On February 16 at Sumy State University the solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the institute rating “Personality and Events of 2016” was held in connection with the celebration of the Day of Education and Research Institute for Business Technologies “UAB”. This year the International Conference “Institutional changes in the Ukrainian and EU banking systems” was the winner in the nomination “Scientific event of the year”, which was successfully held from October 17 to October 19, 2016 as a component of the grant from the Sumy State University and the Technical University of Freiburg (Germany). Doctor of Economics, Professor and Head of the Department of Economic Cybernetics, the Head of Editorial Board of “SocioEconomic Challenges” Journal ‒ Olha Kuzmenko, won the nomination “The Scientist of the Year”. Mykhailo Makarenko, Doctor of Economics, Professor of the Department of International Economics, the member of editorial board of “SocioEconomic Challenges” Journal became the winner in the nomination “The Teacher of the Year”.