“KNUBA – 95 years! We are the ones who build the future” – the rector's greeting to the university community

On April 17, 2025, the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture marks 95 years since its founding.

Dear friends! I congratulate everyone who is part of the university community on the KNUBA anniversary – students and all those pursuing an education, teachers, researchers and staff, as well as all our graduates!

Compared with the renowned European universities founded several centuries ago, 95 is youth. At the same time, it is already experience and tradition.

The university community will always value the contribution of its predecessors – those who laid the foundation of the sciences of the construction industry, starting from the first year of the Kyiv Construction Institute.

In the most difficult periods of its nearly century-long history, our university has been a support and a foundation both for the industry and for people. Here, students were taught not only to design and build – they were taught to take responsibility.

Today Ukraine again faces the challenge of large-scale reconstruction, and it is we who are shaping the cohort of qualified professionals the country needs. That is why I am confident: the future of Ukraine is being created here once again — in these lecture halls, in these laboratories, thanks to the experience of the teachers and the knowledge and skills of the students – the future graduates.

We are introducing the latest technologies, digital solutions and modern approaches to design and construction into the educational process. We ensure a combination of theory and practice in cooperation with our reliable partners, specialized companies in the public sector and in business.

Our students, together with researchers, are already joining real projects to rebuild the country. They propose bold ideas and creative solutions that change cities and towns, shape modern accessible spaces and change people's lives for the better.

The university is developing international ties. It is preparing new leaders capable of building the future healthy society, respecting the principles of freedom, justice and integrity. They will not merely be competitive in the world, but will become those who change the world.

KNUBA is a university where a professional elite is formed, as well as state-builders who are aware of their responsibility to the country. They become a pillar where others hesitate.

I sincerely thank the staff for the professionalism and values that make KNUBA a modern university. I thank everyone who is pursuing an education for their diligence and perseverance. I thank the graduates for their love of their alma mater and their support for current students. Together we are a big team that shapes the KNUBA brand and is not afraid of challenges.

Let us be united, active and ambitious. Happy anniversary to us, friends!

Glory to the defenders! Glory to Ukraine!

Oleksii DNIPROV, Rector