On 15 November 2024, SumDU traditionally honored the best students of the 2023-2024 academic year!

For the first time, not only students, but also representatives of off-base structural units were involved in the competition. This year, we have winners in the following nominations.

Scientific activity:

• Applied aspect – Artem TITAREV (ELIT)
• Grant activity – Liliia DERKACH (BIEM Institute)
• Practical aspect – Alina BARYSHOK (Medical Institute)
• Interdisciplinary aspect – Anna OROPAI (IFSK)
• Publication activity – Karina TATARINOVA (Law Institute)
• The best student researcher – Oleksandr MANDRYKA (TESET)

Educational activity:

• Academic mobility – Yulia ZIUZKO (ELIT)
• Educational projects – Anzhelika KALCHENKO (IFSK)
• Innovations – Andrii LIUTYI (Medical Institute)
• Professional skills – Eduard BOHDAN (BIEM Institute)
• Practical aspect – Polina PIATYSHKINA (TESET)
• The best student in educational activities – Kristina KARNAUSHENKO (Law Institute)

Public activity:

• Volunteering – Oleksandra IVANOVA (Medical Institute)
• Work in dormitories – Vitalii KRUPKO (Medical Institute)
• Trade unionist – Mariia SAVCHUK (Medical Institute)
• Student projects – Dariia TERESHCHENKO (BIEM Institute)
• Social initiatives – Valeriia KUCHKOVA (BIEM Institute)

Cultural and artistic activities:

• Vocal skills – Daryna RUBAN (IFSK)
• Stage skills – Artem NAHORNYI (Medical Institute)

Sports activities:

• Amateur athlete – Oleksandr HODAKOV (TESET)
• Discovery of the year – Viktoriia HRYTSENKO (Medical Institute)
• The best athlete in Olympic sports – Nikita HOLOBORODKO (TESET)
• The best athlete in non-Olympic sports – Anhelina VELYCHKO (Medical Institute)

The best foreign students:

• Social activity – Jonkelli Esili MWANKENJA (Medical Institute)
• Volunteer activity – Karim Vailun MOTTO (Medical Institute)

Best students of off-base structural units:

• Sports activity – Andrii KHODZHAIEV (KIP FK SumDU)
• Active public position – Artem PANCHENKO (KFK SumDU)
• Public activity – Ilona ZAKHARCHENKO (MFK SumDU)
• Academic activity – Anastasiia ZOLINA (SHFK SumDU)
• Scientific activity – Kira MALYSHOK (SHI SumDU)

The competition winner is also known. The best SumDU student in 2024 is Oleksandr MANDRYKA (TESET).

The winner shared his impressions of the award:

“I am very impressed! It is a great honor for me to be present here and to receive the Best SumDU Student title. I am sincerely grateful to all my friends and teachers for their support, opportunities, and motivation! This award will be my incentive for further development!”

Vasyl KARPUSHA (SumDU rector) congratulated the winners and all students:

“We have unique students: the best in many fields! They contribute to the victory. I am proud of our students who, despite the fact that we live in a border city, are fighting for victory and development! You are the future of our country!”

The rector also wished the students to get the most out of their busy student years without losing their optimism and faith in themselves!

SumDU sincerely congratulates its student community on the holiday and wishes them further success in all spheres of life. The university is proud of talented youth. They are the pride and future of our country.