Foreign students successfully combine their studies and extracurricular university life. The number of foreign students attending sports sections rises each year. Thus, international students' football, mini-football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, table tennis, and badminton teams have been organized. The teams participate in sports competitions at the local, regional, and all-Ukrainian levels. 

Foreign students are willing to participate in amateur art activities, volunteer movement, charity events, and many other cultural events.  

Such events as "International Students' Day", "Mister Foreign Student", "Miss Africa Sumy", Days of National Cultures, celebrations of Ukrainian and national holidays of different countries, etc. have become traditional at the university.