MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE
V. N. KARAZIN KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Ukraine)
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI (Republic of Finland)
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION of WARSAW UNIVERSITY (Republic of Poland)
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
We invite you to participate on 2-3 October 2025 in the First International Scientific Conference
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(I-TEACH 2025)

CONFERENCE TRACKS:

Innovative Approaches to Teacher Training

1. Preparing teachers for competence-based learning
2. Developing and assessing pedagogical competencies
3. Integrating digital technologies into teacher education
4. AI in education: redefining the teacher’s role
5. Inclusion and universal design in teacher training

Educational Leadership and Management in Times of Change

1. Educational reforms in crisis
2. New leadership models in education
3. Supporting teachers through change
4. Teacher learning communities as drivers of leadership
5. Managing innovation in education

Teaching and Learning in Uncertain Times

1. Building resilience in education
2. Social-emotional learning in teacher training
3. Creating safe learning environments
4. Supporting teacher well-being in crisis
5. Addressing educational losses: challenges and solutions

VENUE AND FORMAT OF THE CONFERENCE

The first day of the conference will be held in a hybrid format in Kyiv and online. The second day of the conference will be held online.

For security reasons, the venue and the link to the online event will additionally be provided to registered participants.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Day 1 (hybrid format)
09:30 – 10:00	Registration of Participants
10:00 – 10:15	Welcome Words
10:15 – 10:45	Keynote Address
10:45 – 11:15	Opening Remarks
11:15 – 11:45	Coffee Break and Networking
11:45 – 13:00	Plenary Session with Guest Speakers
13:00 – 13:20	Presentation of the Professional Development Programme
13:20 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 17:00	Conference Sections
Day 2 (online)
10:00 – 10:10	Welcome Words
10:10 – 10:40	Keynote Address
10:40 – 13:00	Conference Sections for Early Researchers

CONFERENCE LANGUAGES

Ukrainian and English

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE

Before August 15, 2025:

1. Register for the conference at https://forms.gle/meEAiAfnKs4JHSfNA
2. Submit (optionally) abstracts in one of the working languages by attaching them to the registration form.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATION PROPOSALS

1. The conference will result in the publication of an electronic collection of abstracts, which will be published on the website of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, and the electronic collection of materials will be sent to all participants. The terms of publication are listed below.
2. Participants have a priority in publishing their articles in the journals of category B of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine:

– Ukrainian Educational Journal

– Adult Education: Theory, Experience, Prospects

– UNESCO Chair Journal Lifelong Professional Education in the XXI Century

– Education of Persons with Special Needs: Ways of Development

– Aesthetics and Ethics of Pedagogical Action

– EXCEPTIONAL CHILD: Teaching and Upbringing

– Information Technologies and Learning Tools

– Universities and Leadership

The terms of publication can be found on the website of the selected journal.

3. The Organizing Committee will recommend that the authors publish some abstracts in the format of a chapter in an international monograph.

FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF PARTICIPATION

Participants of the conference are exempt from paying the organizational fee. Other expenses related to participation in the conference are covered by the participants independently or at the expense of the sponsoring party.

ABSTRACTS FORMATTING

The abstract content should correspond to the conference scope. The Organising Committee reserves the right to reject abstracts that do not correspond to the conference scope and requirements outlined before, do not contain academic novelty, or have signs of academic dishonesty based on the results of the double peer review.

Volume: from 3 to 7 full pages of A4 format (297×210 mm), portrait orientation, all margins 2 cm, paragraph indents: 1.25 cm, line spacing: 1.5, font: Times New Roman, size: 14. The document should be in .doc or .docx format (can be created in MS Word).

Place the figures in the text, wrap the text at the top and bottom, and center the alignment. Under the figure, indicate the numbering in italics and font size 12 (Fig. 1.) and the title and description (if necessary), aligning in the center.

When using tables, it is necessary to indicate the numbering above them in italics and 12-point font size (Table 1.) and the title aligned in the center. The font size in the tables is 12, and the interval is 1. For formulas, use the internal formula editor of Microsoft Word. References to sources in the text should be made in APA 7th. Full references should not be included in the page count.

The structure of the abstract:

The name of the abstract file must include the author’s surname (Example: Shevchenko_title of abstract).

– Full name of the author in bold, right-aligned with no more than 3 authors are allowed.

– Information about the author(s), alignment to the right:

first line – academic degree and academic title (if any),

second line – position and organization represented by the author,

third line – e-mail in italics.

All the above information is in 14-point font and with a line spacing of 1.

Next, at an interval of 1.5, the following is indicated:

– The title of the abstract (bold, all capital letters, center alignment).

– The main text: relevance of the chosen research topic, aims and objectives of the research, research methodology (materials and methods), results and discussion of the research, conclusions, and prospects for further research on the specified pedagogical problem, references.

Next, at an interval of 1.5, the following is indicated:

– The list of references should be drawn up in accordance with APA 7th (in alphabetical order), and references to sources in the text should be in parentheses (Lee, I., 2022, p. 137).

– Length of the report: from 3 to 7 pages.

– The minimum number of sources that have been published over the past ten years in the list is 5.

For authors with no academic degree, after the list of references, the information about the supervisor is indicated in 1.5 line spacing: Full name, position and place of work, academic degree, and academic title. This information is placed after the phrase ‘academic supervisor’.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Chairman of the Committee

Liliia Hrynevych, PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine (2016-2019), Ukraine

Members of the Committee

Nellya Nychkalo, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Larysa Lukianova, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine.

Gwen van der Velden, Professor of Education in the School of Education, Learning and Communication Sciences (SELCS), University of Warwick, UK

Andy Hind, PhD, Head of the Centre for Teacher Education, University of Warwick, UK

Hannele Niemi, PhD, Professor, Research Director at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, UNESCO Chair on Educational Ecosystems for Equity and Quality of Learning, University of Helsinki, Finland

Auli Toom, PhD, Professor of Higher Education, Director, Centre for University Teaching and Learning (HYPE), Vice-Dean (Research), Faculty of Educational Sciences, Chair of the Finnish Teacher Education Forum, University of Helsinki, Finland

Jolanta Sujecka-Zając, Professor, Director of the School of Education (PAFW and the University of Warsaw), Poland

Kinga Białek, PhD, Research programme leader, tutor, lecturer in Polish language teaching at School of Education (PAFW and the University of Warsaw), Poland

Magdalena Swat-Pawlicka, Programme director, Polish language teacher at School of Education (PAFW and the University of Warsaw), Poland

Nataliia Morze, Professor, Corresponding Member of National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Professor of Teachers Academy of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine

Olha Vyhovska, PhD in Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Acting director of Teachers’ Academy of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine

COORDINATORS

Olha Vyhovska, PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, Director of the Teachers’ Academy of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Tetiana Holovatenko, PhD in Education, Vice-director of the Teachers’ Academy of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

E-mail: teachers@karazin.ua