An online meeting with future entrants and their parents took place at the Sumy branch of KhNUIA. Representatives of the higher education institution told about the branch and the peculiarities of education, acquainted with the prospects of employment after graduation.

New Year and Christmas holidays in Ukraine continue. Traditionally, twelve days after Christmas are called the Feasts, which last until the Epiphany, January 19. On the Eve of the Old New Year (January 13 in the old style) in Ukraine celebrate the Generous Evening.

1st year cadets of the Faculty № 1 within the framework of the Center for Interaction with Secondary Educational Institutions and Career Guidance of the School of Scientific Leadership of KhNUIA held career guidance meetings and legal education trainings in Shandryholovska Secondary School of Donetsk Region, Sosnytska Gymnasium named after O.P. Dovzhenko of Chernihiv region, Shelestov lyceum of Kharkiv region, Nizhyn lyceum of Chernihiv region.

Roman Orlov, a 4th year cadet of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, took part in the preparation of the video film "Adolescent Suicides: Why Children Play in Death Game", which was created under the auspices of the BBC News Ukraine and published on YouTube video hosting.

Due to the ancient tradition, New Year's Eve (in the old style) celebrates on January, 13 in Ukraine, as well as the holiday of Malanka, which precedes the next holiday of the Christmas cycle – St. Vasyl Day. Malanka  comes on a generous evening together with Vasyl-Moon to inform the hosts about the next celebrations and to celebrate, which is popularly called – Malanka's “generous Eve”.

Each nation has its own national sanctuaries and symbols. 30 years ago, on January 15, 1992, the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a Decree on the
National Anthem of Ukraine. The national symbol is the music edition authored by Mykhailo Verbytskyi in the words of Pavlo Chubynskyi "Sche ne vmerla Ukraina".

Students of Lyceum "Pravookhoronets" together with veterans of internal affairs during New Year and Christmas holidays visited Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after M.V. Lysenko, where they watched the opera "Kniaz Ihor" by O.P. Borodin.

Ivan Ohiienko (1882–1972) - political, public and church figure, church historian, teacher, founder and first rector of Kamianets-Podilskyi State Ukrainian University, Minister of Education and Minister of Cults (denominations) in several governments of the Ukrainian People's Republic, Metropolitan of Ukraine autocephalous orthodox church.

Iryna Zhdanova, Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology and Psychology, Faculty № 6, and Andrii Horiaiinov, a postgraduate student of the Department, took part in the V International Scientific and Practical Conference "Innovations and Prospects of World Science", which took place in Vancouver (Canada).

Participant of the School of Scientific Leadership 2nd year cadet of Faculty № 1 Yuliia Shelest along with representatives of the public organization "Union of Search Detachments of Ukraine" took part in archeological excavations in Balakliia district of Kharkiv region.