Ukrainian Technological Academy

The Ukrainian Technological Academy (Ukrainska Tekhnolohichna Akademiia, UTA) is an all-Ukrainian public scientific organization founded in March 1992 in Kyiv. It was established on the initiative of a group of teachers and scientists from Kyiv higher education institutions and research institutes who sought to pool efforts for the development and implementation of new knowledge-intensive technologies, improved production efficiency, and the advancement of education and medicine. The Academy is registered as an independent self-governing public organization and operates under its own statute. The UTA brings together scientists, engineers, economists, philosophers, politicians, public figures, businesspeople and industrialists. According to its own materials, it unites more than 1,200 members, including 938 academicians and 308 corresponding members, among them 412 doctors of sciences and 420 candidates of sciences, as well as heads of large enterprises, firms and corporations. Its activities are organized through sectoral and regional divisions covering fields such as metallurgy and machine building, light industry, fibrous and composite materials, printing, food industry, polymer materials, information technology and instrument making, economics and banking, certification, medical technologies and ecology, culture and arts, agro-industrial complex, defense industry and conversion, fuel and energy, transport, and chemical and petrochemical technologies. The Academy's governance follows a general assembly of members convened every two years, with a Presidium elected every five years and led by a President. Its first President was Academician M.P. Nosov (1992–1995); after his death, V.P. Nesterov served as President from 1995 to 2013. Since 2013 the President has been Ihor Polovnikov, a doctor of technical sciences and professor. The UTA is based in Kyiv and maintains a presence through regional branches, including a Carpathian regional division. Internationally, the Academy states that UNESCO recognized it and included it in the official "Academies Science" list published in the "World Conference on Science. Science for the Twenty-first Century" (UNESCO, 2000). It reports around one hundred foreign academicians, partnerships with foreign universities and scientific institutions, international projects, visits by foreign delegations and international conferences. The UTA also engages in legislative and policy work related to science, technology and innovation, and cooperates with state bodies and academic institutions. In recent years the Academy has continued to organize scientific conferences, publish collected works, and pursue partnerships. In 2017 it marked its 25th anniversary with an international scientific-practical conference "Technologies for Human Life Support" held at Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, and published a corresponding collection of papers. In 2025 it announced cooperation with the State University of Trade and Economics on reconstruction efforts and participated in discussions on scientific expertise in judicial reform. The UTA positions itself as a civic scientific academy aiming to approach the characteristics of the best public academies of Europe.

The Ukrainian Technological Academy was founded in March 1992, in the early years of Ukraine's independence, when a group of teachers and scientists from Kyiv's higher education institutions and research institutes recognized the difficulty of surviving and developing individually. The initiative group included M.P. Nosov, V.P. Nesterov, D.B. Holovko, Yu.O. Skrypnyk, P.P. Andriienko, A.P. Hrekov, H.V. Kropotko, A.S. Zienkin, R.D. Yefremov, O.P. Burmistrenko, N.O. Shulha and V.Yu. Yakub. They appealed to the Government of Ukraine, and as a result an independent self-governing organization — the Ukrainian Technological Academy (UTA) — was registered, uniting scientists, engineers and economists from various fields of science and technology. The Academy's main goal was and remains to promote the development and implementation of new knowledge-intensive technologies, increase production efficiency, develop education and medicine, and protect the common interests of its members. According to its statute, the highest governing body is the General Assembly of members, convened once every two years. Between assemblies, the Academy is governed by a Presidium elected at reporting and election meetings every five years. The Presidium includes influential academicians, vice-presidents and the President, who leads the Presidium and is the highest official of the UTA. The first President of the UTA was Academician M.P. Nosov. Vice-presidents included Academicians V.P. Nesterov, A.P. Hrekov, V.Ya. Sporykhin and V.K. Yanchevsky. In 1995, after the death of M.P. Nosov (1930–1995), Academician V.P. Nesterov was elected President. Vice-presidents of the UTA have included Academicians Yu.O. Skrypnyk, A.A. Kalashnikov, A.P. Pidnebesny and A.V. Antsyferov. In May 2013, the General Assembly elected a new Presidium of five UTA members: O.O. Hlukhov, V.M. Yevdokymov, Yu.R. Kolesnyk, I.I. Polovnikov and others. Since 2013, the President has been Ihor Polovnikov, a doctor of technical sciences, professor and Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine. Over the decades, the Academy has grown into a large public scientific organization. It reports uniting more than 1,200 scientists, philosophers, politicians, public figures, businesspeople and industrialists, with 938 academicians and 308 corresponding members, including 412 doctors of sciences and 420 candidates of sciences. Its structure includes numerous sectoral divisions — metallurgy and machine building; light industry; fibrous and composite materials; printing industry; food industry; polymer materials; production of aggregates; pulp and paper industry; glass, enamel, porcelain and faience industry; rubber, latex and products; modern information technologies and instrument making; economics of new technologies and banking; certification of technologies, products and materials; modern medical technologies and ecology; culture and arts; agro-industrial complex; production and processing of livestock products; defense industry and conversion; human development safety; fuel and energy industry; modern transport technologies; chemical and petrochemical technologies; and equipment technologies for metallurgy. International recognition came when UNESCO recognized the Ukrainian Technological Academy and included it in the official "Academies Science" list published in the "World Conference on Science. Science for the Twenty-first Century" (UNESCO, 2000, p. 528). The Academy reports around one hundred foreign academicians, implements international projects, hosts foreign delegations and holds international conferences. It is an associated member of international cooperation for the development of fundamental and engineering sciences. In 2017, the Academy celebrated its 25th anniversary. An international scientific-practical conference "Technologies for Human Life Support" was held on 16–17 November 2017 at Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, in cooperation with the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine. A collection of papers was published, approved by the expanded Presidium (protocol No. 8 of 27 September 2017), with an editorial board including scholars from Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Serbia and the USA. The anniversary also brought greetings from Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy, President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Borys Paton, and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. In the 2020s, the Academy continued its activities despite challenging circumstances. It held regular Presidium meetings, including an off-site meeting with the Carpathian regional division in September 2022, approved activity plans, and launched humanitarian initiatives. In 2025, it announced an innovation alliance with the State University of Trade and Economics for Ukraine's reconstruction and participated in discussions on scientific expertise in judicial reform. The UTA's development model is based on academic reputation, scientific activity, education and an effective modern management system, with the ambitious goal of entering the ranking of the world's best public scientific organizations.

• Ukrainian Technological Academy founded and registered as an independent self-governing public organization in Kyiv.

• M.P. Nosov becomes the first President of the UTA.

• After the death of M.P. Nosov, V.P. Nesterov is elected President.

• UNESCO recognizes the Academy and includes it in the official "Academies Science" list.

• General Assembly elects a new five-member Presidium; Ihor Polovnikov becomes President.

• Expanded Presidium approves the collection of papers for the 25th anniversary conference (protocol No. 8).

• International scientific-practical conference "Technologies for Human Life Support" opens, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of UTA.

• Off-site meeting of the UTA Presidium with academicians of the Carpathian regional division.

• Presidium approves the UTA activity plan for 2023.

• UTA and the State University of Trade and Economics announce an innovation alliance for Ukraine's reconstruction.

A self-governing public scientific academy uniting Ukrainian scientists, engineers and industrialists to promote knowledge-intensive technologies and innovation.

• International scientific-practical conference "Technologies for Human Life Support"

  Held in 2017 at Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of UTA.

• Collected works of the international conference (2017)

  A 340-page collection of scientific articles by full members and corresponding members of UTA, published by KNUTD in 2017.

• Sectoral scientific divisions

  More than 20 divisions covering fields from metallurgy and machine building to medical technologies and ecology.

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