On February 20, 2024, students of groups OS-21 and TS-21, as part of the study of the discipline "Landscape Science" (teacher - Candidate of Geological Sciences, Associate Professor A. Kornus), took part in the natural history conference "Natural Pearl of the Left-Bank Polissia" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Desniansko-Starohutskyi National Park.

October 24, 2023 Associate Professor of the department, Dr. of Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor Iryna Ablieieva, at the invitation of her colleague Alex Enrich Prast from the Linköping University, Sweden, participated in a webinar lecture for students of higher education studying at this university under various programs, including exchange programs for foreign students. The seminar was part of the course "Sustainable Development in the Global Perspective", which focuses on major global impacts and the Agenda 2030.

On February 28, 2023, a meeting of bachelor's level education major 101 "Ecology" was held with Deputy Head of the Department of State Environmental Supervision (Control) of Water Resources - Senior State Environmental Protection Inspector of the State Environmental Inspection in Sumy Oblast Vitalii Lytvyn. The guest lecture-discussion was devoted to the topic "Impact of military operations on the natural environment".

Maria Izmalkova, a bachelor's degree student (gr. OS-01, 101 Ecology), began her studies at the University of Liverpool, Great Britain, under the international academic mobility program, which is implemented as part of the "Twinning Initiative" program. Studies will continue during the spring semester (from February to June 2023).

On February 16, at the invitation of Assoc. Prof. Iryna Ablieieva hosted an open online lecture by the foreign lecturer Assoc. Prof. Karin Tonderski (University of Linköping, Sweden) on the topic " Role of wetlands in the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients from farmlands", devoted to the International Day of Wetlands. The key audience was the first- and second-year students of study programs 101 "Ecology and environmental protection" and 183 "Environmental protection technologies". The chosen topic of the lecture ensured its interdisciplinary nature in terms of educational components "General ecology (and neoecology)" (wetland ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles), "Hydrology and hydrobiology" (hydrological and hydrobiological regimes of water bodies) and "Landscape science" (water landscapes – wetlands).

"Hello! I am Anastasia Eremenko, a 3rd-year student of the "Ecology" specialty. And today I want to tell you a little about my experience participating in the Erasmus+ academic mobility program. My mobility took place at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin.

The virtual mobility program "Sustainable Biotechnology and Environmental Protection" was aimed at improving the quality of education, meaningful exchange between teachers and students of universities of different linguistic cultures in geographically remote regions.

On November 14, 2022, a lecture from the discipline "Environmental Impact Assessment" was held for students of specialties 101 "Ecology" and 183 "Technologies of Environmental Protection". The lecture was conducted by Inna SHKROBOT, Head of the Department of Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, and Economies of Nature Use of the Department of Environmental Protection and Energy of the Sumy Region State Administration. The subject of the lecture, according to the syllabus of the discipline, was "Assessment of the impact on atmospheric air".

On December 22-23, the Department of Ecology and Environmental Technologies defended the master's theses in 101 "Ecology" and 183 "Environmental Technologies" with the participation of the Chairman of the Examination Commission, Deputy Head of the Regional Office of Water Resources in Sumy Region Olena Vakarchuk.