On 29 August 2025, SumDU hosted the annual August conference of administration, management, scientific and teaching staff. The event was attended by Denys KURBATOV (deputy minister of education and science of Ukraine).

On 29 August 2025, as part of a working trip to Sumy Oblast, the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Denys KURBATOV visited SumDU. The visit began with inspection of the university campuses that suffered from a massive attack by Russian troops two weeks ago, including the scientific infrastructure. The most extensive damage was suffered by the N Building. Here, the Center for Collective Use of Scientific Equipment was located.

On 18 August 2025, SumDU was again attacked by the Russian army. The enemy deliberately and cynically struck several consecutive blows at the leading educational institution – the center of scientific and intellectual development.

At a time when the enemy is deliberately destroying the educational infrastructure and trying to strike at the intellectual future of Ukraine, the academic community solidarity is of extremely great importance.

SumDU has again become the target of an enemy air strike. The attack was directed against civilian infrastructure – an educational institution, one of the leading centers of science and culture in the north-east of Ukraine. The enemy deliberately and cynically attacks places where knowledge is born, where research is conducted to preserve human lives and develop society, where Ukrainian culture and identity are formed.

According to the updated results of the international ranking “Web of Universities (Webometrics)”, SumDU is assessed second among Ukrainian institutions after Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The top five domestic institutions also include Ihor Sikorskyi Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Lviv Polytechnic National University, and V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

The Euroeducation International Projects Center (in partnership with IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, an international group of experts) presented the latest version of the Top 200 Ukraine ranking. Compared to last year’s ranking, SumDU improved its position, moving up to fourth place, behind Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Lviv Polytechnic National University, and Ihor Sikorskyi Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.

The British rating agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published results of the QS World University Rankings 2026. It features 1,501 higher education institutions from over 100 countries, including 10 higher education institutions in Ukraine.