Note: all links provided below are for the Ukrainian applicants only
More detailed information for foreign applicants can be found at the corresponding section of the Igor Sikorsky KPI Center for International Education website.
You can continue your studies after obtaining a master’s degree by enrolling in a PhD program at the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” This is the next – third (educational and research) level of higher education. Studies at this level last 4 years. Admission to the PhD program is possible with a master’s degree or an educational qualification level of specialist.
If you are applying for the PhD program, you must take the Unified Entrance Exam (UEE), which consists of two parts – a foreign language of your choice (English, German, French, or Spanish) and the General Learning Competence Test (GLCT). In 2025, admission to the PhD program will also require a mandatory Unified Entrance Examination (UEE-M) in Research Methodology. These exams (UEE and UEE-M) are conducted using the organizational and technological processes of external independent evaluation, and their results are valid for admission to all higher education institutions.
To take the UEE and UEE-M, you must register from May 2 to May 23 (until 18:00) at any higher education institution authorized to register applicants for these entrance tests, and then take the UEE and/or UEE-M between July 7 and July 28. After successfully passing the UEE (at least 150 points for each component) and the UEE-M (at least 100 points), you will take a specialty entrance exam at the university (from September 8 to September 20) and submit a motivation letter.
Submission of applications to the PhD program in 2025 will begin on September 3 in electronic form, through personal applicant accounts at https://vstup.edbo.gov.ua/.
Please note that in 2025 admission to the full-time PhD program will be possible only through state-funded positions. Admission to part-time and evening study forms is possible through state-funded positions (if available) or on a contract basis (funded by individuals and/or legal entities).
In 2025, admission to the PhD program in specialty F3 (122) Computer Science is offered under:
the Educational and Research Program “Computer Science”.
Program of the main and additional exams for admission to the PhD program in specialty F3 (122) Computer Science:
| Specialty | Entrance Examination Program | |
| F3 (122) Computer Science | Main | Additional |
You can review the admission requirements for the PhD program at Igor Sikorsky KPI in 2024 at this link.
Admission Rules to Igor Sikorsky KPI
The main provisions, stages of the admission campaign, the list of documents, and all legal aspects related to your opportunities for admission to the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” in 2025.
Appendices to the Admission Rules to Igor Sikorsky KPI in 2025:
- Regulations on Admission to the PhD Program in 2025
- Regulations on the Procedure for Submitting and Reviewing Appeals of Applicants to the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
- On the Organization and Conduct in 2025 of Entrance Examinations Using the Organizational and Technological Processes of External Independent Evaluation for Admission to the PhD or Doctor of Arts Programs
- Program of the Foreign Language Interview for Admission to the Third (Educational and Research) Level of Higher Education