Kherson State University During World War II
From August 1941 to March 1944, the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya ceased its activities. Most students and faculty members heroically fought on the frontlines of the war. Among them was Mykhailo Moskalenko, a third-year student of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, who voluntarily applied to the military commissariat. He graduated from the Krasnodar Officers' School in March 1942, received the rank of lieutenant, and as the best graduate, was assigned to the 109th Guards Rifle Division as a mortar platoon commander. Mykhailo received his first combat award—the Medal "For Courage"—for battles during the liberation of the Caucasus. In September 1943, during the liberation of Melitopol, Mykhailo Moskalenko heroically perished. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated November 1, 1943, Guards Lieutenant M.I. Moskalenko was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Several institute faculty members also perished heroically:
S. Volovnyk, lecturer in mathematical analysis
Ye. Yegorov, lecturer in zoology, and an institute graduate
I. Kravtsov, lecturer in chemistry, and an institute graduate
I. Levinson, lecturer in mathematics and astronomy, and an institute graduate
O. Nasinnyk, lecturer in Ukrainian literature, and an institute graduate
O. Kulykov, lecturer in the history of the CPSU, and an institute graduate
O. Petlin, lecturer in political economy, and an institute graduate
A. Serhiyenko, head of the Department of Chemistry
D. Tartakovskyi, lecturer in physics
During World War II, the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute lost all material and educational equipment, including specialized classrooms, laboratories, an observatory, a library with a 100,000-volume collection, a cafeteria, designated apartments for faculty members, and two dormitories. The main building was turned into a stable. The total damage inflicted on the institute amounted to 12,704,721 karbovanets (according to the financial report of the institute for 1944).
1944-1960
March 20, 1944 – The work of KhSPI named after N.K. Krupskaya was resumed (5 faculties, correspondence department).
September 1944 – A teacher training institute was opened (3 departments).
1945 – Departments of Ukrainian and Russian language and literature were opened at the teacher training institute.
1945-1946 academic year – A correspondence teacher training institute was opened.
January 9, 1945 – The Academic Council of KhSPI resumed its work.
1948 – The first post-war issue of Scientific Notes of KhSPI named after N.K. Krupskaya was published.
1949 – A student scientific society was established.
September 1, 1950 – The geography and history faculties were closed.
1955 – A greenhouse and an animal husbandry facility were established at the Natural Sciences Faculty.
1956-1957 academic year – Training of teachers with a broad specialization began.
1958 – A new observatory was opened at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.
1959 – A water station was opened on the banks of the Dnipro River.
1960 - 1980
1960 – A handball team was created at KhSPI.
1960 – The men's ensemble Beryozka was established.
1961 – A School of Young Mathematicians was created.
1962 – A General Science Faculty was opened at KhSPI (3 departments).
1963-1965 – The first institute-designed teaching devices, including the Shkolyar learning machine, were constructed.
1964 – A research laboratory for high-temperature semiconductors and special alloys was opened at the Department of Physics.
1964 – The Faculty of Public Professions was established.
1965 – Eight-month preparatory courses for admission to KhSPI were organized.
1965 – The Faculty of Language and Literature was reorganized into the Philological Faculty with Ukrainian and Russian departments.
1965-1966 academic year – The course Technical means of teaching was introduced in all faculties.
1966 – Academic councils of faculties were established.
1966 – A department for training teachers of Russian language and literature for the Uzbek SSR and the Karakalpak Autonomous Republic was opened at the Philological Faculty.
1967 – The Young Scientists' Council was created.
1967 – For the first time, student scientific works were submitted to a republican competition.
1967 – The Art Council of KSPI was established.
1967 KhSPI was awarded an Honorary Certificate by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR.
1967 – A new student dormitory was opened.
1969 – A republican scientific and practical conference was held, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of N.K. Krupskaya’s birth.
1970 – A School of Young Educators was opened.
1972 – A research sector was established at KhSPI.
1973 – A general technical faculty was opened.
1973 – A preparatory department was established.
1975 – The KSPI Scientific and Technical Information Service was created.
1977 – A Faculty of Pedagogy was established.
November 24, 1978 – The new main building of KhSPI named after N.K. Krupskaya was opened.
1980-2000
1980 – A new dormitory No. 3 was opened.
1986 – The Institute Council on New Information Technologies in Education was established.
1986 – The Faculty of Foreign Languages was opened.
1989 – The building of the Philological Faculty was opened.
1990 – An experiment on implementing the concept of continuous pedagogical education began.
September 17, 1991 – The preparatory department was reorganized into the Faculty of Pre-University Training.
1991 – An inter-university research laboratory for aesthetic education under the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine was established.
1991 – A laboratory for studying the regional historical and cultural identity of Southern Ukraine was created.
1991 – The Southern Ukrainian Educational and Methodological Regional Center Pilot Schools was founded.
1992 - 3 new faculties were created on the basis of the Faculty of Philology: additional pedagogical specialities and retraining, Ukrainian philology and foreign philology
1992 – A postgraduate program was opened at KhSPI.
November 1993 – The Suziria dance ensemble was established.
1994 – The Faculty of Physical Education and Sports was opened.
1994 – The Academic Lyceum at KhSPI was established.
1994 – The last graduation of students from the Uzbek Department took place.
1995 – The Faculty of History and Law was opened.
1996 – The Faculty of Additional Pedagogical Specialties and Professional Development was reorganized into the Faculty of Law.
1996 – The Faculty of Pre-University Training was reorganized into the Center for Pre-University Training of KSPI.
1998 – The Faculty of Art and Pedagogy was opened.
1998 – The Faculty of History and Law was reorganized into the Faculty of History.
1998 – The Faculty of Foreign Philology was reorganized into the Faculty of Foreign Languages.
May 25, 1998 – By Resolution No. 744 dated May 25,1998 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Kherson State Pedagogical Institute was reorganized into Kherson State Pedagogical University (KSPU).
October 1998 – The first issue of the Kafedra newspaper of KSPU and the Academic Lyceum was published.
November 1998 – The student educational theater Studio-Art was established.
September 1999 – A public legal consultation service was created.
1999 – The Department of International Relations was established at KSPU.
1999 – The Faculty of Retraining and Advanced Training of Personnel was opened.
1999 – The Faculty of Law was reorganized into the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences.
2000-2007
2000 – A symphony orchestra was founded at KSPU
September 2000 – The Center for Spanish Language and Culture was opened.
2001 – The Faculty of Social and Legal Studies was reorganized into the Faculty of Economics and Law.
2001 – The publishing house of Kherson State Pedagogical University (KSPU) was established.
January 25, 2002 – The student theater "Studio-Art" was awarded the title of "People's Art Collective."
March 2002 – Visit of the President of Ukraine L.D. Kuchma to the university.
May 2002 – A specialized academic council K.67.053.01 was established for the defense of Ph.D. dissertations in three pedagogical specializations:
13.00.02 – Theory and Methods of Teaching (Ukrainian Language);
13.00.02 – Theory and Methods of Teaching (Russian Language);
13.00.07 – Theory and Methods of Education.
September 2002 – The University History Museum was opened.
October 31, 2002 – The History Museum of KSU was awarded the title of "People's Museum."
November 16, 2002 – By order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 641-r dated November 16,.2002, Kherson State Pedagogical University was reorganized into Kherson State University.
2002 – The Center for Polish Language and Culture was opened.
2002 – The Information and Training Center for Land Management was established.
2003 – The Faculty of Psychological and Natural Sciences was reorganized into the Institute of Natural Sciences.
2003 – The Faculty of Foreign Philology was reorganized into the Institute of Foreign Philology.
2003 – The Faculty of Engineering and Pedagogy was reorganized into the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
2003 – The information-methodological journal "Printed Word" was published by the KSU publishing house.
2003 – The Faculty of Social and Psychological Studies was opened.
November 2003 – The Center for Turkish Language and Culture was opened.
2003 – The Faculty of Economics and Law was reorganized into the Faculty of Economics and Jurisprudence.
2003 – The Faculty of Arts and Pedagogy was reorganized into the Faculty of Culture and Arts.
2003 – The Faculty of Primary Education was reorganized into the Faculty of Preschool and Primary Education.
2003 – The Faculty of Ukrainian Philology was reorganized into the Faculty of Philology and Journalism.
2003 – Two autonomous gas boiler houses were launched.
2004 – A new student changing room was opened.
2004 – A specialized academic council K 67.053.02 was established for the defense of Ph.D. dissertations in Philological Sciences (specialty 10.01.02 – Russian Literature).
2004 – The Institute of Psychology, History, and Sociology was created based on the Social-Psychological and Historical Faculties.
2004 – The Research Institute of Information Technologies was established.
2005 – The scientific journal "Black Sea Botanical Journal" was published.
April 2005 – The Center for Small Business Development started operations.
June 13, 2005 – The History Museum of KSU was awarded the title of "Exemplary Museum."
2005 – The Faculty of Philology and Journalism was reorganized into the Institute of Philology and Journalism.
November 2005 – The Ukrainian Cultural Center was opened.
November 25, 2005 – Visit of the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, S.M. Nikolayenko, to the university.
January 2006 – The first issue of the newspaper University Panorama was published.
2007-2017
November 12, 2007 – The first organizational congress of KSU graduates was held.
November 13, 2007 – A commemorative sign was unveiled in honor of professors and leading lecturers of the 20th century.
November 14, 2007 – The Museum of Scientific Collections was opened.
November 14, 2007 – An exhibition hall was opened.
April 9, 2008 – A specialized academic council K 67.051.02 was established for the specialty 13.00.02 – Theory and Methods of Teaching (Mathematics).
April 10, 2008 – A specialized academic council K 67.051.01 was opened for the specialties 03.00.04 – Biochemistry and 03.00.13 – Human and Animal Physiology.
July 14, 2008 – A specialized academic council D 67.051.03 was opened for the defense of doctoral dissertations in the specialties:
13.00.02 – Theory and Methods of Teaching (Ukrainian Language),
13.00.02 – Theory and Methods of Teaching (Russian Language).
2008 – The Pre-University Training Center was transformed into the Center for Specialized Training and Test Technologies.
October 19, 2009 – The Friedrich Fröbel Educational Center was opened.
October 20, 2009 – A specialized academic council K 67.051.05 was opened for the defense of Ph.D. dissertations in the specialty 10.02.04 – Germanic Languages.
2010 – A license was obtained for training foreign students.
2010 – A specialized academic council K 67.051.02 was established for the specialty 13.00.04 – Theory and Methods of Vocational Education.
May 22, 2010 – The European Union Information Center was opened.
December 2010 – The Center for Training Foreign Citizens was opened.
March 21, 2011 – The Israeli Cultural Center was opened.
September 1, 2011 – The Press Center of KSU was established.
September 2011 – The Faculty of Economics and Law was divided into two separate faculties:
The Faculty of Law,
The Faculty of Economics and Management.
September 2011 – The Faculty of Engineering and Technology was renamed the Faculty of Technologies and Service Sector.
September 26, 2011 – The Museum and Archive Center of KSU was established.
November 1, 2011 – The Department of Tourism was created.
November 3, 2011 – The Institute of Natural Sciences was reorganized into two faculties:
The Faculty of Biology, Geography, and Ecology,
The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Human Health, and Tourism.
November 3, 2011 – The Institute of Foreign Philology was reorganized into two faculties:
The Faculty of Foreign Philology,
The Faculty of Translation Studies.
November 3, 2011 – The Institute of Psychology, History, and Sociology was renamed the Faculty of Psychology, History, and Sociology.
November 3, 2011 – The Institute of Philology and Journalism was renamed the Faculty of Philology and Journalism.
November 3, 2011 – The Faculty of Pre-University Training was re-established.
November 16, 2011 – The Young Lecturer School started its activities.
October 2012 – The Zoological Museum of KSU was renovated.
November 26, 2012 – The Psychological Service was established.
March 26, 2013 – The Legal Clinic resumed its activities.
May 1, 2013 – A specialized academic council K 67.051.05 was opened for the defense of Ph.D. dissertations in the specialty 10.02.16 – Translation Studies.
September 2013 – The Faculty of Pre-University Training was renamed the Center for Pre-University Training.
November 14, 2013 – The Bulgarian Cultural Center named after Saints Cyril and Methodius was opened.
2013 – Agreements on double degree programs were signed between KSU and the University of Economics (Bydgoszcz, Poland).
December 2013 – The first issue of the renewed University Panorama newspaper was published.
February 13, 2014 – An additional agreement No. 2 was signed on the implementation of a double degree program between KSU and Pomeranian Academy (Słupsk, Poland).
2014 – The institutional repository eKhSUIR of KSU was created.
April 3, 2014 – A commemorative plaque was unveiled in honor of O. Honchar.
April 28, 2014 – The Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, S.M. Kvit, visited KSU.
August 7, 2014 – A master’s program in "Educational Institution Management" was opened.
August 29, 2014 – The Research and Practical Center for the Correction, Rehabilitation, and Development of Children and Youth was established at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Human Health, and Tourism.
September 5, 2014 – The Psychological Service was reorganized into the Social-Psychological Service.
October 28, 2014 – The KSU Natural Science Educational and Research Station was established at the "Burevisnyk" Recreation Center.
October 17, 2014 – A new gym was opened.
2015 – By decision of the Academic Council, the university library was granted the status of a Scientific Library.
February 16, 2015 – A memorial plaque was unveiled in honor of R. Storcheus.
2015 – The university extended its license for training foreign students.
July 1, 2016 – The Univer café-pizzeria was opened.
September 2016 – The Center for Pre-University Training was reorganized into the Center for Pre-University Training and Work with Foreign Students.
2017-2020
February 1, 2017 – The Faculty of Translation Studies and the Faculty of Foreign Philology were merged into the Faculty of Foreign Philology.
February 8, 2017 – The first double diplomas were awarded to 9 graduates of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports.
March 2017 – The Department of Infrastructure Development and Technology Transfer was reorganized into the Information and Computing Center.
March 10, 2017 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issued Resolution No. 133 dated March 10,2017 "On the Establishment of Military Training Units at Higher Educational Institutions and Amendments to the Appendix to the Procedure for Conducting Military Training of Ukrainian Citizens under the Reserve Officer Training Program," which initiated the establishment of a military department at KSU.
May 12, 2017 – A Jubilee Academy dedicated to the 100th anniversary of KSU was held at the Pedagogical Museum of Ukraine (Kyiv City Teacher’s House).
June 2017 – The electronic journal Tourism and Local History was founded.
October 11, 2017 – A new sports field for game sports was opened.
October 24, 2017 – A commemorative coin "100 Years of Kherson State University" was issued by the National Bank of Ukraine (made of nickel silver, nominal value of 2 hryvnias, circulation of 30,000).
November 14, 2017 – A Time Capsule was placed.
November 22, 2017 – First Lady of Ukraine, Maryna Poroshenko, visited KSU.
December 22, 2017 – Two robotics laboratories were opened at the Faculty of Physics, Mathematics, and Informatics and the Faculty of Preschool and Primary Education.
January 15, 2018 – The Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, and Educational Management was named after Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Ye. Petukhov.
February 15, 2018 – Elections for the Rector of KSU were held. Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Oleksandr Spivakovskiy, was elected as Rector.
March 27, 2018 – Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Ihor Zhdanov, visited the university.
March 27, 2018 – A roundtable discussion "Discussion on the Draft Concept for the Development of Teacher Education" was held with the participation of the General Director of the Directorate of Higher and Adult Education, Oleh Sharov.
April 25, 2018 – The All-Ukrainian Educational Forum "New Ukrainian School – Dialogue with V.O. Sukhomlynsky" was held.
April 25, 2018 – The Department of Physical Therapy and Human Health was reorganized into the Department of Medicine and Physical Therapy.
May 15, 2018 – Kherson State University received a license to train specialists at the second (master’s) level of higher education in specialty 222 Medicine, with a licensed training capacity of 150 students (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 666-l dated May 15, 2018 "On Licensing Educational Activities").
June 8, 2018 – Oleksandr Spivakovskiy, Doctor of Pedagogy, Professor, was officially appointed as Rector of KSU (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 246-k dated June 08, 2018).
June 27, 2018 – The Faculty of Philology and Journalism was renamed the Faculty of Ukrainian Philology and Journalism.
June 27, 2018 – The Faculty of Preschool and Primary Education was renamed the Pedagogical Faculty.
June 27, 2018 – The Faculty of Law was renamed the Faculty of History and Law.
June 27, 2018 – The Faculty of Physics, Mathematics, and Informatics was renamed the Faculty of Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics.
June 27, 2018 – The Faculty of Psychology, History, and Sociology was renamed the Faculty of Social and Psychological Sciences.
June 27, 2018 – The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Human Health, and Tourism was renamed the Faculty of Medicine.
July 17, 2018 – The Chemistry and Educational Technologies Laboratory and the Physics and Educational Technologies Laboratory were opened.
August 31, 2018 – The development strategy of KSU for 2018–2023 was approved.
September 1, 2018 – A dining hall was opened in Academic Building No. 5.
September 28, 2018 – The Faculty of Technologies and Service Sector ceased operations.
September 28, 2018 – The General University Department of Language Education ceased operations.
October 6, 2018 – The School of Young Physicists, Mathematicians, and Computer Scientists began its activities.
November 10, 2018 – The "School of Young Psychologists" was launched.
November 29, 2018 – The university's sports halls were reopened after reconstruction.
November 29, 2018 – The Third Generation University was established.
December 12, 2018 – The first regional robotics festival and the "Robotrafik" tournament were held.
December 27, 2018 – Berislav Pedagogical College named after V. Benkovskyi and Henichesk Medical School were joined to KSU (by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1091-r dated December 27, 2018).
January 8, 2019 – The "Chess Academy" was opened at KSU.
February 18-20, 2019 – Presentation of the government bill "On Professional Pre-Higher Education" with the participation of the People's Deputy of Ukraine Taras Kremin and the General Director of the Directorate of Higher and Adult Education Oleg Sharov.
February 18-20, 2019 – The All-Ukrainian interactive scientific-practical conference "Modern Problems of Preschool and Primary Education in the System of Social Transformational Processes" was held.
February 20, 2019 – The grand opening of the commemorative sign "Froebel Pyramid" as a symbol of unity and diversity of the world.
March 25, 2019 – Opening of a coworking center and a conference hall at the Scientific Library.
April 19, 2019 – Opening of the Primary Healthcare Medical Center.
June 4, 2019 – Official opening of the Inclusive Resource Center and Rehabilitation for Children with Special Educational Needs at the Pedagogical Faculty.
June 26, 2019 – The first certificates were awarded to students of the "Third Generation University."
July 1, 2019 – Opening of the 10th International School of Social Studies.
July 9, 2019 – Opening of a modern coworking center at the Pedagogical Faculty.
July 16, 2019 – Technical launch of the modern swimming pool.
September 2, 2019 – Official opening of the swimming pool.
September 24, 2019 – Opening of the Family Medicine Office at the Medical Faculty.
September 25, 2019 – Opening of the Cryptoeconomics Laboratory at the Faculty of Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics.
November 1, 2019 – The Department of International Initiatives and Project Management was established.
November 1, 2019 – The Linguistic Educational and Scientific Center was established.
November 13, 2019 – Self-Governance Day at KSU.
November 14, 2019 – Opening of the Lithuanian History Research Center at the Department of Philosophy and Socio-Humanitarian Sciences.
November 14, 2019 – Opening of the Plant Systematics Laboratory.
November 20, 2019 – The first swimming lesson in the university’s new pool.
December 2, 2019 – Opening of the School of Sports Swimming.
December 19, 2019 – University swimming championship.
January 31, 2020 – A decision was made to establish the Raphael Lemkin Center for Genocide Studies at the Faculty of History and Law.
February 1, 2020 – The Sports Swimming School Championship was held with the support of the KSU rector.
February 11, 2020 – Visit to KSU by Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Yehor Stadnyi.
May 4, 2020 – The Ukrainian-Polish Studies Center at KSU was opened.
May 4, 2020 – The KSU Rectors' Council was created.
July 1, 2020 – The Faculty of Foreign Philology and the Faculty of Ukrainian Philology and Journalism were merged into the Faculty of Ukrainian and Foreign Philology and Journalism.
August 19-21, 2020 – The first Summer Educational Festival was held.
August 22, 2020 – Visit to KSU by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine, Bartosz Cichocki.
October 1, 2020 – The Department of Medicine was established.
November 2, 2020 – The Faculty of Social Psychology was renamed the Faculty of Psychology, History, and Sociology.
November 2, 2020 – The Faculty of History and Law and the Faculty of Economics and Management were merged into the Faculty of Business and Law.
November 2, 2020 – The Department of Medicine and Physical Therapy was renamed the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
November 2, 2020 – The Office of Foreign Language Education was established.
November 19, 2020 – A Memorial Stone symbolizing KSU’s first century was unveiled.
2021-2022
February 5, 2021 – The first souvenir shop with branded products was opened at KSU.
February 15, 2021 – The Center for Postgraduate Education and the Center for Pre-University Training and Work with Foreign Citizens were reorganized into the Office of Pre-University Training, Postgraduate Education, and Work with Foreigners.
February 15, 2021 – The Department of Practical Psychology and the Department of General and Social Psychology were merged into the Department of Psychology.
February 15, 2021 – The Medical Center “KSU Medical” was created based on the Scientific and Practical Center for Correction, Rehabilitation, and Development of Children and Youth.
February 18, 2021 – A hybrid learning auditorium was opened at the Faculty of Ukrainian and Foreign Philology and Journalism
March 29, 2021 – A scientific laboratory for the medical and biological foundations of physical culture and sports was opened at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports.
July 1, 2021 – The Office of Foreign Language Education was incorporated into the Department of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies and renamed the Foreign Language Education Sector of the Department of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies.
July 1, 2021 – The Department of Sectoral Law and the Department of Public and International Law and Law Enforcement were merged into the Department of National, International Law, and Law Enforcement.
July 1, 2021 – The Department of Philosophy and Socio-Humanitarian Sciences was reassigned to the Faculty of Psychology, History, and Sociology.
July 28, 2021 – Visit to KSU by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus to Ukraine, Louisa Telemahou.
August 6, 2021 – Visit to KSU by the President and Founder of the international software development company DataArt, Yevgen Holand.
September 1, 2021 – The Department of English Philology and Applied Linguistics and the Department of English Language and Teaching Methodology were merged into the Department of English Philology and World Literature named after Professor Oleh Mishukov.
September 1, 2021 – The Department of Slavic Philology and World Literature named after Prof. Oleh Mishukov and the Department of Ukrainian Philology and Journalism were merged into the Department of Ukrainian and Slavic Philology and Journalism.
September 7, 2021 – Visit to KSU by the Rector of the Polonia Academy in Częstochowa, Andrzej Krynski.
September 28 – October 1, 2021 – The XVII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Research, and Industrial Applications: Integration, Harmonization, and Knowledge Transfer" (ICTERI 2021) was held.
October 1, 2021 – Visit to KSU by a delegation from the Republic of Kazakhstan.
December 15, 2021 – The Department of Physics and Teaching Methodology was renamed the Department of Physics.
December 15, 2021 – The Department of Informatics, Software Engineering, and Economic Cybernetics was renamed the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering.
December 20, 2021 – Opening of a new modern classroom-laboratory at the Pedagogical Faculty.
December 20, 2021 – Opening of a specialized blended learning auditorium at the Pedagogical Faculty.
December 31, 2021 – The functioning of specialized academic councils K67.051.02 (specialties 13.00.02 – Theory and Methods of Teaching (Mathematics), 13.00.04 – Theory and Methods of Professional Education); D67.051.03 (specialties 13.00.02 – Theory and Methods of Teaching (Russian Language), 13.00.02 – Theory and Methods of Teaching (Ukrainian Language)); and K67.051.05 (specialty 10.02.04 – Germanic Languages) was discontinued.
February 1, 2022 – The Information and Computing Center and the Department of Academic-Information and Communication Infrastructure Support were merged into the Department of Digital Infrastructure.
February 22, 2022 – An elevator for people with limited mobility was opened in Building V of KSU.
February 22, 2022 – Two modern and comfortable library halls were opened in Building V of KSU.
February 24, 2022 – The educational process at Kherson State University was suspended due to the introduction of martial law in Ukraine.
March 1, 2022 – The Department of Philosophy and Socio-Humanitarian Sciences and the Department of Social Work, Social Pedagogy, and Sociology were merged into the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, and Social Work.
April 20, 2022 – The administration of Kherson State University was temporarily relocated to Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (Ivano-Frankivsk). Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Order No. 356 dated April 20, 2022.
June 14, 2022 – The main, administrative, and educational buildings of Kherson State University were seized by the occupation authorities.
June 28, 2022 – As part of the British-Ukrainian Twinning Conference, a cooperation agreement was signed with the University of Kent (UK).
July 27, 2022 – The "Athena" sculpture was destroyed.
August 12, 2022 – The KSU Office in Ivano-Frankivsk was visited by the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine for European Integration, Oleksii Shkuratov.
August 18, 2022 – KSU participated in the International August Pedagogical Scientific and Practical Conference "Education and Educators – Unbreakable in War," organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
August 30, 2022 – The traditional online August conference of educators in Kherson region, "Education and Educators of Kherson Region – Unbreakable in War," was held. KSU was one of the co-organizers of the event.
September 5, 2022 – Representatives of KSU participated in the opening of the "I Am Kherson" hub in Ivano-Frankivsk.
September 14, 2022 – The KSU Scientific Society of Students, Postgraduates, Doctoral Students, and Young Scientists joined the Partnership Memorandum signed by the Council of Young Scientists at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
September 17, 2022 – An online meeting took place between representatives of Kherson State University and the University of Kent (UK) as part of international cooperation under the "Twinning for Hope" initiative.
September 27, 2022 – The Academic Council approved the official mascot of KSU – Vasyl the Cat.
September 29 – October 2, 2022 – Scientists from the Department of Botany of KSU participated in the international DarkDivNet workshop in Estonia (Tartu).
October 6, 2022 – Lecturers and students of the "Tourism" and "Hotel and Restaurant Business" specialties at KSU participated in the III International Scientific and Practical Conference "Modern Trends in the Development of the Hospitality Industry."
October 14, 2022 – The KSU choreographic ensemble won the Grand Prix at the All-Ukrainian Multi-Genre Arts Competition "Kalynovi Ostrovy."
October 19, 2022 – The People's Art Ensemble "Suziria" of KSU became the first-prize winner of the IX International Art Competition "Panorama-Art."
October 26, 2022 – KSU received 100 laptops from the University of Kent.
November 7, 2022 – Representatives of KSU participated in a round table dedicated to the work of the outstanding educator Myroslav Stelmakhovych, held at Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University.
November 10, 2022 – Representatives of KSU took part in the International Conference "The Spiritual Code of Ukrainian Identity in the Dimension of Intercultural Communication" (dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Hryhorii Skovoroda's birth).
November 11, 2022 – Day of the Liberation of Kherson from Russian Occupation.
November 11, 2022 – The Ukrainian flag was raised on the territory of KSU.
December 1, 2022 – The International Scientific and Practical Conference "Priority Areas of Philological, Linguodidactic, and Socio-Communicative Research" took place.
December 2, 2022 – Sumy State University donated computer equipment to KSU, including 20 computers.
December 11, 2022 – KSU began operating in a dual-office format: in Kherson and Ivano-Frankivsk.
December 26, 2022 – The journal Scientific Bulletin of KSU. Series: Legal Sciences was included in the list of scientific professional publications of category B
2023
January 5, 2023 – Meeting of the KSU team with the Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Yaroslav Yanushevych.
January 7, 2023 – The unique herbarium of KSU was evacuated to Ivano-Frankivsk.
January 10, 2023 – The scientific journal of KSU “Insight: Psychological Dimensions of Society“ was included in the Scopus scientometric database.
January 13, 2023 – KSU representatives participated in the Interuniversity Ethnographic Seminar “Christmas in the Carpathians“.
January 20, 2023 – The management team of KSU took part in a webinar within the framework of the project supporting displaced universities: “Strategic Development of the University and Pragmatization of Education in the Context of War: Consulting Experience with Displaced HEIs in 2022“.
February 2–3, 2023 – KSU scholars participated in the roundtable “Strategy for the Development of Geographic Education in Ukraine“ at the Faculty of Geography, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
February 10, 2023 – The Educational Invincibility Point was opened at KSU.
February 15, 2023 – Meeting of First Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council Yurii Sobolevskyi, KSU Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy, and Rector of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University Igor Tsependa with the KSU staff.
February 18, 2023 – Graduation ceremony: diplomas awarded to 337 master's degree graduates.
February 21, 2023 – KSU joined the national project “Yedyni“ (“United”), aimed at promoting the Ukrainian language.
February 21, 2023 – KSU representatives participated in a meeting with international partners within the Twinning program.
February 21–23, 2023 – Vice-Rector Alla Tsapiv took part in a workshop on the internationalization of higher education: THEA Ukraine X / Cohort II – Multiplication Trainings for Higher Education Administrators in Ukraine.
March 1, 2023 – Roundtable “Invasion of Ukraine: One Year On”, dedicated to the anniversary of the russian federation’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, held in collaboration with the University of Kent.
March 3–6, 2023 – Evacuation of the archive from Kherson to Ivano-Frankivsk
March 4, 2023 – a Stakeholders’ Council was held at the Faculty of Education..
March 8, 2023 –KSU and the University of Kent held an event dedicated to their joint participation in the Twinning project.
March 8, 2023 – KSU lecturers met with journalists from the world-renowned publication The Guardian in Kherson
March 12–18, 2023 – Vice-Rector Daria Malchykova represented KSU at the Summer School Week hosted by Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
March 13–17, 2023 – KSU Week at Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
March 14, 2023 – Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy took part in the international conference “Humanities in Ukraine: Recent Trends and Challenges” (Switzerland).
March 17, 2023 – Presentation of the publication “The Black Swan in the History of Kherson State University, or Chronicles of a Relocated University” in Ivano-Frankivsk.
March 20–25, 2023 – Dean of the Faculty of Ukrainian and Foreign Philology and Journalism Iryna Hoshtanar and student Melaniia Fedoruk participated in the one-week Winter School “International Polish Studies”
March 23, 2023 – KSU student Viktoriia Serhiychuk met with Prince William of Wales in Poland .
March 28, 2023 – A choreographic duet of students, Sofiia Chyzhevska and Anastasiia Mykhailovska, won the Grand Prix at the All-Ukrainian Festival “Live Kherson! Live!”
March 29, 2023 – Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy and Vice-Rector Alla Tsapiv participated in an official reception within the British-Ukrainian Twinning Initiative at the Palace of Westminster, London.
March 30, 2023 – The "Black Swan" Chronicles were presented at the London office of DataArt.
April 12, 2023 – Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy spoke at the International Youth Conference “Rebuilding the Country After Victory: Youth Set the Development Vector.”
April 15, 2023 – KSU representatives won at the International Contest-Festival “Spivohrai.”
April 20, 2023 – The Strategy for the Development of KSU for 2023–2027 was approved.
April 20–21, 2023 – All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference (with international participation) “Froebel Pedagogy in Modern Education: Requirements, Trends, Perspectives.”
April 25, 2023 – KSU Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy received the medal “For Merit to the University” from the Rector of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ihor Tsependa.
April 26, 2023 – The Mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ruslan Martsinkiv, visited the KSU office.
April 29, 2023 – Faculty of Culture and Arts representatives participated in the 1st International Scientific and Practical Conference “Art Without Borders: Creative Dialogues.”
May 3, 2023 - students of the 4th year of the medical faculty of specialty 227 "Physical therapy, ergotherapy" for the first time passed the Unified State Qualification Exam (USQE)
May 6–7, 2023 – At the XXIV International Choreographic Festival “Ave Bohemia” in Prague, KSU students won two first prizes.
May 17, 2023 – The STEM-space “Professional Trial” was launched at KSU.
May 18, 2023 – A memorandum of cooperation and partnership was signed between KSU and the public organization ”Ukrainian Researchers Society”
May 18, 2023 – KSU representatives joined the 4th International Scientific Conference “My Embroidered Ukraine: Ethnocultural and Educational Potential of Ukrainian Embroidery,” dedicated to World Vyshyvanka Day.
May 18, 2023 – Presentation of the literary almanac “Kherson Region. Art Resistance.”
May 21–27, 2023 – Head of the Department Svitlana Klymovych participated in the international summer school “Difficult Neighborhood: Poles and Ukrainians in the 20th Century” at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
May 22–26, 2023 – Vice-Rector Alla Tsapiv and Professor Yevheniia Spivakovska underwent international training at the University of Klagenfurt (Republic of Austria)
May 24, 2023 – Presentation of the monograph by Rector, Professor Oleksandr Spivakovskiy “IT Asset Management in the Context of Synchronization with Other Key University Assets.”
May 25–26, 2023 – All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Theoretical and Practical Aspects in Physical Therapy and Ergotherapy” held at the KSU office in Ivano-Frankivsk.
May 27–28, 2023 – Vice-Rector Dariia Malchykova and Faculty Dean Ihor Pylypenko took part in the International Forum “Ukraine After Victory: Ways of Spatial Development.”
June 1–2, 2023 – 2nd All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference of Young Scientists and Postgraduates “Linguistic Horizons of the 21st Century.”
June 2, 2023 – Vladyslav Yatskovskyi, a student of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, won a gold medal at the International Junior Freestyle Wrestling Tournament “Dumitru Pirvulescu & Vasile Iorga.”
June 8–9, 2023 – International Scientific and Practical Conference “Ukrainian Geography Amid the Challenges of War.”
June 9, 2023 – Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy and Vice-Rector Alla Tsapiv took part in the anniversary event of the Twinning project – the international conference “Internationalization – The Path to Resilience and Recovery: Twinning Anniversary.”
June 12–16, 2023 – Vice-Rector Alla Tsapiv and Head of Department Svitlana Klymovych participated in the international Summer Institute “Testimonies of War in Ukraine: Vectors of Reflection and Practices of Documentation” (Kraków, Poland).
June 15, 2023 – 6th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Innovations in Primary Education: Problems, Prospects, and Responses to Contemporary Challenges.”
June 23, 2023 – The rector elections at Kherson State University took place.
June 29, 2023 – Kherson State University officially legalized the use of artificial intelligence.
June 30, 2023 – The Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Oksen Lisovyi, signed the order appointing Professor Oleksandr Spivakovskiy as Rector of Kherson State University for a five-year term, from June 30, 2023, to June 29, 2028, as elected through a competitive selection, under the terms outlined in the contract.
July 4–5, 2023 – KSU delegation visited Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa (Poland).
July 5, 2023 – Signing of a Memorandum of Special Support and Cooperation between KSU and Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa (Poland).
July 6–7, 2023 – KSU delegation visited the Pomeranian University in Słupsk (Poland).
July 7, 2023 – Signing of a Memorandum of Special Support and Cooperation between KSU and the Pomeranian University for the duration of martial law in Ukraine.
July 6–7, 2023 – Vice-Rector Dariia Malchykova participated in the International Symposium “Support and Teaching in Universities During Conflict: Towards Resilience and Resistance in Higher Education” at the Centre for International Education, University of Sussex (United Kingdom).
July 21, 2023 – Visit of Vice-President of the National Academy of Educational Sciences (NAES) of Ukraine, Oleg Topuzov, and Academician Secretary of the Higher Education Department of NAES, Petro Saukh, to the KSU office in Ivano-Frankivsk.
July 21, 2023 – Rector of KSU, Oleksandr Spivakovskiy, was awarded the NAES of Ukraine medal “Ushynskyi K.D.”
July 25, 2023 – Graduation of 729 bachelor’s students; 38 graduates received honors diplomas.
August 1, 2023 – KSU became a participant in the Erasmus+ KA220-HED project – Cooperation partnerships in higher education – "Academies4Ukraine – Strengthen Higher Education resilience in Ukraine and European Union"
August 2, 2023 – KSU joined the Erasmus+ project within Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education (ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE),
August 3, 2023 – The team of the Department of Psychology at KSU joined the Erasmus+ CBHE project “BURN”
August 25, 2023 – The university's labor collective conference approved the updated version of the KSU Statute
August 26, 2023 – The KSU Communication Strategy was approved
September 4–8, 2023 – KSU lecturer Polina Daineko participated in the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) symposium in Coffs Harbour, eastern coast of Australia
September 6, 2023 – Marketing experts and business representatives from the Republic of Estonia visited the KSU office in Ivano-Frankivsk
September 6–10, 2023 – KSU biodiversity research expedition of cultural heritage sites)
September 9, 2023 – KSU representatives participated in an online meeting with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
September 12, 2023 – The KSU24 app was presented at Viadrina University (Frankfurt (Oder), Germany)
September 13–19, 2023 – Visit of KSU Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy to the USA; visit to East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
September 13, 2023 – Meeting between KSU Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy and founders/staff of international IT company DataArt in New York
September 13, 2023 – KSU Rector Oleksandr Spivakovskiy and DataArt President and CEO Eugene Goland signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between DataArt and KSU
September 13, 2023 – KSU participated in a roundtable organized by the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (NAQA) on “Quality in Higher Education: Substantive and Formal Assessment Parameters”
September 17, 2023 – Acting Vice-Rector of KSU, Oleksandr Lemeshchuk, participated in IT FORUM 2023
September 18–22, 2023 – 18th International Conference "Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Research and Industrial Applications" (ICTERI 2023)
September 22, 2023 – KSU lecturers participated in the XIII International and XXX All-Ukrainian Pedagogical Readings “Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi in Dialogue with Modernity. Facets of a Teacher’s Personality in Today’s Dimensions”
September 27, 2023 – Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of KSU, Ivan Hlukhov, participated in the National Conference of Special Olympics Ukraine (Kyiv)
September 27, 2023 – Speaking Club meeting held for academic and administrative staff of KSU, led by Dr. Anthony Manning from the University of Kent (UK)
September 25–28, 2023 – Associate Professor Tetiana Kornisheva participated in the International Conference “Education Through Art for Peace” (Ustka, Poland)
September 30, 2023 – Associate Professor Vasyl Zahorodniuk presented his book “Love Has Triumphed” (Saerbeck, Germany)
September 25 – October 1, 2023 – KSU representatives took part in the 18th Eurasian Grassland Conference (EGC) in Hungary
October 3, 2023 – Visit of Halyna Kovalova, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Science of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, to the KSU office
October 5, 2023 – The KSU team won 1st place in the project competition “Youth Forum of Social Initiatives named after Andrii Boiko”
October 6, 2023 – All-Ukrainian Scientific Conference of Higher Education Students and Young Scientists “Psychological and Pedagogical Readings in the Name of Professor Yevhen Petukhov (on the 105th Anniversary of the Department’s Establishment)”
October 9–13, 2023 – Students and lecturers of Medical Faculty of KSU participated in the international project “HAW. International Modul B 2022–2025, Project 57602998” offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), dedicated to health tourism, at Deggendorf Institute of Technology / European Campus Rottal-Inn (Germany, Bavaria)
October 11, 2023 – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Oleksandr Khodosovtsev, received a grant from the American Councils for International Education under the Visiting Fellowship Awards/Ukrainian Displaced Scholars (VFA/UDS) Program
October 18, 2023 – A modern smart space of educational and cultural Hub was opened at the KSU office in Ivano-Frankivsk as part of the USAID “Democratic Governance in Eastern Ukraine” (DG East) project
October 19, 2023 – Visit of the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Bohdan Drapiatyi, to the KSU office in Kherson.
October 20–26, 2023 – KSU expedition to study the autumn flora of old cemeteries in the Right-Bank Grass Steppe.
October 25–27, 2023 – First Vice-Rector Serhii Omelchuk and Vice-Rector Alla Tsapiv participated in the seminar "University Governance Practices in Times of Crisis" for Ukrainian partner universities within the PACT4Ukraine project at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) (Erlangen).
November 1, 2023 – Head of the Department of History, Archaeology and Teaching Methods, Nataliia Kuzovova, published a monograph titled "The Holodomor of 1932–1933 in Kherson Region."
November 2, 2023 – The Faculty of Business and Law hosted the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Strategic Priorities for the Development of Economy, Management, Services, and Law in the Context of Integration Processes."
November 13, 2023 – First introductory meeting between KSU leadership and representatives of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ).
November 14, 2023 – Celebration of the 106th anniversary of KSU at two of its offices.
November 16, 2023 – National Scientific and Practical Conference "Philosophical and Ideological Dimensions of Modernity: Interdisciplinary Disputes."
November 16, 2023 – National Scientific and Practical Conference (with international participation) "Forms of Distance Learning in the Training of Natural Sciences Students" at the Faculty of Biology, Geography and Ecology.
November 17, 2023 – KSU team participated in the “What? Where? When?” brain-ring quiz and won 3rd place among 13 teams.
November 17, 2023 – As part of the USAID Democratic Governance East Activity (DG East) project, 20 laptops were received for students and a sound system was provided for the conference hall.
November 17–19, 2023 – KSU students won 9 First-Degree Diplomas and 2 Grand Prix awards at the VI International Two-Round Festival-Competition “Spivohrai” hosted by Volodymyr Vynnychenko Central Ukrainian State University.
November 24, 2023 – Lecturers from the Faculty of Culture and Arts participated in the IV International Scientific and Practical Conference (online) "The Phenomenon of Post-Globalism Culture – in the Context of Military Conflicts."
November 24, 2023 – KSU delegation took part in the kick-off meeting of the “Academies4Ukraine” project under the Erasmus+ program (KA220-HED – Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education) in Offida (Italy), at the office of the project coordinator – i-Strategies.
November 25, 2023 – Vice-Rector Alla Tsapiv took part in an event in Poznań, Poland, at Adam Mickiewicz University, discussing internationalization of Ukrainian education.
November 27 – December 1, 2023 – Professor Dariia Malchykova was a speaker and key expert of the workshop “Ukraine Panorama: Interaction with Water” organized by the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), dedicated to the rebuilding of Ukraine.
November 28, 2023 – KSU approved its Internationalization Strategy.
November 28, 2023 – III International Scientific and Practical Conference “Linguistic Horizons of the 21st Century.”
November 29, 2023 – KSU approved its Digitalization Strategy.
November 29, 2023 – Publication of the educational workbook “Ukrainian Language: Test Tasks for NMT/ZNO Preparation”, authored by lecturers of the Department of Ukrainian and Slavic Philology and Journalism.
December 4, 2023 – Irina Pleshynets, a student of the Faculty of Culture and Arts, became a laureate of the VIII International Vocal and Choral Competition “Vokal-Art” in the “Academic Vocal” category.
December 13–17, 2023 – KSU delegation visited Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Poland) as part of the joint Erasmus+ SMART PL project.
December 19, 2023 – First founding meeting of the updated KSU Supervisory Board, whose composition was approved by the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Oksen Lisovyi, on December 11, 2023.
December 27, 2023 – KSU's Ivano-Frankivsk office received a diesel generator from USAID partners under the “Democratic Governance in Eastern Europe (DG East)” project.