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On 14 April 2026, a decisive event took place at SumDU: rector election. According to results of a secret ballot, Vasyl KARPUSHA, who has led the institution for the past five years, won a convincing victory.
13 April 2025 became one of the most tragic dates in the history of SumDU and the city of Sumy. On the bright day of Palm Sunday – a holiday of peace, faith, and blessing – the enemy brought pain, grief, and irreparable losses. A rocket attack in the city center took the lives of 35 people.
On April 9, 2026, Sumy State University was visited by the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Tulsa (Oklahoma, USA), Karl Ahlgren.
The visit marked an important step in advancing academic diplomacy and expanding practical cooperation between Sumy State University (SumDU) and Oklahoma State University (OSU) – one of the leading higher education institutions in the United States.
On 23–24 March, a delegation from Sumy State University took part in the UK–Ukraine Research Twinning Showcase and Networking 2026 , organised and hosted by the University of Liverpool, SumDU’s partner within the UK–Ukraine Twinning Initiative
The Figshare platform has published the Transparent Web Ranking of Repositories, which is based on the number of scientific publications indexed in Google Scholar.
This ranking is an important indicator of scientific visibility and university research openness in the global information space.
On 30 March 2026, a grand opening of a modernized educational shelter was held at the Ukrainian-Swedish Research Center SUMEYA and the SumDU Department of Pathological Anatomy. The facility was renovated within the international Horizon Europe project “ARGO”.
What does it take for a university to transform its connection with alumni from occasional contacts into a strong and active community? This question was at the core of the study visit held within the framework of the project “ALUMNI MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE: BUILDING UNIVERSITY CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE GRADUATE ENGAGEMENT ” (101236357 — ALMEX — ERASMUS-EDU-2025-CBHE), which took place on 16–20 March 2026 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
In the latest issue of the Osvita i Suspilstvo newspaper, founded by the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, an extensive material was published in the special section “National Heritage”. It was dedicated to meeting results of the SumDU Supervisory Board.
On 25 March 2026, results of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 were published. This year’s edition contains an independent comparative analysis of success of over 18,300 educational programs chosen for study by students from more than 1,700 universities in 100 countries around the world.
On March 25, Sumy State University hosted a practical masterclass on creative video editing delivered by videographer Yuliia Protsai. The event was organised for first- to third-year students majoring in Marketing at the Academic and Research Institute of Business, Economics and Management.