On 30 October 2025, the VII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Harmonisation of the Ukrainian Education System with the European Education Area: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects” took place. The event was held within the framework of the European educational network “Eurydice” project – “Eurydice Ukraine: Improving Education Accessibility” (EU-IEA), supported by the European Commission, and hosted by the National Eurydice Unit in Ukraine – the State Scientific Institution “Institute of Educational Analytics” (SSI “IEA”).
The conference was intended to deepen professional dialogue among the educational and scientific community on issues related to the integration of Ukrainian education into the European Education Area.
Among the key topics were the harmonisation of education policy, ensuring access to education, digitalisation, innovative development and international cooperation. Other relevant aspects of the transformation of education in the context of wartime challenges and post-war recovery were also discussed.
The event opened with welcoming remarks from Doctor of Economics, Professor, First Deputy Director for Research of SSI “IEA”, Sergii Londar, who emphasised that this year’s conference is taking place in a symbolic period – when the European educational network “Eurydice” celebrates its 45th anniversary. These are 45 years of tireless efforts aimed at making education in Europe more transparent, comparable and effective, bringing together knowledge, learning technologies and people. In his address, Sergii Londar stressed that the harmonisation of the Ukrainian education system with the European Education Area has not only an integration-related but also a practical significance, as the experience Ukraine is gaining during wartime has become an example of educational resilience and demonstrates the capacity of the national education system to maintain development, innovation and a European trajectory even in extremely difficult circumstances.
The welcoming part was continued by Nataliia Matsiievska, Leading Specialist of the School Education Sector, Department of Educational Statistics and Analytics of SSI “IEA”. In her address delivered in English, she thanked European partners for their continuous support of Ukraine and fruitful cooperation in joint projects, emphasising that the conference is intended not only to summarise accomplishments but also to become another step towards strengthening international partnership, exchanging knowledge and promoting European values in the development of Ukrainian education.
The plenary part of the conference was dedicated to current trends and challenges in the development of Ukraine’s education system, serving as a platform for professional discussion of strategic directions for its modernisation and for strengthening partnerships with European countries. Distinguished speakers included leading scholars and experts from various regions of Ukraine, who addressed a wide range of issues in their presentations, such as human capital development, education financing, psychological and pedagogical aspects of teacher activities, digitalisation and the use of artificial intelligence, professional development of educators, the European integration of Ukraine’s education area and other key areas of education policy.
Significant attention was also paid to the restoration of education in the post-war period, the modernisation of vocational education and the development of human potential as a strategic resource for Ukraine’s recovery.
Plenary presentations of the conference:
- Volodymyr BAKHRUSHYN
Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Member of the National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts, Professor of the Department of Systems Analysis and Computational Mathematics, Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, Zaporizhzhia
“Financing of Higher Education in EU Countries and Ukraine”. - Volodymyr KOVTUNETS
Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
“Educational and Professional Qualifications for Measuring Human Capital”. - Olha LUCHANINOVA
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Leading Research Fellow of the Department of Scientific Information and Analytical Support for Education, V. O. Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of Ukraine, Kyiv
“Psychological and Pedagogical Aspects of Teacher Activity in the Context of Post-War Recovery and Sustainable Development of Ukraine”. - Oksana OVCHARUK
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Comparative Studies of Information and Educational Innovations, Institute of Education Digitalisation, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
“Teachers’ Awareness of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Professional Activity”. - Olena LOKSHYNA
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Comparative Pedagogy, Institute of Pedagogy of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
“European Integration of Ukraine: EU Guidelines in the Field of Education and Learning”. - Kateryna ZHDANOVA
Project Manager, Coordinator of Opportunities in the Fields of Youth and Sports, Communication & Events, Cooperation with the #ErasmusGeneration, National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine, Kyiv
“Public Accountability of Higher Education Institutions as a Component of the European Higher Education Area: Impact of EU Erasmus+ International Technical Assistance Projects”. - Volodymyr BOZHYNSKYI
Researcher, Educational and Research Institute “Academy of Teaching”, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv; PhD Candidate, Department of Educational Studies and Psychological and Pedagogical Sciences, Faculty of Pedagogy, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Kyiv
“State Regulation of the Professional Development of Teachers”. - Volodymyr STAROSTA
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of General Pedagogy and Higher Education Pedagogy, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod
“(Non)Migration Views of Educators and Teachers in Challenging Conditions (Pandemic, Martial Law in Ukraine)”. - Iryna TKACHENKO
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Finance and Accounting, Dnipro State Technical University, Kamianske
“Strategising the Development of Education: A Driving Force for Ukraine’s Recovery”. - Eduard MAMON
Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Content and Innovations in Humanities Education, Ukrainian Humanities Lyceum, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv
“Sustainable Development Goals: Priorities for Ukraine Through the Eyes of Lyceum Students”. - Mykola PIDDIACHYI
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Innovative Technologies in the Education of the Gifted, Institute of Gifted Child, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
“The Essence of Developing Scientific Thinking in Gifted Pupils within the System of Continuous Education During Wartime”. - Olena HRESIUK
Third-year student in Primary Education, Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Professional Education, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia
“Gamification as an Innovative Tool for Developing Media Literacy in Primary School Pupils”.
- Mykhailo HONCHAR
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Pedagogy and Education Management, Kherson Academy of Continuing Education; Education Expert of the All-Ukrainian Association of Local Self-Government Bodies “Association of Ukrainian Cities”, Kyiv / Kherson
“Reforming Vocational Education and Training in Ukraine: Challenges of Decentralised Governance”. - Hanna TERESHCHENKO
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Senior Researcher, Deputy Director for Scientific and Organisational Work, State Scientific Institution “Institute of Educational Analytics”, Kyiv
“Human Capital and the Euro-Integration Dimension of Education: Strategic Guidelines and Innovative Approaches”.
Summarising the work of the conference, Hanna Tereshchenko, Deputy Director for Scientific and Organisational Work of SSI “IEA”, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Senior Researcher, emphasised the importance of presenting Ukrainian experience within European initiatives and thanked the participants for their substantial presentations and active engagement. She also highlighted the continuous support and expert cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, whose specialists, together with international partners, play a key role in advancing the state’s European integration course and harmonising education policy with European standards.
In this context, she underlined that in July 2025, the Ministry of Education and Science approved the Roadmap for Harmonising the System of Educational Statistics Indicators of Ukraine with EU Standards, in the implementation of which specialists of SSI “IEA” take an active part, contributing to aligning the national system of educational statistics with European approaches.
In conclusion, Hanna Tereshchenko thanked all conference participants – both those present in the hall and those who joined online – for their constructive dialogue and support of the shared goal of harmonising Ukrainian education with the European Education Area.
The conference programme can be downloaded here.
