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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.
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The 9th International Conference “Design, Simulation, Manufacturing: The Innovation Exchange (DSMIE-2026)” took place in Almaty (Kazakhstan). It was co-organized by SumDU.
The event brought together scientists, industry representatives, and educators to discuss current trends in modern engineering, manufacturing technologies, material science, and industrial management.
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.