Victories of Kherson State University Students in the 2026 All-Ukrainian Translation Competitions
Congratulations to the students of Kherson State University on their outstanding achievements in the 2026 national translation competitions! 🏆 Anna Abashyna received a Diploma of the 2nd Degree, Sofia Pryt became a laureate in the “Voice of Goethe” nomination at the Translation Competition 2026, and Olena Sobolieva won 2nd place in the “Between the Lines: Think, Translate, and Transform” competition. We sincerely congratulate our winners and their mentor, Associate Professor Olena Khan, on these impressive results, professional excellence, and creative talent!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE TRANSLATION COMPETITIONS – 2026!
1. From September 24 to 30, 2026, Kherson National Technical University hosted the Translation Competition – 2026, dedicated to International Translation Day.
The competition was open to students of higher education institutions (2nd–4th-year Bachelor’s students and 1st–2nd-year Master’s students) as well as secondary school students (Grades 9–11).
The winners of the Translation Competition – 2026 were:
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SECTION:
Diploma of the 2nd Degree – ANNA ABASHYNA (Group 402)
The jury singled out the contestants’ poetic translations in a special nomination, emphasizing that the translator had found a common wavelength with the author, and that her inner tuning fork resonated with the voice of a distant country:
Laureate Diploma in the “Voice of Goethe” nomination – SOFIA PRYT (Group 402)
2. Another All-Ukrainian Student and School Translation Studies Competition, “Between the Lines: Think, Translate, and Transform,” was organized by the Department of Foreign Philology and Translation of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University on September 30, 2026.
OLENA SOLOBIEVA (Group 402) took 2nd place in this competition.
These achievements are the result of the contestants’ thorough professional training provided by our enthusiastic colleagues, true professionals in their field.
Therefore, our congratulations go first and foremost to those who inspired and prepared them.
OLENA KHAN, Associate Professor of the Professor Oleh Mishukov Department of English Philology and World Literature, is a true source and generator of inspiration!!!
Congratulations to our winners! Despite these challenging times, they have managed to find inspiration and demonstrate their professional knowledge, skills, and almost artistic creativity at such a high level of competition!