Student of the specialty C1 «Economics and International Economic Relations» (educational program “Economics”), Dudka Maria Andriivna, in September 2026, was awarded the second time by academic scholarship of the Head of Sumy for state administration.
Maria Dudka is funded by the state budget and has achieved excellent academic results, as evidenced by assessment and examination results. The average grade point average for the last semester is 100.00 / 5.0
Dudka M.A. is a purposeful student who, in addition to successful academic activities, is trying to improve the level of her professional knowledge, as evidenced by the following certificates:
- participant in virtual educational collaborations (aimed at solving environmental problems in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals) of University students of Arkansas (USA) and Sumy State University (The Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Partners); aimed at introducing modern approaches to management (The Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course ” Modern Management Trends “); aimed at assessing the risks of emergency situations and their socio-economic consequences (program of international distance (virtual) academic mobility between Sumy State University and Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds (United) Kingdom));
- participant of virtual academic mobilities (The CERGE-EI Foundation Distance Learning Programs: Financial Markets Course; Econometrics in a Nutshell Course; Ethics and Finance Course; Gender Economics Course; Climate Change Economics Course; Applied Microeconomics: From Correlation to Causation Course);
- participant of international scientific and practical conferences (The 34th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Economics for Ecology”; The 5th International Conference on Machine Learning & Big Data Analytics; The 3 5 th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Economics for Ecology”; The VII International Scientific and Practical Conference « International Economic Relations and Sustainable Development »);
- participant of all-Ukrainian forums (2nd All-Ukrainian Youth Forum-Fair on Sustainable Development (March 13, 2026, Kyiv); All-Ukrainian Forum “DO NOT SLEEP ” (May 30-31, 2026, Sumy));
- winner of the hackathon from JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” (I and I place in the nomination “UZ Assistant Kids ” at the hackathon “First Track 2.0”);
- online courses on the DataCamp educational platform aimed at developing analytical thinking and acquiring data skills (Communicating Data Insights; Introduction to Data; Introduction to Statistics; Introduction to Statistics in Google Sheets; Error and Uncertainty in Google Sheets);
- online courses on the Prometheus platform (” Case study: how to solve complex problems in business and life; Word and Excel: tools and life hacks; Business English).
- Simultaneously, Maria is an active participant in student self-government and head of the student trade union of the National Institute of BEM. She is working to develop the student community and participates in initiatives and projects aimed at fostering youth environments and amplifying students’ roles in public life.
The Head of the Sumy Regional State Administration’s scholarships are awarded annually for outstanding achievements in studies, scientific, artistic, and sports activities, and community service.
We congratulate the scholarship recipient and wish her further success. Good luck!