On December 19^th during the press-conference at the news agency UNIAN, Sumy State University announced opening of the unique academic and research laboratory of virtual and augmented reality “Ulab”.

Youtube channel of SumDU released a series of videos with Fulbright Program scholars: Tetiana Marynych, Director of SumDU Library, Tetiana Pimonenko, Deputy Head for International Activities of Oleg Balatskyi Academic and Research Institute of Finance, Economics and Management, and Hanna Shvindina, the Head of Management Department of Oleg Balatskyi Academic and Research Institute of Finance, Economics and Management.

Sumy State University entered the final stage of the project competition on educational technologies Reimagine Education Awards and represented Ukraine at the exhibition-conference in London. This event also known as the "Oscars" of Education took place on December 9^th-10^th at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre.

On December 12^th Academic Council of Sumy State University appointed the honorary title “Doctor Honoris Causa of Sumy State University” to Olaf Ciszak, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Management at Poznan University of Technology (Poland).