On September 2, 2025, a landmark event took place at Poltava Polytechnic: Ihor Shchurov, CEO of DTEK Oil&Gas LLC and member of the University’s Supervisory Board, solemnly presented personalized scholarships to students of the structural divisions of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”: the Educational and Research Institute of Oil and Gas and Professional College of Oil and Gas, who were the winners of the competitive selection process.
Approximately 40 applications from motivated young people were submitted for selection for DTEK Oil&Gas LLC scholarship program. After several stages, the competition committee of highly qualified specialists selected five finalists who demonstrated high academic achievements, active participation in scientific projects, and true leadership.
The winners who will receive incentive scholarships from DTEK Oil&Gas are:
Bohdan Bielianskyi – specialty 185 Oil and Gas Engineering and Technology;
Artem Diachenko – specialty 185 Oil and Gas Engineering and Technology;
Vladyslav Yaremenko – specialty 103 Earth Sciences;
Yevhenii Kononenko – specialty 184 Mining;
Vladyslav Martynenko – specialty 185 Oil and Gas Engineering and Technology.
These are not just scholarships.
It is recognition, support, and real opportunities for professional growth. The scholarship boosts students’ confidence in their own abilities and skills, as receiving it is recognition of their academic achievements and potential.
DTEK Oil&Gas has been a reliable strategic partner of Poltava Polytechnic for many years:
- implements dual education;
- modernizes laboratories;
- offers paid internships and practices.
This partnership is an example of effective dialogue between education and business, which gives students more than just knowledge – it gives them access to real-world experience and modern technologies at Ukraine’s leading energy company.
Ihor Shchurov, CEO of DTEK Oil&Gas LLC, together with Volodymyr Onyshchenko, President of Poltava Polytechnic, and Volodymyr Hrymaniuk, HR Training Manager, presented certificates to the winners of the scholarship program.
As noted by DTEK’s HR Training Manager Volodymyr Hrymaniuk, business and education must work together. DTEK Oil&Gas understands that human capital is the foundation of any business, so it strives to develop the potential of each employee as much as possible and encourage talented students, because they are, without exaggeration, the future of Ukraine and the future of the oil and gas industry.
Ihor Shchurov, CEO of DTEK Oil&Gas LLC, presented the book “20 Years of Joint Achievements” to Professor Volodymyr Onyshchenko, President of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, adding that the University’s material and technical base is of a very high standard, and that the management continues to implement innovative ideas in order to provide its students with a high-quality education that meets European standards.
“It is very important for us to see students participating in such programmes. DTEK Oil&Gas always invests in the future development of Ukraine’s energy and oil and gas industry, and you are part of that future. It is a great pleasure to congratulate the winners of this competition. I wish you all the best in becoming some of the top specialists at DTEK Oil&Gas,” added Ihor Shchurov.
The President of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” Volodymyr Onyshchenko thanked CEO Shchurov for more than ten years of cooperation, congratulated him on the twentieth anniversary of DTEK Oil&Gas’s successful operations in Ukraine, and presented him with a letter of appreciation as a reliable partner and friend of Poltava Polytechnic for many years of fruitful cooperation, a significant contribution to the development of the University’s modern laboratory facilities, improving the quality of practical training for students, expanding opportunities for dual education for students majoring in oil and gas, and promoting active dialogue between education and business.
“On the occasion of Ukrainian Oil and Gas Industry Workers’ Day, we congratulate the entire team at the powerful DTEK company on their professional holiday,” concluded President Onyshchenko.
The scholarship program has proven its effectiveness, so the partners have decided to extend it for the first semester of the 2025–2026 academic year. Polytechnic students are actively participating in the new selection process, so the success story is just beginning!
The partnership between Poltava Polytechnic and DTEK Oil&Gas is a significant step towards the high-quality training of competitive specialists, and support from the leader in the energy sector opens up additional opportunities for students for professional development, internships, and further employment in a leading company in the industry.
Media Center of
National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”
