Deputy Director of SRI prof. N. Kussul  was awarded the honorary prize of the intergovernmental organization GEO (Group of Earth Observation) for personal contribution to the activities of this organization - GEO Individual Excellence Award 2021. The award ceremony will take place during the next Plenary Week (GEO-17 Plenary) on November 26, 2021. In recent years, scientists of the Institute, led by N.M. Kussul, performed a number of works in international cooperation in the interests of the introduction of satellite technologies in solving the problems of sustainable development and the creation of the international system GEOSS.

On November 10, 2021 the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU) organized the event "Scientific Super Nova 2"  on the occasion of the World Science Day for Peace and Development. Among the speakers of which was the Deputy Director of the Space Research Institute, Head of the Department of Space Information Systems and Technologies, Professor Natalia Kussul. She spoke about the implementation of the NRFU project "Satellite monitoring of fire safety in natural ecosystems." Read more: https://www.nas.gov.ua/UA/Messages/Pages/View.aspx?MessageID=8444

On September 15, 2021 the space activities perspectives of Ukraine were discussed on Live TV channel with the participation of SRI Director O. Fedorov.

Link to video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmHIfsh7rg8

The Scientific Council Meeting of the Institute was held on June 3, which included the official part (presentation of diplomas and thanks) and the discussion  on  the Institute history in last years and its perspectives. Some participants made not very serious Presentations on this issue.