The students of the first (BA), second (MA) and third (PhD) educational qualification levels of Academician Stepan Demianchuk International University of Economics and Humanities and Bath Spa University (UK) presented the results of their researches at the sectional meetings of the International Student Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Approaches to European Integration: Postdigital Innovations in Science, Education, Art, Technology and Culture’, which took place on 8-9 April 2025.
Over the course of two days, students from the two universities had the opportunity to summarise their research on various topics and hold lively panel discussions in 10 sections.
The Section 1 featured speakers from the BSU (Amber Lamonby-Pennie, Sarah Hayes, co-authored with Sarah Tolbert, Michael Jopling and Petar Jandric, Edward Longford, Madison Webb and Li Li) with presentations on ‘Education: Postdigital Methodology and Practice’. The research covered the current challenges of the postdigital era in higher education, focusing on the importance of understanding and improving educational strategies for a complex modern environment.
In Section 2, speakers from the IUEH and BSU (V. Palchevska, O. Krasovska, U. Shevchenko, N. Rumyantseva, M. Kovalets) presented the results of their research on historical and cultural transformations of the current perception of culture in general in the digital age. They discussed: topical issues of preserving cultural heritage in times of war, additional mechanisms for monitoring and preserving cultural heritage, as well as the role of collective trauma in the implementation of British-Ukrainian academic cooperation, and the preservation of national identity in times of war.
The speakers of Section 3 (V. Vodianytskyi, O. Panchuk, F. Kkhater) focused on discussing the problem of modern IT and technologies in general in the context of innovation and security in the digital space. The researchers analysed and proposed practical ways to solve the problems of artificial intelligence models, optimisation of algorithms for determining the overlap of graphic primitives, cloud technologies, and much more.
The Section 4 (V. Artiushok, E. Hreben, A. Pelekh) became a platform for discussions on the socio-psychological, legal, economic and environmental challenges of modern science and society. The presented reports vividly illustrated the relevant aspects of post-crisis recovery and digital transformation. Taken together, these topics demonstrated the deep interest of young people in shaping the country's future on the basis of transparency, efficiency and innovation.
The Section 5 (Y. Motrynets, S. Bernadskyi, U. Khrystyna, K. Maistrenko, K. Mishchuk) focused on the problems of innovation and security in the digital space, as well as countering propaganda, disinformation and security threats in the digital space. Participants focused on how Ukrainian users can recognise propaganda and manipulation, including with the use of AI, which raises the need for critical thinking and information awareness.
In Section 6, O. Kinashchuk and D. Cherveniak highlighted the interconnection of science and society in the context of modern challenges - from legal regulation and insurance to human resources management and sustainable development of regions during the war. Particular attention is paid to the adaptation of management and legal mechanisms to crisis conditions and the search for effective solutions for post-war recovery.
Speakers of Section 7 (V. Lankina, M. Borodienko, A. Churylovych, N. Maksymchuk) presented their scientific results on current issues and prospects for the development of modern pedagogy. The reports highlighted the implementation of innovative new methods and technologies in the classroom for teaching students, and emphasised the importance of teacher development and mastery of these technologies for effective teaching.
The researchers of Section 8 (I. Levchenko, A. Bondar, T. Kolodych, M. Mulyarchuk) presented the results of their scientific research in the framework of the study of the integration of peace, post-conflict settlement and human rights into education. The applicants have deeply comprehended the issues of normalising children's psycho-emotional and physical health, creative pedagogical technologies for developing the emotional intelligence of primary school students, fairy tale therapy, and others.
Postdigital self-determination, human authority, and authorship were the topics of the work of the researchers of Section 9 (Francis N. Nwebonyi, Ian Willis, Rachel Hamilton, Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley). They explored the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence, self-directed prosperity in education, and the provision of research infrastructure in smart cities.
The last Section 10 (R. Melnyk, O. Kotynska, I. Husieva) focused on intercultural communications in the context of European integration. They talked about sports and diplomacy, the importance of adaptive sports games, mechanisms for assessing the adaptive reserves of elite wrestlers in anaerobic exercise regimes, and other problems of integrating the cultural characteristics of different countries into a common European space without stereotyping and to minimise conflicts in communications.
It is worth noting that each report of the conference participant is full of interesting ideas, thorough analysis of the issues, and important results that will have an impact on the post-digitalisation of higher education in the future. The researchers clearly emphasised the need for an innovative approach to teaching and learning in the context of global change, as well as how the latest technologies can help solve complex social and educational problems while ensuring equal access to knowledge and resources.
The full list of scientific abstracts of the students can be found in the conference proceedings, which was published in the repository of the Bath Spa University (UK), which can be found by the link: DOI 10.17870/bathspa.28608026.
The Administration of the IUEH expresses its sincere gratitude to the co-organisers of the conference - John Strachan, Ian Gadd, Sarah Priston, Nataliia Medynska, Alina Kruhliak, Oksana Yaromenko, Ruslana Hrytsun, members of the Organising Committee, moderators of the sections - Amber Lamonby-Pennie, Alison Woodhouse, Emma Devies, Eva-Monica Fabian, Gonen Peles, Iryna Budz, Victoriia Lankina, Natalia Nisanoglu, Oleg Bogut, technical administrators - Charlie Hele and Owain Davies, Serhii Blyznyk, all participants of IUEH and Bath Spa University for planning, organising and holding the international student scientific and practical conference.