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On September 25, 2025, the respected American newspaper The Baltimore Sun published an article by journalist Josh Davis titled “A warzone education: Salisbury University helps Ukraine school hold classes.”. The story highlights the partnership between Sumy State University (SumDU) and Salisbury University (USA), showing how international collaboration helps Ukrainian students continue their studies even under front-line conditions.
On 11 October 2025, SumDU held an Open Day in a live format. The event brought together future entrants, their parents, as well as representatives of all faculties and institutes of SumDU.
SumDU maintains its position among the leading higher education institutions worldwide. Today, it takes the first place among Ukrainian institutions in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026.
On 22–26 September 2025, the E³UDRES² Autumn Summit took place at the Polytechnic University of Setúbal (Portugal), bringing together partners of the alliance to discuss key issues in the development of higher education, innovation, and international cooperation.
On 2 October 2025 at the I. I. Mechnykov Odessa National University, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine presented state certification results of scientific and higher education institutions in terms how they implement research activities in the areas “Engineering and Technology” and “Natural and Mathematical Sciences”.
On 23-26 September 2025, SumDU representatives visited Kielce University of Technology (Poland). During the visit, they discussed further areas of cooperation in engineering education. In particular, it concerned development of academic mobility programs for students and teachers, participation in joint scientific projects.
SumDU has officially become a signatory to the CANIE Accord, an international climate action initiative in international education. The university has joined over 130 higher education institutions and educational organizations that have pledged to make their activities more environmentally responsible.
On 17-18 September 2025, the Ukrainian Education Quality Forum (UQAF-2025) was held. The event, organized by the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance together with Lutsk National Technical University, brought together about 1,000 participants from all over the country. The forum became a large-scale communication platform for discussing modern approaches to ensuring the quality of higher education.
In September 2025, the delegation of Sumy State University, consisting of the Head of the International Relations Office Alla Krasulia and Deputy Head of the IRO Tetyana Mayboroda, took part in the annual conference of the European Association for International Education (EAIE), which this year was held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Sumy Machine-Building Cluster of Power Equipment and the Ukrainian Nuclear Society signed a memorandum of cooperation. The agreement is aimed at combining scientific potential of universities, industrial enterprises and nuclear community to strengthen the country’s energy security.