Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy was founded in 1959 by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Education of the USSR as an evening branch of Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute since 1965, - the department of DMI ( Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute), and since 1976, - Zaporizhzhia Industrial Institute. By resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine №592 of 29.08.1994 Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy was established on the basis of Zaporizhzhia Industrial Institute.
Soon the higher education institution will celebrate its 55th anniversary. By the standards of a human life, it is the age of maturity. In this case, this criterion is quite applicable to the Engineering Academy. During the years of its existence, thanks to the successful start, an educational institution has grown from a branch of the provincial institute to an Academy. Graduates of the Academy fully meet the staffing needs of industry in the region.
An important step on the way to a real increase in the quality of training was the introduction in ZSEA a credit-modular system of educational process as a first step towards the full implementation of the program to join the European educational space on the concept of the Bologna process. Improving the quality of specialists training at the academy is identified as a priority task, which involves the introduction of innovative learning technologies, general computerization and information system development and engaging students in various forms of scientific research activity as well as receiving theoretical and practical knowledge
A modern higher educational institution cannot be developed dynamically without a library that works on the basis of the latest information technologies. A library stock is replenished with textbooks of a new generation using multimedia technologies and electronic books. Information Computer Centre works as a structural subdivision of Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy. The main purpose of the ITC is organizing, management, coordination, monitoring and works implementation to ensure the smooth functioning and development of information and computer infrastructure of ZSEA. There are 30 computer classes involved in the educational process in the academy. There are more than 1,000 personal computers which are used in the educational process.
For many years the academy is an active member of the Association Information Technologies development in Zaporizhzhia. On the basis of ZSEA Networking Academy Cisco, and Microsoft IT Academy has been working. The Linguistic Center was founded in Zaporozhzhia State Engineering Academy in 2000 to teach all students of the academy, primarily those who are involved in the international academic exchange programs, but also for all people interested in foreign languages, particularly English, German, French, Spanish. People of different ages and occupations: school children, students and postgraduates, pensioners and businessmen study at the center.
Under current conditions higher education institutions are engaged not only in scientific and educational activity, but also use the principle of unity for the learning processes, scientific activity and education. In this context, an important place in the educational work belongs to the curatorship. Students of ZSEA participate actively in the life and activity of the academy through student self-governance: Student Senate of ZSEA, Student Council of ZSEA dormitories, primary trade union organization of students and doctoral students of ZSEA, Student Research Society
Student and teaching staff achievements in sport are some of the most successful activities which have been developing in ZSEA since 60-70 years. Some students of ZSEA became Olympic champions and Olympic silver medalists. 91 Masters of Sport and 44 Masters of Sport of International Class in various sports have been trained In the Academy. The Academy provides any person interested in sport an opportunity to engage in basketball, athletics, handball and so on.The Academy has got two student dormitories for 1280 places with a total area of 14850 sq.m. All conditions for comfortable living, self-study and preparation for classes have been created in the dormitories. Household services are organized properly.
The main goal of every institution of higher education is formation of intellectual resources of the state. Now Zaporizhzhia State Engineering Academy by its scientific research development and innovative teaching and learning technologies provides a significant contribution to Human Resourcing of policy implementation for socio-economic growth of Ukraine.
Look forward to any task, meet any challenge - "through the thorns - to the stars" - the motto of the faculty and students of the Academy. With such weighty scientific, educational and historical heritage, the Academy is entering a new stage of its development, confirming its image of the leading engineering educational institution at this stage of history of Zaporizhzhia region.
