Hosted by the Education and Research Institute “Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy” of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, the 8th International Scientific and Practical Web Forum “Building a Unified Open Information Space for Lifelong Learning” was held online from 24 to 26 March 2026.
The scientific and practical web forum was co-organised by:
Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Educational Library of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine); Department of Education and Science of Kharkiv Regional State Administration (Kharkiv, Ukraine); National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine); Association of Vocational and Life-Long Education Development (Kharkiv, Ukraine); State Scientific Institution “Institute of Education Content Modernization” (Kyiv); Ivan Ziaziun Institute of Pedagogical Education and Adult Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine); The Institute of Vocational Education of National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine); Educational and Methodological Center for Vocational and Technical Education in Donetsk region (Kramatorsk, Ukraine); Scientific and Methodological Center for Vocational and Technical Education in Kharkiv region (Kharkiv, Ukraine); Ukrainian national section of the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy – IGIP (Kharkiv, Ukraine); The non-governmental organisation “School of Adaptive Management of Social and Educational Systems” (Kharkiv, Ukraine); Erasmus+ project “MOOC-based microcredentials for teacher professional development” (CRED4TEACH)», Erasmus+ project “Stepping-up Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Intercultural Competences for High Quality Teaching in Ukraine” (UATalentUP)», Erasmus+ project «Implementation of the European approach of Compliance Management in higher education in Ukraine” (EUComplianceM4UA)». All co-organisers confirmed their agreement in a letter to that effect and sent it one month before the forum began.
This year's foreign partners of the forum were: Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (Portalegre, Portugal); Pomeranian Academy (Slupsk, Poland), Istanbul University (Istanbul, Turkey); Tallinn University of Technology (Tallinn, Estonia); Trakia University (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria); Özyeğin University (Istanbul, Turkey); “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad (Arad, Romania).
A welcoming address on behalf of the Education and Research Institute “Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy” of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University was delivered by its Director, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Denys Kovalenko, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Head of the Department of Scientific, Information and Analytical Support for Education at the V. Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Educational Library of Ukraine, National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, and PhD candidate at the National Aviation University (Kyiv, Ukraine) Maryna Rostoka, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director of the Education and Research Institute “Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy” of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Oleksandr Kupriianov.
The keynote speakers at the event were: Maryna VASYLIEVA, Professor, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Deputy Director of the Education and Research Institute “Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy” at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University; Luis Miguel CARDOSO, PhD, Professor at the Pol;ytechnic Institute of Portalegre and the Center for Comparative Studies of the University of Lisbon, Portalegre, Portugal; Juergen KOEBERLEIN-KERLER, Professor, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, CEO IBK Ingenieurbuero Koeberlein GmbH & Co. KG, Wuerzburg, Germany; Olha HULAI, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Digital Educational Technologies at the Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine; Oleksandr HUMENNYI, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Researcher at the Department of Scientific Information and Analytical Support of Education of the V. Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Educational Library of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine; Nadiia Bilyk, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor at the Department of Pedagogical Skills and Inclusive Education, M.V. Ostrohradskyi Poltava Academy of Continuous Education, Poltava, Ukraine; Volodymyr STRELTSOV, Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute of Management of the Pomeranian University in Slupsk, Slupsk, Poland.
The speakers presented projects on which the Education and Research Institute “Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy” of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University is working in collaboration with partners from Germany, Turkey and Ukraine.
This year, the Forum focused on the following academic areas:
- Adult education in the context of the dynamic development of the information society.
- The psychological foundations for building a unified, open information space for lifelong learning.
- Digital technologies and artificial intelligence in modern education.
- The transdisciplinary paradigm of digital transformation in education and pedagogy: information and analytical support.
- Engineering and pedagogical education.
- University education: current trends.
During the web forum, 25 presentations were delivered online and over 100 in person. Forum participants had an invaluable opportunity to learn about interesting developments in the field of educational information technology by domestic and international researchers, to exchange experiences, and to gain new insights and scientific ideas. Particular attention was once again paid to the topical issue of the application of artificial intelligence technologies in education and science, and the specifics of the safe use of platforms and techniques.
The Forum concluded with a review of the proceedings and the announcement of decisions regarding the prospects and objectives for joint activities among all educational and research institutions of the organisers and co-organisers from Ukraine and other countries. It also involved the formulation of recommendations, proposals and advice on the technological, information and communication, content and methodological, social and communication, and organisational and international aspects of organising and conducting web forums.
The proceedings of the 8th International Scientific and Practical Web Forum are available on the website: https://forumsois.uipa.edu.ua.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all participants for their insightful presentations, interesting ideas and the opportunity to learn from the experiences of international and domestic researchers and practitioners.
We wish the participants of the 8th International Scientific and Practical WEB Forum every success in their future endeavours and look forward to active collaboration.
