On January 22, 2026, a conference of the labor collective of the State Institution "South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky" was held. The report on the fulfillment of the terms of the contract with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for 2025 was delivered by the Rector of Ushynsky University, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Andriy Vasylovych Krasnozhon.
On January 22, Ukraine celebrates Unity Day. This holiday, which for Ukrainians represents unity in diversity, unification around the idea of forming a free and independent state, was introduced by the Decree of the President of Ukraine “On Unity Day of Ukraine” dated January 21, 1999.
On January 21, Ushynsky University concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Municipal Institution "Odesa Regional Center for Training the Population for National Resistance and Protection of War Veterans".
On January 16, 2026, a meeting of the one-time specialized academic council was held on the Zoom platform at Ushynsky University to defend the dissertation of Ushynsky University postgraduate student Victoria ABDULLAYEVA on the topic "Practice of providing psychological assistance in adaptation to forcibly displaced persons from Ukraine" for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty 053 Psychology.
On January 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., a public defense of the dissertation research of Liyu Liboy, a graduate student of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography, on the topic: "Methodology of the Formation of Performing and Plastic Skills of Pianist Musicians in the Process of Instrumental Training in Higher Education Institutions", submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 01 - Education/Pedagogy, specialty 011 Educational, Pedagogical Sciences. Relevance of the topic of the dissertation work.
On January 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., a public defense of the dissertation research of Lien Yujin, a postgraduate student of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography, on the topic: "Methodology of training future teachers of musical art for the stylistic interpretation of vocal works based on a hermeneutic approach" for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty 014 - Secondary Education (Musical Art) was held on the Zoom platform. The scientific supervisor of the research is Professor Shyp S.V., Doctor of Art History, Professor at the Department of Musical Art and Choreography.
On January 15, 2026, at 10:00, a public defense of the dissertation research of the postgraduate student of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography, Zheng Lanyue, on the topic: “Formation of artistic and performing emotionality of higher education students in the process of piano training” was held on the Zoom platform, submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of knowledge 01 – Education/Pedagogy, specialty 011 Educational, pedagogical sciences. Relevance of the topic of the dissertation work.
On January 15, 2026 at 12:00, a public defense of the dissertation research of the postgraduate student of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography Zhang Wenli on the topic: “Formation of a culture of professional self-organization of future vocal teachers by means of independent work on chamber and vocal repertoire” for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty 011 Educational and Pedagogical Sciences was held on the Zoom platform. The scientific supervisor of the research is Associate Professor Stepanova L.V., Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Head of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography.
