On December 5, 2025, at the meeting of the Academic Council of the ElIT Faculty, the report of the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering on the main areas of activity for 2021–2025 was unanimously supported and approved. The report on educational and methodological, scientific, international, career guidance activities, and staffing was presented by the Head of the Department, Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Anatolii Serhiiovych Opanasyuk.
Based on the main areas of activity of the academic and teaching support staff of the department, A. S. Opanasyuk highlighted the following.
Human resources potential. The department has a stable composition of academic staff, including 2 professors (15%), 7 associate professors (54%), 3 senior lecturers (23%), and 1 assistant (8%). The share of young scientists in the department staff is 31%. Over the past five years, two PhD graduates (Shevchenko M. S., Yermakov M. S.) have joined the department, and two young academic staff members have been awarded the academic title of Associate Professor (Dobrozhan O. A., Diachenko O. V.). 46% of the teaching staff hold certificates confirming a B2 level of foreign language proficiency. Currently, all academic staff members meet the requirements of Clause 38 of the Licensing Conditions based on their professional achievements.
Educational and methodological activity. The Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering successfully ensures the implementation of educational programs in specialties G5 “Electronics, Electronic Communications, Instrument Engineering and Radio Engineering” (former 171 and 172) and F7 “Computer Engineering” at the bachelor’s and master’s levels, which is confirmed by accreditation certificates:
Industry professionals and experts of the Employers’ Advisory Board — V. V. Arbuzov, V. A. Kibets, and D. O. Pecheniuk — are systematically involved in supervising bachelor’s and master’s qualification theses (co-supervision). The thesis topics are commissioned by enterprises, with subsequent implementation of design results into production processes.
The department consistently develops cooperation with enterprises and IT companies, in particular through lectures delivered by representatives of the Institute of Physics of the NAS of Ukraine, PortaOne, Ukrtelecom JSC, Primefort LLC, and ESP “Preobrazovatel” LLC. In 2026, it is planned to conclude cooperation agreements with Renesas Electronics and Jabil, enabling students to undertake industrial and pre-graduation internships at these enterprises.
During the period from 2021 to 2024, the department’s academic staff published more than 43 methodological guidelines for course projects, laboratory, and practical works, including one textbook, two monographs, and four lecture notes.
Scientific activity. The department ensured active participation in state-funded research projects and grant-funded studies:
1. “Control of the structural-phase state of nanoparticles and films of new oxide materials deposited by chemical methods for flexible electronics and solar energy applications”, state-funded project of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, No. 0122U000787, 2022–2024, project leader A. S. Opanasyuk;’
2. Grant of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine, project “Promising semiconductor nanomaterials for flexible electronics: synthesis, development of printing methods, and optimization of their structural, optical, and photoelectric properties”, No. 2020.02/0313, 2020–2023, project leader A. S. Opanasyuk;
3. Project “3D-Printed Functional Elements for Flexible Electronic Devices”, Contract No. SPS G5916 within the “Science for Peace and Security” Programme, 2022–2025, project leader A. S. Opanasyuk;
4. Research project “Control of the structural-phase state of nanoparticles and films of new oxide materials deposited by chemical methods for flexible electronics and solar energy applications”, funded from the general state budget of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine within the budget program 2201390 “Support for Priority Areas of Scientific Research and Scientific and Technical (Experimental) Developments in Higher Education Institutions in 2024”, 2024–2025, project leader A. S. Opanasyuk;
5. “Synthesis and optimization of properties of nanostructured films of the Cu–Sn–S system doped with Zn, Mg, Mn, and Se impurities for solar energy and thermoelectronic devices”, state-funded project of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, No. 0124U000541, 2024–2026, project leader O. V. Diachenko.
During 2021–2025, the department ensured stable funding of scientific activities with a total amount of 18,541,802 UAH. In the current year, the department became one of the winners of the university competition “Best Unit Based on Scientific Activity Results” (3rd place).
The Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering currently provides doctoral training for 10 PhD students and 2 doctoral candidates in specialties 122 “Computer Science” and 105 “Applied Physics and Nanomaterials”. The total Hirsch index of the department’s academic staff is 83.
Material resources of the department. Significant development of the modern material and technical base of the department and its scientific laboratories became possible due to NRFU research projects. Using the allocated funds, high-cost equipment totaling approximately 7 million UAH was purchased. The acquired equipment includes a Voltera V-One 3D printer for printed circuit boards, a PerkinElmer FL 6500 spectrofluorometer, a Specord 210 Plus spectrophotometer, a Linseis HCS 1 Hall effect measurement system, an Ossila S211 automated solar cell I–V characterization system, and others. In addition, 13 sets of high-performance computers were obtained for a new computer classroom of the department.
International activity. The department participates in international academic mobility programs, providing organizational and educational-methodological support to participants. In particular, under the ERASMUS+ program, a student of the department majoring in specialty 171 “Electronics” — Abushammala Abd Elrahem Nizar — studied at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (Slovakia). PhD students S. V. Kakherskyi, M. S. Yermakov, B. R. Boiko, and Associate Professor O. A. Dobrozhan completed research internships at the University of Valencia. Currently, Associate Professor O. A. Dobrozhan is undertaking a research internship at Aalto University (Finland), Department of Materials Science and Chemistry, research group of Prof. Maarit Karppinen.
Career guidance activities. The department initiated and implemented a number of independent activities aimed at promoting the educational programs offered by the department:
Thus, the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering combines classical university approaches to training highly competitive graduates with innovative methods of professional development in electronics, telecommunications, and computer engineering, enabling graduates to effectively research, design, and implement modern electronic, information, and computer technologies.
The news was prepared by Associate Professor I. A. Kulyk.
