June 28, 2017, on the eve of the Constitution Day of Ukraine, for the significant contribution to national education and science, recognized scholars and educators of the University received high state awards: Academician Olexii Chebykin – "The Order of Merit"; Academician Bogush Alla Mykhailivna - "The Order of Princess Olga"; Associate Professor Volodymyr Chumak – The Medal "For Work and Victory".
June 3, 2017, at the meeting of the International Association of Rectors of the European Pedagogical Universities, the Rector of South Ukrainian national pedagogical university named after K. D. Ushynsky was awarded the honors - the golden medal of the University named after M. Drahomanov for a significant contribution to the development of pedagogical education.
June 23, 2017, the Rector of Ushinsky University O.Ya. Chebykin participated in the forum of Ukrainian and Chinese higher educational institutions with the participation of education ministers of Ukraine and China. At the forum the ministers informed participants on the state and prospects of expanding cooperation between Ukrainian and Chinese universities. In total, 25 rectors from Ukraine and China took part in the event.
June 22, 2017 Rector Academician O. Ya. Chebykin as the Vice President of the International Association of European Rectors participated in the Third International Forum "Dawn of Europe": perspectives of civilization development, consular practices, which was held in Kyiv.
June 20, 2017, the faculty members of the department of mathematics and methods of its teaching met with their colleagues from Poland and the Czech Republic working on IRNet, an international research project on the study and development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science based on ICT, e-learning and intercultural competences (International Research Network for the study and development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science in the fields of ICT tools, e-learning and intercultural competences. The project coordinator, Eugenia Trybulska, informed about the goal, tasks and results of the project on a team of scientists from Poland, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and other countries. The participants of the project, Anna Zafranska-Haidzika, Andrzej Zurec and Barbara Hrabovska, talked about the subjects of their research within the framework of this project.
Our choreography students took the 1st place at the 3rd All-Ukrainian competition "Constellation of the Sea - the Sun, Youth, Beauty", which took place within the framework of the International Constellation - 2017 Project. During the competition three choreographic compositions were performed: "Hopak", "Ukrainian frame", "Gypsy dance". Students received the highest evaluation of the jury and applause of the audience for the performance of the Ukrainian dance "Hopak". A bright holiday was the Gala Concert, which took place in the hall of the Odessa Philharmonic.
The student of the Faculty of Music and Choreography Alina Padalka received the title of the first degree laureate at the International Music Competition FORTISSIMO - 2017 (Kharkiv-Genichesk, June 14-16). The competition has been held already for 14 years and has its own traditions. It is considered to be complex, as it involves participation in 3 rounds. The members of the jury are representatives of Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine.
June 14, 2017, the first ceremony to award certificates on the successful completion of the Access Program ("English Access Microscholarship Program") to the first 40 graduates took place at the University. The solemn ceremony took place with the participation of the Attaché in the English language of the United States Embassy in Ukraine, Mr. John Silver, Director of the International Non-Profit Organization Project Harmony, Inc., Assistant to the US Embassy Culture Attaché, Mr. Lilia Shilo and the coordinator from the University, lecturer of German philology and methods of teaching foreign languages Anna Slobodyanyuk.
