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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.
Two research projects of Sumy State University have been selected as winners of the “Excellent Science in Ukraine 2026–2028” Call and will be implemented with the support of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU).
The project “Science as a Tool of Propaganda: Detection, Analysis, and Counteraction Using the Case of the Russian Scientific System” developed by researchers of the Academic and Research Institute of Business, Economics and Management received 92.7 points out of 100 following expert evaluation.
Sumy State University has once again confirmed its high scientific potential by winning a contest for fundamental and applied research projects and scientific and technical (experimental) developments of young scientists. It had been organized by the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science.
Stephen GETHINS and Jordan MEAD (representatives of the British Parliament) visited Sumy State University.
The guests inspected the SumDU infrastructure damaged by rocket strikes, the restoration of which is important to preserve the educational and scientific potential of Sumy and Ukraine.
SumDU was among the most successful institutions according to results of scientific project competitions held in 2025 by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
Within the framework of the twinning initiative with University of Liverpool, Sumy State University has received humanitarian assistance to support its administrative, educational, and research activities.
Ukrainian higher education today is not only about survival, but also about rethinking the role of the university in conditions of prolonged crisis. Within the framework of the international project “Pedagogy in the State of Emergency”, Sumy State University, together with its strategic partner – Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) – is developing innovative pedagogical approaches that can be scaled up and applied by universities in different countries operating under emergency conditions.
Dear university family and friends of Sumy State University!
I sincerely congratulate you on the upcoming holiday – New Year 2026! The end of the year is a time for reflection, gratitude, and new hopes. And 2025 was a special year for our university.