Sumy State University
Sumy State University is located in Sumy city in the North-East of Ukraine. Its history began in 1948. Today, SSU is a leading university of a classical type with the III-IV accreditation level in the region.
The University currently serves about 15,000 students who are pursuing pre bachelor, bachelor, specialist and master degrees in 51 majors and 22 fields of knowledge. About 1300 foreign students represent almost 50 countries worldwide.
Sumy State University is included in Global Research University Profiles (GRUP) by ShanghaiRanking. SSU is also included in the directory of world’s best universities by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Sumy State University enters the TOP-group (3%) of leading universities of the world and is classified as a university with high research intensity according to the international ranking of higher education institutions QS World University Rankings. According to this rankings, SSU enters the group of leading Ukrainian universities. SSU also ranked 101-150 among the fastest-rising young stars of the higher education world by the QS.
According to the worldwide Internet rankings Webometrics and uniRank University Ranking, SSU takes the 4th places among Ukrainian universities. It also takes high positions in the European ranking U-Multirank that identifies most of indicators of academic, extracurricular, international and other activity of SSU as being higher than the world average value.
Sumy State University is the first Ukrainian higher education institution, which passed in 2014 an independent external audit of the QS Company and was given the highest points (5 stars) in such categories as Teaching, Engagement, Access and E-learning.
According to the results of Round University Ranking, completed by one of the largest information and analytical companies in the world Thomson Reuters, Sumy State University takes the 557th position among the world’s universities and the 2nd position among Ukrainian universities.
According to SCImago Institutions Rankings Sumy State University takes the 7th place among Ukrainian universities and enters the TOP-200 universities of Central and Eastern Europe.
According to international ecological ranking UI GreenMetric 2017 Sumy State University enters TOP-200 the world’s universities and takes the 1st position among Ukrainian universities. SSU is the 1st Ukrainian university to enter this ecological ranking.
Sumy State University is the 2nd among Ukrainian HEIs according to the results of evaluation of the quality of universities’ scientific activity based on the citation of scientists on Google Scholar by Webometrics.
SSU holds high positions in the consolidated ranking of Ukrainian universities “Osvita.ua”. SSU also enters the TOP-3 Ukrainian universities based on the international activity indicators according to “TOP-200 Ukraine”.
The University holds the highest position among Ukrainian higher education institutions for the number of prize-winning places in All-Ukrainian competitions of students’ research works and is among leaders in All-Ukrainian Olympiads in educational disciplines, training areas and majors.
International Activity
The University is a signatory of Magna Charta Universitatum and a reliable member of International Association of Universities, European University Association, Euroasian Universities Association, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence, IIENetwork and other international organizations.
Sumy State University cooperates with more than 200 partners from the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Japan, South Korea, China and other countries of the world.
SSU is a reliable partner for joint projects in frames of international grant programmes of EU (Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, Jean Monnet, Erasmus+, Horizon 2020), United Nation Development Programme, British Council, the World Bank, bilateral scientific and research projects, grants of private foundations. The University accomplishes more than 200 grants annually. For the last 5 years the amount of research work in frames of international grant projects has increased in 20 times.
The University actively develops academic mobility programmes, including long-term and short-term studying, internships and placement programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students, research and teaching staff, as well as administrative staff using technologies of credit transfer and recognition of academic results.
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Research Activity
According to SCOPUS database, Sumy State University holds a leading position among Ukrainian higher education and research institutions for h-index (the index of research impact) and the number of citations by international academic community.
Corresponding Members of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 130 Doctors of Sciences, Professors and 660 Candidates of Sciences (PhD), Associate Professors represent academic staff of the University. There are postgraduate and post-doctoral programmes in 21 majors, degree awarding academic councils.
According to the number of commercial contracts and grants, and the efficiency of use of budget funds, Sumy State University is one of the leaders among Ukrainian universities.
Library
Advanced library information system contains over 3,1 million items both in hard copies and e-copies and provides access to the most famous electronic databases of the world. The University’s library is a prize winner of All-Ukrainian contest “Library of the Year”. SSU repository holds the 1st position in Ukraine according to the Ranking Web of Repositories by Webometrics.
Web of Science Core Collection database indexes the University’s two scientific journals such as “Marketing and Management of Innovations” and “Nanomaterials: Applications and Properties”. The last one and “Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics” are also indexed by SCOPUS database.
Computer Labs and Information Technology
Affiliated branch of UNESCO on information technologies, TOEFL-center, resource and educational centers of Microsoft, Cisco, PortaOne, Delcam, NETCRACKER, 1С, Siemens, SAS, MindK and other companies operate at SSU campus.
Extracurricular activities
36 kinds of sports and about 100 sports groups are available at the University. Sports teams perform at the premier league level. About 100 students are the record breakers and prize winners of the Olympic Games, World, European and Ukrainian Championships.
Three SSU undergraduates and masters were invited to join Ukrainian national team for the XXX Summer Olympic Games in London; and six SSU undergraduates and masters participated in the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. They were awarded with gold medals in relay biathlon race and bronze medals in boxing and biathlon sprint.
According to the results of Universiades and the Championships of Ukraine, SSU is a leader in the corresponding category of higher education institutions and occupies high positions among all Ukrainian universities
Courses available
Foreign students can study at Sumy State University in the following specialties (academic programms)
| Institute/Faculty | Speciality | Specialization (Academic Program) |
| Educational Degree «Bachelor» | ||
| Academic and Research Institute of Business Technologies “Ukrainian Academy of Banking” |
Economics
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Economic Cybernetics |
| Business Analytics* | ||
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International Economic Relations
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International Business* | |
| Foreign Economic Relations * | ||
| Accounting and Taxation | Accounting and Auditing | |
| Finance, Banking and Insurance | State and local finances | |
| Banking | ||
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Academic and Scientific Institute of Finance, Economy and Management named after Oleg Balatskiy |
Economics | Economics and Business* |
| Finance, Banking and Insurance | Finance and Accounting in Entrepreneurship* | |
| Management | Management* | |
| Public Management and Administration | Public Management and Administration | |
| Marketing | Marketing | |
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Business, Trade and Exchange Activities
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Business, Trade and Exchange Activities | |
| E-Business, Finance, and Communications | ||
| Faculty of Technical Systems and Energy Efficient Technologies |
Applied Mechanics
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Computing Engineering in Mechanics |
| Hydraulic Machines, Hydraulic Drives and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Automation | ||
| Mechanical Engineering Technologies | ||
| Materials Science | Computer Modeling and Materials Design | |
| Industrial Mechanical Engineering | Metal-Cutting Machines Tools and Systems | |
| Computer Chemical Engineering | ||
| Equipment for Oil and Gas Refinery Plants | ||
| Power Machine Building | Compressors, Pneumatic Units and Vacuum Technologies | |
| Refrigerating Machines and Plants | ||
| Heat Power Engineering | Energy Management | |
| Environmental Protection Technology | Environmental Protection Technology | |
| Faculty of Electronics and Informational Technologies | Applied Mathematics | Applied Mathematics |
| Computer Sciences | Informatics* | |
| Information Technologies of Design* | ||
| Information and Communication Technologies* | ||
| Electrical Energetics, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics | Electrotechnical Systems of Electricity Consumption | |
| Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies | Computerized Management Systems and Robototechnique | |
| Micro and Nanosystem Technology | Nanotechnology and Biomedical Systems* | |
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Electronics
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Computer Technologies and Nanomaterials in Electronics | |
| Computer Systems and Components | ||
| Telecommunications and radio engineering | Network and Internet technologies | |
| Faculty of Foreign Philology and Social Communications | Philology | Germanic Languages and Literatures (including Translation) first – English |
| Journalism | Journalism | |
| Advertising and Public Relations | ||
| Academic and Research Institute of Law | Law | Jurisprudence |
| Medical Institute | Physical Culture and Sports | Physical Culture and Sports |
| Center of Extramural and Distance Education | Economics | Economics and BusinessD |
| Journalism | Journalism | |
| Finance, Banking and Insurance | Finance and Accounting in BusinessD | |
| State and local finances | ||
| Banking | ||
| Accounting and Taxation | Accounting and auditing | |
| Management | Management* D | |
| Public Management and Administration | Public Management and Administration | |
| Marketing | Marketing | |
| Business, Trade and Exchange Activities | Business, Trade and Exchange Activities | |
| Law | Jurisprudence* D | |
|
Computer Sciences
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Informatics* D | |
| Information Technologies of Design | ||
|
Applied Mechanics
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Hydraulic Machines, Hydraulic Drives and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Automation | |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologies | ||
|
Industrial Mechanical Engineering
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Metal-Cutting Machines Tools and Systems | |
| Equipment for Chemical Production and Building Material PlantsD | ||
| Electrical Energetics, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics | Electrotechnical Systems of Electricity Consumption | |
| Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies | Computerized Management Systems and Robototechnique | |
|
Electronics
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Computer Systems and Components | |
| Computer Technologies and Nanomaterials in Electronics | ||
| Environmental Protection Technology | Environmental Protection Technology | |
| Educational Degree «Master» | ||
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Medical Institute
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Medicine | Medicine*(on the basis of complete general secondary education) |
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The diploma is recognized by Medical Council of India
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| Dentistry | Dentistry | |
| Academic and Research Institute of Business Technologies “Ukrainian Academy of Banking” | Economics | Economic Cybernetics |
|
International Economic Relations
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International Business* | |
| International Trade and Logistics Services | ||
|
Accounting and Taxation
|
Accounting and Taxation | |
| Accounting, Audit and Taxation in International Business* | ||
| Finance, Banking and Insurance | Finance | |
| Banking | ||
| Finance, Banking and Insurance | ||
| Academic and Scientific Institute of Finance, Economy and Management named after Oleg Balatskiy | Economics | Economics and business innovation |
| Finance, Banking and Insurance | Finance and Accounting of Entrepreneurship* | |
| Management | Business Administration* | |
| Management of Organizations and Administration* | ||
| Project Management* | ||
| Public Management and Administration | Administrative Management* | |
| Marketing | Marketing* | |
| Business, Trade and Exchange Activities | Entrepreneurship, trade and logistics | |
| Investments, Business and Start-Ups | ||
| Faculty of Technical Systems and Energy Efficient Technologies |
Applied Mechanics
|
Mechanical Engineering Technologies |
| Hydraulic Machines, Hydraulic Drives and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Automation | ||
| Сomputer mechanics | ||
| Мaterials Science | Applied Materials Science | |
| Industrial Mechanical Engineering |
Equipment for Chemical Production and Building Material Plants |
|
| Metal-Cutting Machines Tools and Systems | ||
| Power Machine Building | Compressors, Pneumatic Units and Vacuum Technologies | |
| Refrigerating Machines and Plants | ||
| Heat Power Engineering | Energy Management | |
| Faculty of Electronics and Informational Technologies | Applied Mathematics | Applied Mathematics |
| Computer Sciences | Informatics* | |
| Information and Communication Technologies* | ||
| Information Technologies of Design* | ||
| Electrical Energetics, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics | Electrotechnical Systems of Electricity Consumption | |
| Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies | Computerized Management Systems and Robotechnique | |
| Micro and Nanosystem Technology | Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Systems* | |
| Electronics | Computer Technologies and Nanomaterials in Electronics | |
| Computer Systems and Components | ||
| Faculty of Foreign Philology and Social Communications | Philology | Germanic Languages and Literatures (including Translation) first – English |
| Journalism | Journalism | |
| Advertising and Public Relations | ||
| Media Communication | ||
| Academic and Research Institute of Law | Law | Jurisprudence |
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Management | Law Enforcement Security Management | |
|
Center of Extramural and Distance Education |
Economics | Economics and business innovation |
| Journalism | Advertising and Public Relations | |
| Journalism | ||
| Media Communication | ||
| Finance, Banking and Insurance | Finance and Audit of Enterprise | |
| Management | Management of Organizations and Administration | |
| Law Enforcement Security Management | ||
| Business Administration | ||
| Public Management and Administration | Administrative Management | |
| Marketing | Marketing | |
| Business, Trade and Exchange Activities | Trade | |
| Law | Jurisprudence | |
| Philology | Germanic Languages and Literatures (including Translation) first – English | |
| Computer Sciences | InformaticsD | |
| Information and Communication Technologies | ||
| Information Technologies of Design | ||
| Applied Mechanics | Mechanical Engineering Technologies | |
| Hydraulic Machines, Hydraulic Drives and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Automation | ||
| Materials Science | Applied Materials Science | |
| Industrial Mechanical Engineering | Metal-Cutting Machines Tools and Systems | |
| Equipment for Chemical Production and Building Material PlantsD | ||
| Electrical Energetics, Electrical Engineering and Electromechanics | Electrotechnical Systems of Electricity Consumption | |
|
Power Machine Building
|
Compressors, Pneumatic Units and Vacuum Technologies | |
| Refrigerating machines and installations | ||
| Heat Power Engineering | Energy Management | |
| Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies | Computerized Management Systems and Robototechnique | |
| Metrology and Information-Measuring Technology | Quality, Standardization and Certification | |
| Electronics | Computer Systems and Components | |
| Computer Technologies and Nanomaterials in Electronics | ||
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