were being established with the leading railway higher educational institutions of the USSR, and the authority of the department was growing. The lecturers of the department carried out significant volumes of scientific and research work on the problems of improving the operational-technological wired and radio communication systems, including according to the plans of the GDR of the Ministry of Communications of the USSR.

In 1986, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Polyakov P.F. This period is marked by a rapid increase in the volume of scientific and research works carried out at the department, and the expansion of the composition of the scientific and research group. At this time, the professors and employees of the department are defending their candidate theses: O.V. Yelizarenko, M.G. Davydenko, N.S. Yurchak, V.V. Kruglyak. and other. Professor P.F. Polyakov published monographs: “Broadband analog communication systems” (Moscow: Radio and communication, 1982) and “Reception of signals in multi-beam channels” (Moscow: Radio and communication, 1986).

Photo 4 – Prof. P.F. Polyakov, head of the department from 1986 to 2007.

Head of the Department of Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Polyakov P.F. elected academician of the Communications Academy of Ukraine and academician of the International Informatization Academy.

Teachers of the department participate in the creation of textbooks for higher educational institutions of railway transport: associate professor A.P. Zorko “Technological telephone communication on railway transport” (Moscow: Transport, 1990), associate professor Yelizarenko O.V. “Radio-technical systems of railway transport” (Moscow: Transport, 1991).

For teaching at the department on co-operation terms, leading specialists of higher educational institutions of Kharkiv are widely involved: doctors of technical sciences, professors M.M. Horobets. (national university), Popovsky V.V. (National University of Radio Electronics), Volosyuk V.K. (National Aerospace University “KHAI”) and others.

Since 2007, the department has been headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences, professor, academician of the Transport Academy of Ukraine, head of the specialized academic council D 64.820.01.

Photo 5 – Prof. Prikhodko S.I. the head of the department since 2007

Educational, educational and scientific activities are successfully combined at the Department of Transport Communication. The material, technical, educational, methodological and research support of the transport communications department is regularly updated and improved. The cooperation of the department with leading enterprises and educational institutions in the fields of telecommunications and transport is constantly expanding in order to improve the quality of training of graduates of the department of transport communication.