Representatives of the scientific circle of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of the ERI No. 1 held the first organizational meeting in the 2025/2026 academic year. Associate Professor of the Department Tetiana SHEVCHUK outlined the goal, objectives and main forms of activity of the circle.

A webinar was held on this topic, in which the scientific and pedagogical staff of the Department of Socio-Economic Disciplines of Sumy Branch of KhNUIA Olena LUKIANYKHINA, Liudmyla PARFENTII and Oleksandr NESVIETOV participated.

The event was held with the participation of representatives of the department - the Head, Doctor of Law, Professor Mykhailo SHCHERBAKOVSKYI and Associate Professors of the same department, Candidates of Law, Associate Professors Viktoriia VINTSUK and Olena SOLOVIOVA.

The Department of Civil, Labor and Economic Law held a roundtable discussion of the academic circle dedicated to the Day of Defenders of Ukraine. The participants discussed issues related to service in the National Police and social protection of police officers under martial law.

Professor of the Department of Humanities of Sumy Branch of KhNUIA Nadia DEMYDENKO joined the XXII Scientific and Practical Conference "Sivershchina in the History of Ukraine", organized by the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the National Reserve "Hlukhiv".

The first meeting of the scientific circle of the Department of Humanities "Veritas" of Sumy branch of KhNUIA was held in the 2025/2026 academic year, during which students and teachers discussed how to effectively and, most importantly, honestly conduct scientific research work under martial law.

The first meeting of the student scientific circle of the Department of Legal Support of Entrepreneurial Activity and Financial Security of the ERI No. 5 was held under the leadership of the Professor of the Department, Yulia KYRYCHENKO.

Senior lecturer of the Department of Language Training Valentyna POCHUIEVA held a meeting of the scientific circle for students on the topic "Intercultural communication in the context of contemporary cultural dialogue". The circle members heard a message about the interaction between representatives of different cultures, aimed at achieving mutual understanding and avoiding conflicts in the modern world.

Within the framework of informal (non-formal) education, cadets actively develop scientific activities and present the results of their own research at the international level. Participation in such events contributes to the formation of a modern scientific worldview, the development of research skills and professional competencies of future law enforcement officers.

The first meeting of the circle was held in the new academic year, headed by Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology and Psychology of the ERI No. 5 Yana PONOMARENKO. The event was attended by the Head of the department, Olena YEVDOKIMOVA, the teaching staff of the department, and students of various courses.