September 4-15, 2018, the 5th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Actual Problems of Recreational Psychology and Pedagogy of Childhood" was held in Odesa. The organizers of the conference were the Department of Psychology of Development and Social Communications of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky and the pedagogical staff of "Ukrainian Children's Center " The Young Guard ".

September 13-14, 2018, the Department of Biology and Health held the XII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Adaptation Opportunities of Children and Youth" in the following areas:

September 13, 2018, within the framework of expanding international academic cooperation, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky was visited by the member of the Polish Pedagogical Society, the Secretary of the Polish Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Doctor of Humanities, Professor Jerzy Nikitorkovich, Department of Intercultural Education of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology of the University in Bialystok (Poland).

For the first time in the history of Ukraine in Odessa there has been a large-scale open-water swimming competition - OCEANMAN. This is a series of competitions that are staged in several cities throughout the year. Since 2016 OCEANMAN is an international open-water world championship for both amateurs and professionals.

The students of the Faculty of Music and Choreography will take part in subscription concerts of the Odessa Philharmonic in the new concert season. The ensemble of percussion instruments under the direction of the teacher of the chair of musical and instrumental preparation, candidate of art studies Hanna Ralo will present to the listeners unexpected interpretations of the most famous works and introduce the public to those that are rarely performed.

August 12-23, 2018, with the support of Ushynsky University, a visit was made by university lecturers and other educational institutions to the cities of Harbin and Beijing of the People's Republic of China under the program "Innovations in the system of school and university education of the People's Republic of China".

The reporting Conference of the Educational and Cultural Center "Confucius Institute" at Ushynsky University was held on August 16, 2018 in Harbin Engineering University at the meeting of the Board of Partners. The results of the Center for the years 2017-2018 have been presented by the co-director of the Confucius Institute from the Ukrainian side - Olexandra Popova, the Chinese side- Ding Xin. After the report there have been a discussion of the results of the work. Among the significant achievements are the following: