department of physics, a department of general and theoretical electrical engineering, a department of physical education. At this time the institution prepared specialists in such important for our region fields as mechanical engineering, metal cutting tools and instruments, electrical measuring equipment. The first graduates started their work at the industrial plants and some of them joined the teaching stuff of the affiliate. In March 1968 Polishchuk A.G., Ph.D. became director of the affiliate. It became a new stage in the development of institution. The study rooms and laboratories were equipped with the necessary equipment and machinery, the training areas were expanded, and the affiliates of departments in the production were created. Students had an opportunity to choose evening, full-time or extramural form of study. In the 70’s – 80’s the first scientific schools were established. The scientists of the affiliate executed scientific research and experimental development projects for the enterprises of not only Ternopil and Ukraine, but also the former Soviet Union (Moscow, Kaunas, Urengoy, etc.). In October 1985, Doctor of Sciences, Professor Shabliy O.M was appointed the director of the Ternopil branch of the Lviv Polytechnic Institute. New specialties were opened: welding technology and equipment, automation of technological processes and production, instrumentation, biotechnical and medical devices and systems. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, scholars from Kyiv, Lviv, Moscow, Mogilev, Doctors of Technical Sciences, Professors Yasniy P.V., Rybak T.I., Molchanov A.D., Maziak Z.Yu., Yevtuh P.S., Candidates of Science., Associate Professors Tataryn B.P, Mastenko V.Yu., Yavorskyi B.I., Tkachuk R.A., Yukalo V.H. started their work at the university. They initiated new scientific directions of research, created research laboratories, became the heads of the newly established departments, and carried out significant work to open new specialties. At that time, the first doctoral theses were defended by Hevko B.M., Nahorniak S.H., Rohatynskyi R.M., Didukh L.D., Stuhliak P.D. Due to the active and effective work of the head and stuff of the institution on February 27, 1991, the Ternopil Instrument-Making Institute was founded on the basis of the Ternopil affiliate of the Lviv Polytechnic Institute. It was the second higher educational institution of such a direction in Ukraine. Professor Shablii O.M. was elected the first rector of the Institute. At that time the institute comprised 3 faculties, integrating 13 departments. 2420 students studied at the institute. 150 teachers worked at the institute, including 76 Doctors and Candidates of sciences. A new laboratory was