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THEA Ukraine Lead once again brought together Ukrainian university leaders in Münster – this time for an in-depth conversation about teams, talent, conflict, and change management in times of war. The On-Site Workshop, held on 26–29 January 2026, became not only a training module but also a space for shared reflection and partnership.
Sumy State University ranks second among Ukrainian institutions in the January 2026 edition of the international Ranking Web of Universities (Webometrics). It follows Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
On 28 January 2026, the British rating agency Quacquarelli Symonds published the third edition of the annual QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026. It includes higher education institutions from over 40 member countries of the Council of Europe. Ukraine is represented by 58 universities in this ranking, which is a record number for QS rankings.
On 28 January 2026, a staff conference was held at SumDU. The main issue was results of university activities in 2025 and definition of key tasks for 2026.
Summing up the past year, Vasyl KARPUSHA (SumDU rector) emphasized that despite the war and significant infrastructure losses, the university has remained stable and keeps developing.
The new year began with impressive achievements by students participating at the SumDU Cultural and Art Center. Throughout January, they represented the university with dignity at international festivals and competitions. Although participation in the events took place remotely, the sincere emotions from victories, reinforced by high results and diplomas, became a real holiday gift.
On 23 January 2026, a landmark event for scientific community took place. It was the Second National Forum of Talented Youth, which brought together over 600 participants from all over the country. During the event, Volodymyr ZELENSKY (President of Ukraine) presented state awards to the best young scientists, including a SumDU member.
On 21 January 2025, Times Higher Education (one of the most authoritative ranking agencies in higher education) announced ranking results of the world best universities in 11 fields of knowledge.
Sumy State University was included in five areas of the World University Rankings by Subject 2026:
On 7-14 January 2026, the Slavic Cup and the Ukrainian Cross-Country Skiing Championship took place at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the National Sports Complex of Ukraine. SumDU students demonstrated a high level of training and won many awards.
At the Slavic Cup stage, SumDU athletes climbed the podium three times in individual 10 km races:
On 14 January 2026, a regional round table was held to present and validate projects within the European Clusters4Regions initiative. The event brought together representatives of government agencies, cluster associations, businesses, experts, and higher education institutions. Also, there were SumDU specialists.
Participants were informed about approval of the Regional Cluster Development Program of the Sumy Region for 2025-2027. It was adopted in accordance with Order 704-ОД as of 27 October 2025. SumDU took active part in its development.
Sumy State University is actively introducing innovative digital resources into the educational process of training specialists in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and sports medicine.
The university has become an example of modern education transformation in rehabilitation by effectively integrating the international Physiopedia Plus platform into its curricula.