National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute»

Educational Program “Design, Manufacturing and Certification of Aircraft”

Do you dream of building aircraft?

Educational Program "Design, Production, and Certification of Aircraft" covers the full life cycle of creating the rulers of the sky. Today, an engineer in this field is an Aviation System Architect and Compliance Strategist. You don't just draft an aircraft; you manage its creation from the first digital line in CAD to the final test flight and obtaining international certification. Your activity targets will be ultralight gliders, passenger giants, and unmanned aerial complexes, where every millimeter of the structure obeys the laws of aerodynamics and safety.

The goal of study is to turn you into a "director of reality" capable of bringing the boldest aviation concepts into serial production. We will teach you to calculate fuselage strength, design technological lines for aircraft assembly, and master complex international standards such as EASA and FAA. This is an ideal balance between creative design and strict responsibility for human lives. You will learn to build equipment that serves as a benchmark for reliability, becoming a guarantor of quality in the global aviation industry.

Your superpower: In a world where safety comes first, you will possess Full-Cycle Engineering and Certification Mastery — skills that allow you to legalize innovations for flights worldwide. Your professional arsenal will include:

- Digital Aircraft Design: 3D modeling of free-form surfaces and internal aircraft layout.

- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies: implementing automated riveting, welding, and 3D printing of aircraft components.

- Structural Testing & Validation: conducting bench tests of assemblies for vibration, fatigue, and destruction.

- Airworthiness Certification: preparing documentation and passing audits to certify vehicles for operation.

Our graduates are chief designers at SE "ANTONOV", manufacturing engineers at Boeing and Airbus plants, experts at the State Aviation Administration, and auditors at international certification centers, where the ability to create flawless and safe aircraft is highly valued.

Objects of professional activity for bachelor's graduates are aircraft structures; manufacturing and assembly processes; regulatory certification documentation, as well as mathematical modeling of flight characteristics and quality control of aviation products.

Join the team of structural strength experts!


Field of study: G Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction

Specialty: G12 Aviation and Aerospace Technology

Educational Program: Design, Production, and Certification of Aircraft

Competitive offer: Design, Production, and Certification of Aircraft

Accreditation Certificate: Educational program introduced in 2025. Extended certificate for specialty 134: UD №21001693 issued on February 20, 2018, valid until July 01, 2026.

Faculty: Faculty of Aircraft Engineering

Graduating Department: Department of Aerohydrodynamics, Department of Aircraft Strength, Department of Airplane and Helicopter Design, Department of Aircraft Manufacturing Technology

Part-time study form available: yes

Training of foreign citizens available: yes