Metinvest Polytechnic, together with Metinvest Group, is launching a large-scale pilot project - student internships at the Group's foreign enterprises. In particular, students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained at the university during internships at Metinvest Polska (Katowice) and Promet Steel (Burgas). The criteria to qualify for the competitive selection process for the internships are academic excellence, achievements in research, participation in community projects, and an adequate level of English language proficiency.The first to be selected for the pilot project for a summer internship will be students of the bachelor's degree programmes "Value-Based Business Management" and "Environmental Protection Technologies". Students of the master's programmes "Business Processes and Operational Efficiency", "Project Management of Changes in the Mining and Metals Business", "Modern Rolling Technologies", "Occupational Safety Audit and Consulting", and "Innovative T

The Myrnohrad central city hospital has received yet another significant package of support from Metinvest Group consisting of modern medical equipment worth almost UAH 300,000.This is another instalment of the systemic assistance provided by the company to the cities and towns, in which its businesses operate. The trauma unit of the hospital has recently received this batch of expensive medical equipment. Prior to that, the doctors had identified the medical equipment the hospital were lacking, which could significantly improve the work of the department. Metinvest responded to the requests of the medical professionals and provided the necessary equipment.The unit received a medical drill for surgical interventions, a shock wave therapy device, and sterilisation chambers for medical supplies. The new equipment will be used to treat a wide range of diseases and pathologies: degenerative diseases of the spine, musculoskeletal system, as well as for the recovery of patients after severe

Recently, the first graduates from Metinvest Polytechnic, a Ukrainian non-state mining and metallurgical university, were awarded master's degrees in technical specialities. Roman Tatochenko, an employee of Metinvest's Northern GOK, was among the 143 graduates who successfully defended his Master's degree in Computer Science and Digital Intelligence. Read about the benefits of IT education, career prospects and the digitalisation of the plant's technological processes in an interview with the master's student.What was fantastic yesterday is now becoming commonplace. Today, a specialist in computer technologies and artificial intelligence is one of the most sought-after professions. In particular, in metallurgy and mining, army and military industry. Roman Tatochenko, an instrumentation fitter at Northern GOK's automation control department, did not have an IT degree. He graduated from Kryvyi Rih National University with a degree in Electrical power, Electrical engineering and Electrom

Metinvest Group's Zaporizhcoke improves working conditions for its employees as part of the Workplace Amenities programme. Recently, the enterprise completed one of the major overhaul stages of the amenities building. The company's investments totalled over UAH 15 million.In 2024, Zaporizhcoke completed a major overhaul of the premises on the third floor of the amenity building. In the premises, all utility systems were replaced, finishing works were carried out with the laying of tiles, energy-saving window and door units, plumbing fixtures and wardrobes were installed. The total area of the renovated rooms is 1400 m².“A comfortable working environment is the start and finish of a shift, because it is from the amenity space that our employees' working day begins and ends. Due to the full-scale invasion, the Workplace Amenities programme was temporarily suspended, but in 2023 we continued to overhaul the amenities, allocating over UAH 15 million for this purpose. The modern and cosy p

Mykhailo and Oleksandra met at Zaporizhstal and now work side by side at the plant.The plant has seen hundreds of stories of steel love that started within its walls. For more than 90 years, Zaporizhstal employees not only connected their professional life with the plant, but also fell in love and created strong families.One of the love stories – the Vershynins – began 12 years ago in the Railway Transport Department of Zaporizhstal. A young girl, Oleksandra, came to the plant immediately after studying to build a career, develop in the profession and ensure her stable future. But at Zaporizhstal, she found something more – getting to know her future husband Mykhailo."Immediately after graduating from the metallurgical college, I came to work in the railway transport department. At that time, Mykhailo worked here as a train dispatcher, and it was love at first sight. He helped me study the first serious job in my life, always supported me, was there for me. We met a year after and got

The consistent implementation of maintenance programmes is a prerequisite for stable operation of main equipment. The enterprise has embarked on the first stage of this year's major overhauls of hot blast stoves in the blast furnace shop.Hot blast stoves are one of the key units in the iron-making process designed to preheat air blown into a blast furnace.In the blast furnace shop, work continues a Category 3 major overhaul of hot blast stove No 6 at BF No 9, as part of which Metinvest Promservice's repair team will partially repair the refractory lining of the combustion chamber, hot and cold blast nozzles and gas burner, nozzles of flue gas valves, upper rows and corners of the checker chamber and dome. They will also clean the openings of the stove checker. In total, 300 tonnes of the lining worn out during the operation of the unit need to be replaced.The overhaul plan also includes a partial upgrade of cabling and wiring products and command and control equipment, replacement of

Students of the Pokrovsk community have the opportunity to resume face-to-face learning in special shelters. This has become possible, among other things, because of the support of Metinvest Group that allocated funding for the construction of six such facilities.Oleksandr Myrokenko, Chief Operations Officer of Metinvest Group, has visited two shelters that have recently undergone a refurbishment. He noted that at the beginning of the refurbishment, one had to hunch over to avoid falling over a pile of trash. Now the place is clean, cosy and warm."The shelters are not just for schoolchildren. When they are free, dance and singing classes are held here. We are very grateful to Metinvest Group, which has always been a socially responsible business in our region, for this support. We have already implemented many joint projects, but the construction of shelters is a very urgent issue that helps children socialise," says Margaryta IDRYSOVA, deputy head of the Pokrovsk Regional Military Ad

Kryvyi Rih has hosted a charity race to remember the defenders of Ukraine. 25 young professionals of Northern GOK took part in the race. The event became part of the Unite to Win city marathon.In total, 75 residents of the Ternivskyi district participated in the event. Students and residents of the the Ternivskyi district took part in the race alongside the employees of Northern GOK."I ran the distance in memory of a friend of my youth who died a few days before the race, on 27 March. It was that small thing I could do to honour him and other countrymen who died in the war. To thank their families. To draw attention to others. It is our duty to remember and honour the heroes. Yes, the distance is symbolic – 1300 metres – but the main thing here is to come together with colleagues and other people to honour the heroes. Those guys who made the ultimate sacrifice defending Ukraine's independence. I hope and believe that many of our soldiers, my colleagues, acquaintances and friends, will

In Kryvyi Rih, a professional skills competition "Electrotechnical Marathon - 2024" took place. More than 70 specialists from production enterprises and specialised educational institutions of the city competed for the right to be called the best in the profession. Metinvest specialists from Ingulets GOK took the winnin-places.According to the rules of the competition, the participants were divided into two categories - "Adepts" and "Followers", based on their work experience and professional skills. The first ones were the representatives of manufacturers, including the specialists from Metinvest's iron ore enrichment works, Rudomine, Kryvbasvybukhprom, Epirok Ukraine, AMKR and others. The second category included the students of Kryvyi Rih vocational training schools.One of the main conditions of the competition is the ability of participants to perform work correctly and quickly, observing all the rules of occupational safety, to know both theory and practice perfectly, to understa

"Green Center Metinvest Zaporizhzhia" continues to issue food packages.In Zaporizhzhia, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation continues to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians who were forced to leave their homes due to active hostilities. Recently, "Green Center Metinvest Zaporizhzhia" has issued food packages to residents of the Malobilozerska community currently residing in Zaporizhzhia."Since the beginning of the year, we have distributed nearly two thousand food packages З and, overall, since the beginning of the full-scale war, we have issued 52 thousand such packages to IDPs who have found a new home in Zaporizhzhia. And we continue to help people", said Yarovslav HROSHEV, a manager of the public association "Green Centre Metinvest Zaporizhzhia".During 2023, the Foundation provided assistance to 250 families of the Malobilozerska community currently residing in Zaporizhzhia. Among them was Natalia, an internally displaced person from the village of Mala Bilozerka. She says that the p