One of the oldest departments of the university. It was founded in 1962. Initially, it was called Marxism-Leninism, since 1972 – the history of the CPSU, since 1993 – Ukrainian studies, since 2001 – history, since 2014 – the theory and history of state and law. During 2016-2020, the department existed as a section of history within the Department of Constitutional Law, Theory and History of State and Law. In 2019, the bachelor’s degree specialty 032 “History and Archeology” was opened at the history section and the first set of students took place. In 2020, an independent department of history was restored.
On November 3, 2025, the State Archive of Sumy Region (SASR) celebrated its 100th anniversary. To mark this occasion, a ceremonial event was held on
On November 5, 2025, a regular meeting of the Advisory Council on Cultural Heritage Protection under the Department of Culture, Tourism and Religion of the
The Sumy Historical and Archival Journal has successfully passed the evaluation process and has been included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) —
The Editorial Board of the Sumy State University Department of History’s professional journal, “Sumy Historical and Archival Journal,” invites authors to submit their articles, reviews,
On October 8, 2025, students of Sumy State University majoring in “Secondary Education (History and Civic Education)” and “History and Archeology,” as well as lecturers
In 2023, “History of Ukraine” was officially introduced as a mandatory component of the National Multi-Subject Test (NMT).Traditionally, in October 2025, Sumy State University will
