On 3 January 2025, the Department of Germanic Philology held a meeting with teachers of Lyceum №33 to discuss opportunities for cooperation in improving preparation of students for higher education. The event was attended by Antonina Prokopenko and Anna Zinchenko, who are responsible for career guidance. The lyceum was represented by teachers of English and German.

Dear students, colleagues, partners, employers and friends of the Department of Germanic Philology at Sumy State University! We sincerely congratulate you on the New Year! May the New Year 2025 bring peace, love, prosperity and harmony! Let joy, comfort and warmth reign in your homes! Good health, strength and inspiration for new achievements! True friends, kindness and support!

In December 2024, the Department of Germanic Philology hosted defense of Master's theses in Philology . Each student presented their work, highlighting the key aspects of research, achieved results and practical significance of the project. The presentation was followed by a question and answer session where the board members discussed details of the presented research. It is important to note that all students demonstrated a high level of preparation and confidently answered questions, which indicates a deep understanding of the topic and the work done. The works meet all requirements for Master's projects.

From 29 November to 5 December 2024, the Department of Germanic Philology held the defense of course projects of bachelors majoring in 035 “Philology”: the specialization “Germanic Languages and Literatures (Including Translation, First - English)” of full-time education. The board was presented with diverse and interesting works.

On 28 November 2024, at a meeting of the Youth Scientific Creative Association "Travel Office" led by Olena Nazarenko, Yulia Movenko (Philology student) shared her experience with students majoring in Philology and Secondary Education as well as teachers. Yulia spoke about the city of Tbilisi, Sakartvelo, emphasizing that this country has become her native. She noted the warmth and friendliness of the locals. The city impressed her with hospitality and active support for Ukraine.

This month, we have again opened the mysterious doors of the English and German-speaking world to everyone who wants to plunge into an exciting journey with us! Classes at the School of European Languages (headed by Olena Nazarenko, a lecturer at the Department of Germanic Philology) are taught by 4th-year students of the Department of Germanic Philology: Vitalii Kravchenko and Diana Duzhnikova.

On 22.11.2024, translation students of the PR-41 group together with Olena Yemelianova had attended an event organized by the European Commission “Virtual Visit to DG Translation”. The students gained valuable practical experience in non-formal education as part of their Practical English Course. They had an opportunity to learn about the work of translators at the European Commission.

On 22 November 2024, the department held the XIV All-Ukrainian Conference “Translation Innovations” online. The proceedings include contributions from representatives of higher education institutions from different cities of Ukraine. Svitlana Baranova delivered the opening speech and congratulated all those present. She reminded the conference was founded by Svitlana Shvachko, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor. Mrs. Svitlana noted the conference is an important step into science and experience that will help future translators in their employment. Maryna Nabok and Iryna Kobiakova also joined the congratulations.

Student Hlafira Koval has joined the translation of "The Most Complete Encyclopaedia of Everything" for the Ranok Publishing House. She shares her impressions: "I received an offer to cooperate. I am holding the first translated book in my hands! It is hard to describe in words all the emotions I feel. Undoubtedly, it is pride, joy, excitement and hope that I will continue to work in this field! I am extremely grateful to Maryna Chernyk and the editors of the Ranok Publishing House for their support and mentoring. I have to admit I spent most of my time researching and working with reference sources, because encyclopaedias have no place for inaccuracies and ambiguities. Nevertheless, translating an encyclopaedia is incredibly interesting! I truly enjoyed this book, got a taste of my childhood, and learnt a lot of interesting facts about everything around us!"

On 16 November 2024, teachers and students of the Department of Germanic Philology joined the faculty career guidance week. There were visitors of the NMT preparatory courses at SumDU. The career guidance event, which was first introduced this year, was held as part of the preparatory courses for schoolchildren at the SumDU shelter. Department representatives had an opportunity to present the Philology specialty.