Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy. Engineering Institute of Zaporizhzhya National University (formerly Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy (ZSEA); translit. "Zaporiz'ka Deržavna Inženerna Akademija") originally Zaporizhzhia Industrial institute of IV Accreditation level).

Rectors 
 Potebnya Yuriy Mykhaylovych − from 1976 to 1983
 Revun Mykhaylo Pavlovych − from 1983 to 2003
 Pozhuyev Volodymyr Ivanovych − from 2003 to 2013
 Shvets Yevheniy Yakovych − from 2013 to 2015
 Banakh Viktor Arkadiyovych − from 2015 to 2018

Directors 
  Kolomoyets Hennady Pavlovych − since 2018

History 

Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy was founded in 1959 by the Ministry of Higher Education of USSR as the evening faculty of Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute. Since 1965 it was a branch of DmetI and since 1976 it became Zaporizhzhia Industrial Institute. Under the leadership of M. Potebnya from a provincial university it became one of the most prominent and fast developing universities not only in Ukraine but in the whole Soviet Union. By Resolution of the Government of Ukraine # 592 issued on 29.08.1994, Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy was founded on the basis of Zaporizhzhia Industrial Institute. During its 50-year existence due to a good start it has grown from a branch of a provincial institute into an Academy. Graduates from the Academy completely meet industrial region requirements for staff.

On October 17, 2018 Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy was reorganized to become the Industrial Institute of Zaporizhzhya National University. On September 4, 2018, Zaporizhzhia State Academy decided to merge with Zaporizhzhia National University. "The majority of the staff voted in favor of this decision.

Campuses and buildings
The educational complex fully Academy occupies is one city block, which has three main structures, training campus  (total area - 9769.7 m), teaching laboratory (8706.9 m), laboratory campus (9043.6 m).

The campus consists of two high-rise residences: № 1, the total area of 7009.6 square meters (320 places) and hostel number 2, an area of 7850.2 square meters, designed for 640 places that have the necessary infrastructure and are located near the educational complex.
Sports and physical culture complex on the island of Khortytsia has 3 main buildings with a total area of 5857, 8 m and dining area of 464.8 sq.m. On the shore of the Sea of Azov there is recreation "Montazhnik", where the Academy has a proprietary of 45 places.

Institutes and faculties

Metallurgical Faculty
Directions: metallurgy, engineering, ecology, environmental protection and balanced use of natural resources

Specialties:
ferrous metals
ferrous metallurgy
metal forming
metallurgical equipment

Faculty of Construction and Water Resources
Directions: construction, hydraulics  (water recourses)

Specialties:
industrial and civil
construction
Urban Construction and Management
Water and Wastewater

Faculty of Resources and Energy Efficiency
Directions: heat power, hydropower, electrical technologies

Specialties:
heating,
hydropower,
energy management

Faculty of Information and Computer Technology
Directions: software engineering, automation and computer integrated technologies, micro-and nano-electronics, electronic systems

Specialties:
software systems provision
automatic process control, physical and biomedical electronics
electronic systems

Faculty of Economics and Management
Directions: enterprise economy, economic cybernetics, finance and credit, accounting and auditing, management

Specialties:
enterprise economy
economic cybernetics
credit and finance
accounting and auditing
management of organization and
administration

Retraining of personnel 
The Academy gives the opportunity to obtain a second degree simultaneously with the first one or at the Faculty of Postgraduate Education, as well as doctoral studies and postgraduate studies.

Departments 

 Department of Ferrous Metals
 Department of Labour Protection and Ecology of metallurgical production
 Department of Graphics and Descriptive Geometry
 Department of Physical Education and Sport
 Department of Metallurgical Equipment
 Department of Metal Forming
 Department of Non-Ferrous Metals
 Department of Chemistry
 Department of Economics Enterprises
 Department of Economic Cybernetics
 Department of Ukrainian Studies
 Department of Foreign Languages
 Department of Finance
 Department of Management Organizations
 Department of Accounting and Auditing
 Department of Economic Theory
 Department of Philosophy and Political Science
 Department of Industrial and civil construction
 Department of Urban Construction and Assets
 Department of Water Supply and Sanitation
 Department of Applied Mechanics and Construction
 Department of Software of automated systems
 Department of Automated process control
 Department of Higher and Applied Mathematics
 Department of Physical and Biomedical Electronics
 Department of Electronic systems
 Department of Physics
 Department of Thermal Engineering
 Department of Hydropower
 Department of Energy Management

Students 

There are around 14,000 students in the academy. Students often participate in various activities: gathering, ceremonial meetings (e.g. ritual self-burning of full-size doll of the rector, usually provided by recently graduated students in the beginning of the academic year to wish good luck to first year students), business meetings and concerts, festivals. Students sport achievements - it is one of successful activities developed by the academy. Students of the academy became the Olympic champions, took silver medals. There have been 11 Masters of sport of fencing prepared by the academy. The academy provides an opportunity to engage in basketball, athletics, volleyball, competitions in various sports.

Staff 

Educational process and research activities is provided by 447 teachers, including 49 professors, 223 PhDs.

Infrastructure 

The Academy has two student dormitories for up to 1280 people with the total area of 14,850 sq.m. 

All buildings, constructions, utilities are maintained by Technical Department. This department duties also include supplying the Academy with all necessary equipment and stuff for functioning as well as for studying process.

Co-operation and international links 

The Academy cooperates with Zaporizhzhya Law Institute (ZLI). Academy students study at ZLI jurisprudence and receive a law degree.
There is International Department in the Academy. Since 1998 a lot of work has been done in the international cooperation area, networking and liaisoning with regional, domestic and international funds and organizations that administer international academic and scientific exchange programs. It also familiarizes students, post-graduate students and staff with current academic programs, grants, internships and provides a comprehensive assistance as to participation in them. Academy students and post-graduated students have the opportunity to participate in competitions for scholarships and abroad internships. Students also have the opportunity during their summer holidays to work and travel the countries of Western Europe, USA. After March 2006 a reorganization of the International Department was made by merging it with the Preparatory Department for Foreigners. The Academy followed the principle: an engineer must possess computer technology knowledge and has to know a foreign language. In implementing this principle in practice, ZDIA created Linguistic Center, where students can improve their knowledge of English, German, or French, learn Italian and Spanish. Graduates trained in the linguistic centers have internships in universities of Germany, Finland, or Ireland to earn a master's degree. During the last 3 years the Academy has been collaborating with the National Committee of IAESTE, which organizes research and student exchanges, and includes 54 universities of Ukraine, operates under the aegis of the UN and brings together the national committees in 65 countries worldwide.

Famous alumni 
Yuri Lagutin, Mikhail Ishchenko,  Alexander Rezanov,  Sergei Kushniruk and Alexander Shipenko − Olympic Champions.
Valentina Lutaeva − member of handball team of the USSR − the winner of the Olympic Games in Montreal and Moscow.
International Master of Sport Fencing Tatiana Chernyavskaya − world champion (1986), silver medalist of the World Student Games in Japan.
 Oleksandr Sin − Mayor of Zaporizhzhia
 Bastryga, Ivan Mikhailovich − General Director of Zaporizhzhia Aluminium Combine
 Fedotov, Alexander − Chairman of the Board of Zaporizhzhia Aluminium Combine

References

Literature 
Запорізька область: природа, історія, архітектура, культура, економіка: Ілюстрована енциклопедія.- Запоріжжя: Дике поле, 2004. - 540 pp.

External links 
 Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy (in Ukrainian and Russian)

Universities in Ukraine
Universities and colleges in Zaporizhzhia
Universities and colleges established in 1959
1959 establishments in Ukraine