In 2025, the regional stage of the All-Ukrainian competition of professional skills “Teacher of the Year – 2025” was held in the Odesa region. Among the best teachers who represented the direction of history and won prizes were graduates from South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky. Their achievements are convincing evidence of the high quality of professional training provided by Ushynsky University.

From February 10, 2026, the recruitment of bachelors for the preparation courses for the 2026 Unified Entrance Exam (UEE) in English has begun.

On February 16, 2026, Bukhovets Bozhena, the scientific leader of the problem group "Physical Culture and Sports Rehabilitation", Doctor of Sciences in Physical Education and Sports, Associate Professor of the Department of Gymnastics and Physical Culture and Sports Technologies and members of the problem group, students of the second (master's) level of higher education majorini in A7 Physical Culture and Sports, took part in the scientific online platform for students of higher education at the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Culture and Sports Rehabilitation of the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine "Physical Culture and Sports Rehabilitation through the prism of modern diploma research".

On February 14, 2026, a day of creative drawing entitled “In the focus of February is BLUE COLOUR!” was held at the Faculty of Art and Graphics of Ushynsky University. This time, attention was focused on observing the beauty of the color blue, embodied in the diversity of the world of things. Once again, still life became an occasion to learn and create, freely using pictorial and graphic means.

On February 11, 2026, an extremely interesting and meaningful online meeting was held on the Teams platform with Yevgenia UBIRIA, a graduate of the educational and professional program "Applied and Practical Psychology", and currently a postgraduate student in specialty 053 Psychology at Ushynsky University, who currently works as a clinical psychologist, head of the psychological and pedagogical department "Maybutne" (Borys Litvak Children's Rehabilitation Center). The topic of the conversation - "Modern views on autism spectrum disorders (ASD)" caused a great resonance among students and teachers.

As part of the development of inter-university cooperation, a delegation from Ushynsky University visited Lutsk National Technical University. During the visit, a cooperation agreement was signed, which opens up new opportunities for partnership between higher education institutions.

On February 10, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky expanded its network of partner institutions by signing a cooperation agreement with the Municipal Institution of the Odesa City Council “Grant Office “Odesa 5T”. The agreement was signed by the rector of the university, Andriy Krasnozhon, and the director of the institution, Tamila Afanasyeva. The document establishes long-term cooperation between the parties in the field of organizing and conducting practical training for students.