On January 13, the Faculty of Music and Choreography of Ushynsky University hosted a meeting on the quality of training for PhD students in the field of 01 Education / Pedagogy, Secondary Education (Music Art). The meeting was attended by: the guarantor of educational and scientific program, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor O.E. Rebrova; internal stakeholders - Dean of the Faculty of Music and Choreography, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor N.K. Bilova; Head of the Department of Theory of Music and Vocal, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor N.G. Kyon; Head of the Department of Music and Instrumental Training, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor M.G. Demidova, as well as scientific supervisors of candidates.

At the Department of Music Art and Choreography on January 5, 2021 a working meeting of the guarantor of educational and professional program Secondary Education (Music Art) Professor O.Ye. Rebrova with new members of the support team was held. According to a survey of postgraduate students, which took place at the end of 2019-2020 academic year, identified relevant and interesting for them areas of training, namely: basics of musicology and art history, teaching practice at school (secondary and music schools), maintaining the level of performing skills, improving their own performance culture, etc. As a result, the list of optional components has been updated and special credits have been introduced for the professional training and formation of Soft skills.

On January 4, 2021, on the platform of the Educational and Cultural Center of “Confucius Institute”, Ushynsky University and Harbin University of Engineering, a solemn online opening ceremony of the Winter Language Camp “Chinese Language” was held with more than 60 students.

New Year's greetings of the Rector of Ushynsky University Academician O. Ya. Chebykin 2021

During November - December 2020 at South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky there were held refresher courses on the programs:

On December 29, 2020, the State institution "South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky" held an information meeting "Results of approbation of innovative courses" within the project of the EU ERASMUS + program "MoPED - Modernization of higher pedagogical education using innovative teaching tools" (№586098 -EPP-1-2017-1-UA-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP).

On December 29, 2020 a meeting of the working (project) group of the educational and scientific program 015 Vocational Education with the participation of Doctors of Pedagogical Sciences, Professors of the Department of Pedagogy Koycheva Tetyana Ivanivna and Osipova Tetyana Yuriyivna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Olga Anatoliyivna Galitsan took place. The discussion was joined by the Head of the Department of Pedagogy, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Iryna Anatoliyivna Knyazheva. The meeting was devoted to the analysis and discussion of the dynamics of training of applicants for educational and scientific level in the specialty 015 Vocational Education (candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy). The members of the project group expressed their position on the state of preparation of dissertation research, presented their views on the procedure and content of pre-defense graduate student of the Department of Pedagogy Orda Kateryna Serhiivna. The opinions and suggestions expressed were useful in the work of both supervisors and graduate students.