November 3, 2016 there was organized and held an information event “Doors Open Day of the Departments of theory and methods of practical psychology, developmental psychology and social communications, general and differential psychology”. The event was aimed at improving the quality of information and library providing of the educational process University.

November 2, 2016 as part of the International English study program Access Microscholarship Programm which is coordinated by a lecturer Anna Slobodyanyuk Anna, there was held a meeting with the chief editor of "Odessa Review" Kate Michaels and a scholar of the Fulbright International scholarship program Jack Margolin. 

October 27, 2016 on the basis of the University with the support of the Israeli Cultural Center in Odessa at the Embassy of Israel in Ukraine and Ariel University (Ariel, Israel) there was held the opening of VII International scientific and practical conference "Modern tendencies in the pedagogical  science of Ukraine and Israel: the way to integration".

March 24-26, 2016 Kryvyi Rih National University. The 3d year students of the Department of History and Philosophy, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky Andreev Roman and Daria Yeliseyeva took the second place in the Ukrainian student competition on the history of Ukraine in the field of study "Philosophy" (supervisor- Associate Professor of History of Ukraine, Candidate of Historical Sciences V. Chumak).

The Department of Theory and Methods of physical culture and sports disciplines of the state institution "South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushynsky" provides organizing and conducting training courses for specialists in physical education working as sports coaches; leaders in the field of physical education and sports; fitness coaches; instructors in gyms; specialists in physical education for sports and recreation, work with different sectors of the population; teachers of physical culture school for children referred to the special medical groups; physical education teachers of higher educational institutions of I-II and III-IV levels of accreditation.

April 8, 2016 within the limits of the “Week of Good Deeds” a foot quest started for schools and students dedicated to the celebration of the liberation of Odessa.

A team of students of the Department of History and Philosophy of South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky took part in the foot quest and also the teams of other universities of Odessa, schools and gymnasiums. Such activities help young people get to know the city's history and the events of the Second World War.

April 4, 2016 the University was visited by a delegation of the US Embassy in Ukraine, including: Educational Attaché Katherine Hellok, Representative of the Media, Education and Culture Lilya Shylo, Head of international non-governmental organization «Project Harmony, Inc.» Andrew Haidamashko.