History, Affiliations and Rankings
Founded in 1948, Sumy State University is situated in the city Sumy, in the northeast region of Ukraine. Initially it was a part of Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute that later became the Sumy Institute of Physics and Technology in 1990 and finally became Sumy State University three years later. As a Ukrainian State University, Sumy State University’s main focus is on research and creating complete international awareness and orientation. It is classified as a university with intensive focus on research according to the QS World University Rankings, and enters their TOP-group (i.e. 3%) of the leading universities in the world.
Infrastructure, Campuses and Courses
Sumy State University offers a variety of programmes ranging from different educational levels. Currently, there are approximately 15,000, nearly 1300 international students from almost 50 countries enrolled pursuing 54 majors and 22 fields of knowledge. The university offers 34 Bachelors and 37 Masters programmes, as well as a variety of PhD studies in fields like engineering, humanities, IT and medicine through multiple mediums of study like full-time education, part-time studying as well as distance learning.
Accomplishments and Alumni
Sumy State University holds a leading position for number of citations in the scholarly community, and cooperates with over 260 college partners from the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, etc. The university also has received various awards in the field of medicine and sciences. Andrii Loboda (Director of the Medical Institute of Sumy State University), Roman Pobidynskyi (Chief Physician at Velykopysarivka Central District Hospital), Ihor Ponomarenko (Chief Physician at Nedryhailiv Central District Hospital), Oleksandr Rusanov (Head of the Department at LLC “Alfa Medyka”)
Student Diversity and Visiting Companies
15% of the total student population is from around 50 countries which makes it a multicultural campus. The Sumy State University is the most popular university in Ukraine for the students seeking to study abroad. International students live in dormitories provided by the Sumy State University on campus. It has comfortable living conditions and the highly professional specialists on campus work with international students and help them to adapt to living conditions in Ukraine. The university is very welcoming and respects their traditions and customs. Various national companies visit the campus for placement purposes.
