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From 16 to 19 June 2026, Sumy State University hosted the COIL Forum of the Alliance of Ukrainian Universities (AUU) entitled "Virtual International Collaboration and COIL as a Tool for the Internationalisation of Higher Education."
As the chairing institution of the Alliance of Ukrainian Universities for the 2025–2026 academic year, SumDU's hosting of the Forum marked a natural continuation of the Alliance's efforts to strengthen Ukraine's COIL community and advance virtual international collaboration.
Vladislav KONDUS (head of the SumDU Research Department) participated in the 4th Smart Industry Mission to the Czech Republic – an international mission organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic with the support of CzechInno and in cooperation with the Ukrainian Cluster Alliance.
The results of one of the most authoritative global rankings – the QS World University Rankings 2027 – have been released. This year’s study by the British agency “Quacquarelli Symonds” covered approximately 9,000 higher education institutions worldwide.
SumDU received a charitable donation of modern computer equipment from international partners, with the assistance of the Sumy City Branch of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society.
The university received monitors, webcams, laptops, and personal computers. They will be used to support educational process and further develop the institution’s digital infrastructure.
On 16 June 2026, SumDU hosted official opening of the COIL Forum of the Alliance of Ukrainian Universities “Virtual International Cooperation and COIL as a Tool for Internationalization of Higher Education.”
The event brought together experts, representatives of Ukrainian universities, faculty members, researchers, and specialists in international affairs to discuss practices of virtual (distance) mobility. It concerns specifically Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) as well as modern approaches to internationalization of higher education.
On June 8–10, the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv hosted the international scientific conference “Service-Learning for the Recovery of Ukraine: Education, Citizenship, and Community Resilience”. The conference marked the concluding event of the Erasmus+ project "Service-Learning in Higher Education for Ukraine's Recovery (ServU)" (Project No. 101128922 – ServU – ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE).
A large-scale recovery of the SumDU Sports Palace, damaged by the Russian attack, is set to begin. This follows a recent visit by Matvii BIDNYI (minister of youth and sports) at the invitation of Oleh HRYHOROV (head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration).
On 12 June 2026, the Ukrainian Ministry of Youth and Sports, SumDU, and the Ba.Lu charity foundation signed a trilateral memorandum of cooperation. The partners’ shared goal is to restore this iconic sports facility and open it to visitors as early as September of this year.
SumDU has received modern energy equipment worth 3.2 million hryvnias. This assistance will ensure autonomous operation of SumDU’s social infrastructure facilities and enhance their energy resilience in case of potential power outages.
This significant enhancement for the university was made possible through an international technical assistance project and a Memorandum of Understanding with German partners.
On 10-11 June 2026, the all-Ukrainian forum “Universities, Veterans, Society”, organized by the Alliance of Ukrainian Universities, took place in Lviv. The event brought together representatives of higher education institutions, government agencies, local authorities, veterans’ organizations, business community, and experts to develop practical solutions for supporting male and female veterans.
From May 1 to May 18, 2026, Sumy State University conducted a large-scale internal professional development programme for academic staff titled "Designing and Teaching Online Courses for the DigiUni Project." The training aimed to develop the digital competencies of educators and prepare them to create modern, European-standard educational content within the framework of the international project Digital University – Open Ukrainian Initiative (101129236–DigiUni–ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE).