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On September 2nd the sculpture “Monument commemorating a student warrior” was opened at SumDU. The sculpture is set in honor of students and graduates of SumDU, who died defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The idea of sculpture installing belongs to Vladyslav Filatov, the student of Oleg Balatskyi Academic and Research Institute of Finance, Economics and Management, and Oksana Oparii, the graduate of Faculty of Electronics and Information Technologies. The project won the competition of student initiatives, which was held by the student government of SumDU, and was supported by SumDU with organization and finances.
On August 30th, Sumy State University hosted a spectacular major holiday symbolizing the countdown of the new academic year - the student initiation ceremony. Numerous staff of SumDU, senior students, families and friends gathered at the university square to congratulate yesterday's schoolchildren.
Celebrations have traditionally begun with the introduction of the national flag on the square. This year the main symbol of Ukraine was put at the university square by a participant of military operations and international peacekeeping efforts, awardee of the “Medal of the Peacemaker” and other state awards and honors of the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Colonel Ihor V. Lehankov, accompanied by master students who achieved high results in education, research activity and sport. The introduction of flags of the university's institutes and faculties by the students` deans was accompanied by a storm of applause.
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) announced the results of the competition 2019 in direction “Development of higher education potential” of the European Union Erasmus+ Program. Overall European Committee selected 163 projects including 8 projects with participation of Ukraine, that will commence their activity in October 2019. General budget of the projects for Ukraine is more than € 7 150 000.
Spanish National Research Council published the first edition of the international Ranking Web of Universities (Webometrics). Now Sumy State University is the first among higher education institutions of Ukraine.
Webometrics Ranking has been analyzing about 25 000 world HEIs that have their own web resources for more than 15 years. The main idea of the ranking is evaluating of scientific, academic and social missions of the universities via indicators of the university’s presentation in web space.
On July 16, the academic, research and manufacturing centre “Technologies for Modern Engineering Materials” was opened in Sumy State University within the partnership with the European manufacturing companies. The centre was opened by the Rector of Sumy State University Anatoliy Vasylyev together with the representatives of Czech companies: Mikhail Voleinyk, the General Manager and Liudmyla Fatkova, the Head of HR department of F.X MEILLER Slaný company; Oleksii Dashutin, the Technical Director and Kyrylo Kasaiev, the Executive Director of AIR Supply company.
On the last days of the World Universiade, which was held in Naples, Italy, the archers from Sumy State University won two bronze medals at once!
The doctoral student of the Academic and Research Institute of Business Technologies “UAB”, Polina Rodionova, a member of Ukrainian women's team, celebrated the victory in the bronze final of Olympic archery competitions among female teams. On the way to the bronze prize, Ukrainian archers won the teams of Indonesia (5-3) and Chinese Taipei (5-4).
Delegation from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (Ireland) represented by David Quin, Prof. of the Department of Film and Media, Erasmus+ coordinator, David Doyle, coordinator of the Student Academic Affairs Department and Patrick Moffat, senior technical specialist of the Information Services Department visited Sumy State University on 23-27 June, 2019. The aim of the visit was to analyze the experience of Sumy colleagues in the development of SumDU e-cabinet system for further introduction of such a system at the Institute of Art, Design, and Technology. The visit was implemented within a joint Erasmus + ICM project.
On June 23rd the first field-and-track starts took place at European Games in Minsk. Two students of the Medical Institute of SumDU (major “Sport”) ran the mixed pursuit relay (800m-600m-400m-200m).
On June 22nd-23rd Hungarian city of Paks hosted the Europe Junior Judo Cup. Medical Institute student Anastasiia Antipina won the bronze award in the weight category up to 63 kg. Anastasiia started her tournament by defeating the sportswoman from the Netherlands in the first tour, but in the next fight in extra time she lost to Hungarian Lara Cvjetko. Having fallen to the lower bracket, our contestant didn’t lose her eagerness. The three fast, flawless and confident victories over the representatives of Germany, Slovenia and France allowed Anastasiia to go up the third step of the victory podium.
On June 19th the new QS World University Rankings results for 2019/20 were published. Sumy State University has strengthened its position entering the TOP-5 of the best higher education institutions of Ukraine and moved up to a category 701-750 in a world ranking.