History of the Faculty Development
History of the faculty of “Railway Operation and Management” roots back to the postrevolutionary years of the XX century. In 1918 р. in response to the proposition of M. I. Sribnytskyi, A. M. Hlikman, and other scientists on the basis of Kyiv Institute of National Economy there has been founded the educational faculty of the Operation of Railway Lines Connections which has had two main departments such as: Operation of Railway Connections and Stations.
In 1927 the faculty was transferred to Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and in 1929 there was founded Kyiv Institute of Railway Connections. It included three faculties: Operational, Economic, and Constructional. In that period Operational faculty had three departments: Transportation Operation (headed by M. H. Holebnovskyi), Stations (headed by the Full Professor P. M. Suprunenko), and Railway Operation. The work of the Deanery was headed by Full Professor of the Department of Stations P. M. Suprunenko.
Since 1934 the Operational Faculty has been a part of Kharkiv Institute of Railway Engineers founded in 1930. In that period the faculty was headed by Full Professors P. M. Suprunenko and A. P. Holovchenko, Associate Professors A. I. Prybiehin and V. V. Povorozhenko.
At the times of faculty founding and developing there worked such famous scientists as: Y. B. Peisakhzon who took part in the preparation of the first text-books on the organization of high-speed railway lines; V. S. Larionov and L. L. Petryshyn who were the founders of the theory of standardization of railway maneuver work; I. R. Veber, H. S. Balandiuk, V. V. Povorozhenko, V. M. Orlov, I. D. Boiko, M. R. Yushchenko, and V. T. Kiptelyi. In 1930s the postgraduate education was obtained by M. Y. Stefanov, A. I. Tarnovskyi, H. S. Zakrevskyi, I. I. Nikelin who became famous educationalists and scientists.
In 1938 V. T. Kiptelyi (from 1938 to 1968) was appointed as the Associate Professor of the Operational Faculty. Prewar years were marked by high quantity of well-trained engineers-specialists on railway operation.
During the Second World War the faculty was evacuated to Tashkent where the teaching staff and students were combining the education in the evening with the work on the front line. Having returned to Kharkiv they actively participated in the process of rebuilding of the city as well as of the institute.
In 1960s on the faculty basis there was created the advanced laboratory on the organization of train traffic which gave possibility to teach students under the conditions close to real ones.
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| Presidium of Students’ Scientific and Practical Conference (1950s) |
At different times the Deans of the Faculty were: V. K. Dmytriiev (from 1968 to 1981), Y. V. Nahornyi (from 1981 to 1994), I. V. Berestov (from 1994 to 1995), P. O. Yanovskyi (from 1995 to 997), V. O. Shysh (from 1997 to 1999), M. I. Danko (2000), D. V. Lomotko (from 2000 to 2005), D. I. Mkrtychian (from 2005 to 2020), M. Y. Kutsenko (since 2020)
 KIPTELYI Vasyl Tymofiiovych The Dean of the Faculty from 1938 to 1968 |  DMYTRIIEV Viacheslav Kostiantynovych The Dean of the Faculty from 1968 to 1981 |
NAHORNYI Yevhen Vasyliovych The Dean of the Faculty from 1981 to 1994 |
BERESTOV Ihor Viacheslavovych The Dean of the Faculty from 1994 to 1995 |
 YANOVSKYI Petro Oleksandrovych The Dean of the Faculty from 1995 to 1997 |  SHYSH Volodymyr Oleksiiovych The Dean of the Faculty from 1997 to 1999 |
 DANKO Mykola Ivanovych The Dean of the Faculty in 2000 |  LOMOTKO Denys Viktorovych The Dean of the Faculty from 2000 to 2005 |
 MKRTYCHIAN Dmytro Ihorovych The Dean of the Faculty from 2005 to 2020 |  KUTSENKO Maxym Yuriiovych The Dean of the Faculty since 2020 |
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Students’ Scientific Conference (1960s). On the photo taken in presidium there are (everyone is presented from left to right): V. T. Kiptelyi – the Dean of the Faculty, B. M. Zlatkovskyi – Associate Professor of the Department “Stations and Connections” and O. M. Dolaberidze – the Head of the Department “Stations and Connections”. |
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| Laboratory of the Department “Operational Work Management”, 1981. |
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Defense of diplomas by the students of the “Railway Operation and Management” Faculty in 1996. There are presented the following students and lecturers on the photo: Associate Professors V. M. Hrytsenko, O. V. Berezan, O. B. Kryvoshei, V. M. Kuleshov, Senior Lecturers: V. H. Motchanyi and L. M. Starova. |
Nowadays the faculty teaches the students of Bachelor’s Degree as well as of Master’s Degree in specialty 275.02 – “Transport Technologies” (Railway Transport) on the educational programmes “Transportation Logistics and Transport Management”, “Transport Customs Control (Railway Transport)”, “Internetional Transportaton Management”, “Transport Services and Logistics”, and “Organization of Legal and Logistical Forms of Activity”.
Since 2014 the faculty together with the Educational and Research Institute of Continuing Education (NR ICE) have been training the Master’s Degree students due to the programme “Master’s Degree Student of Infrastructure and Operation of High-Speed Railway Lines” which is based on the project EU TEMPUS. Those studentst who have defended their Master’s Degree Theses obtain two diplomas – Master’s Degree Diploma in specialty “Transportation Logistics and Transport Management” with specialization “High-Speed Lines Management” of the Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport and Master’s Degree Diploma of the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts (Paris, France) in specialty “Manager of High-Speed Lines Systems”.
In 2015 there has been launched the process of recruiting Bachelor’s Degree students in specialty 263 “Civil Security” on the educational programme “Safety and Labour Protection in Railway Transport”.
Over the years there have been trained many highly qualified specialists among whom there are:
Hladkovskyi Henrik Stanislavovych – the Head of the Department of Commercial Work of Ukrzaliznytsia (from 1994 to 1996).
Holiusov Anatolii Cemenovych – the Head of the Voronezh Office of South-Eastern Railway (from 1989 to 1997).
Horylei Serhii Vasyliovych – the Deputy General Director of State Administration of Railroad Transportation of Ukraine (from 2000 to 2009).
Huriev Mykhailo Artemovych – the Head of Odessa Railway (from 1988 to 1997).
Danko Mykola Ivanovych – the Rector of the Ukrainian State Academy of Railway Transport (from 2004 to 2013), the Doctor of Technical Sciences, Full Professor, Academician at the Ukrainian Academy of Transport.
Zubenko Vladyslav Vitaliiovych – the graduator of 2013, a participant of Euromaidan, the hero of “Nebesna Sotniia” (Heavenly Hundred). He was conferred the title “Hero of Ukraine” by the order of the President of Ukraine from the 21st of November 2014 No. 890/2014 “On Conferring the Title of Hero of Ukraine” and received the order “Gold Star” posthumously because of his numerous personal qualities which have been presented during the Revolution of Dignity among which there are: civil courage, patriotism, heroic advocacy of constitutional norms of democracy, rights and freedoms of people, dedicated service to the Ukrainian nation.
Ivanko Olaksandr Vasyliovych – the Head of the Department of Ukrzaliznytsia Passenger Transport Operations.
Karamshuk Mykhailo Fedorovych – the General Director of Utility Company “Kharkiv Metro” (from 2010 to 2014).
Kirpa Heorhii Mykolaiiovych – the Head of Lviv Railway (from 1993 to 2000), the General Director of State Administration of Railroad Transport of Ukraine (from 2000 to 2004), the Minister of Transport of Ukraine (from 2002 to 2003), the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine (2004).
Klymenko Serhii Mykhailovych – the First Deputy Head of Railway – the Head of Transportation Services at Southern Railway (from 2012 to 2020).
Konariev Mykola Semenovych – the Head of Southern Railway (from 1972 to 1976), the Minister of USSR Railways (from 1982 to 1991), Kharkiv Honorary Citizen.
Kryvopishyn Oleksii Mefodiiovych – the Deputy Head of Passenger Transport Operations – the Head of the Ukrainian Passenger Service Center of the Railway Transport (from 1997 to 2002), the Head of the South-Western Railway.
Kriuchkov Oleh Mytrofanovych – the Head of the General Department of Ukrzaliznytsia Transportation (from 1992 to 1994), the Head of the Railway (from 1995 to 1997), the Head of Odessa Railway (from 1997 to 1998), the Head of Donetsk Railway (from 1998 to 2000).
Kuzmenko Viktor Oleksiiovych – the first Deputy Head of Southern Railway (from 2002 to 2012).
Lukhanin Mykola Ivanovych – the first Deputy General Director of State Administration of Railroad Transport “Ukrzaliznytsia” of Ukraine (from 2006 to 2011), Candidate of Technical Sciences.
Pankratov Volodymyr Ivanovych – the head of the Open Joint Stock Company “Kyiv-Dniprovske Intersectoral Enterprise of Industrial Railway Transport”, Candidate of Technical Sciences.
Puchko Oleksandr Oleksandrovych – the Head of Southern Railway (from 1983 to 1995).
Topchiiev Mykola Petrovych – the Head of the Office of Analytics at the Department of Transportation of Ukrzaliznytsia, Candidate of Technical Sciences.
Fedorko Ivan Petrovyck – the first Deputy Head of South-Western Railway (from 2013 to 2015), the Deputy General Director of State Administration of Railroad Transport of Ukraine.
Shysh Volodymyr Oleksiiovych – the Head of the Department of Development and Technical Policy of State Administration of Railroad Transport of Ukraine, Candidate of Technical Sciences.
Shcherbina Borys Yevdokymovych – the Minister of Construction of Oil and Gas Industries in the USSR (from 1973 to 1984).