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On February 4, at the staff conference, the results of Sumy State University activities of 2021 were summed up and the development plan was determined for 2022.
Rector Vasyl KARPUSHA presented the detailed analysis of the university activities, noted the successful development of most components, stressed that the results were achieved by persistent and concerted efforts of the whole team.
“All categories of workers have contributed to the development of the university, ensuring the growth of key indicators of educational and scientific activities, increasing financial capacity, expanding the material and technical base. The workers create comfortable working conditions at the university at the high level, provide a wide range of information and communication, medical, sports, social and other services", said Vasyl KARPUSHA.
To rector’s opinion, the high level of human resources is the key element in ensuring the development of the institution, the prerequisite for successful performance of functions, and the driver of qualitative changes on the way to the formation of research-type university ideology.
Among the main achievements of the previous year, the head has defined positions of SumDU in the international and national rankings: the university has become the uncontested leader among the Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine in the international ranking Times Higher Education (position 501-600 in the world), positions in certain areas of this ranking have been improved (”Engineering” – the 1st place among the Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine), SumDU took the second place among the Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine in the international ranking UI Greenmetric.
The active development of educational activities was noted. In 2021, 8 educational programs of SumDU passed the accreditation procedure of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, of which the 4 programs received the status of "Exemplary". At the same time, the share of accredited programs of SumDU as "Exemplary" is more than 10 times higher than the similar average indicator around the country.
In 2022, the university will launch 6 new educational and training programs at the first (Bachelor's) level of higher education and 4 educational and training programs at the second (Master's) level of higher education.
Significant achievements are demonstrated by seekers of higher education. In 2021, SumDU students won the largest number of prizes for all years (131 places) at the All-Ukrainian competitions of student research papers, which was the highest indicator among the Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine for over 10 years.
Research activities are actively developing. One of the victories of 2021 was the results of the State Attestation of the Higher Education Institutions in terms of their scientific (scientific and technical) activities. In four areas, SumDU has entered the qualification group A: "Humanities and Arts", "Social Sciences", "Mathematical Sciences and Natural Sciences", "Technical Sciences" and the group B - in the field of "Biology and Health". Such indicators ensured SumDU the leadership among all the Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine.
The rector marked internationalization as one of the priorities of the university. SumDU has its active position on the existing challenges of the dynamic and rapidly changing global space, works to strengthen institutional competitiveness in the national and international academiс environment, develops its own multinational and multicultural profile. Thus, in 2021, the university launched 30 new formalized partnerships and signed relevant agreements on long-term international cooperation. Grant activities and academic mobility are actively implemented.
Summing up the report, the rector stressed that the achievements of the university testified to the correctness of the chosen strategy.
"I hope that next year we will do our best in order the pride of the university to be proved by its further successful development," Vasyl KARPUSHA said.
The conference of the staff of Sumy State University unanimously estimated the rector’s work on ensuring the development and operation of the institution as satisfactory.
The second issue on the conference agenda was the report of the labour unions representative body head Valentina BOROVYK "On the implementation of the collective agreement between the administration and labour unions of Sumy State University in 2021 and approval of the collective agreement for 2022-2025."
Chairman of the Academic Council Anatoliy VASYLIEV informed the audience about the changes and additions to the version of the Statute of Sumy State University. In addition, at the conference, the changes in the staff of the Academic Council of the University were approved.
