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Hurenko Olha Ivanivna
Position
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Social Work and Inclusive Education
Е-mail
oi_hurenko@bdpu.org.ua
Awards
- Anton Makarenko Badge (2009);
- Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2017);
- Honorary Diploma of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine (2018);
- Medal “For Significant Contribution to the Development of the City of Berdyansk” (2019).
Education
1992–1997 – graduated from Berdyansk State Pedagogical Institute named after P.D. Osypenko, Specialty: "Pedagogy and Psychology (Preschool). Foreign Language," Qualification: Teacher of Preschool Pedagogy and Psychology, Educator with the Right to Teach Foreign Language Courses.
1999–2003 – graduated from Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Postgraduate Studies.
2006–2007 – graduated from Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Specialty: "Social Pedagogy," Qualification: Social Pedagogue, Organizer of Cultural and Leisure Activities in Society, Preschool Educator.
2012–2015 - graduated from Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Doctoral Studies.
Research interests
Professional training of social pedagogues and social workers in a multicultural society;
Features of implementing multicultural and inclusive education in Ukraine;
Higher education;
Design of an inclusive educational environment in higher education institutions.
Labor activity
1997–2000 – An assistant at the Department of Theory and Methodology of Preschool Education, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
2006–2013 – A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Pedagogy, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
2007–2010 – The Head of the Scientific Department, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
2006–2015 – An Associate Professor at the Department of Social Pedagogy, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
2015–2016 – The Head of the Department of Social Pedagogy, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
2015–2016 – A Professor at the Department of Social Pedagogy, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
2016 – present – The First Vice-Rector of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
2016 – present – A Professor at the Department of Social Work and Inclusive Education, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
Grants
- 2026-2029 р.р. «STEAM-ALLIANCE: Developing Human Capital for Industry 5.0», ERASMUS+, KA 2, European Commission
- 2025-2028 р.р. «Good Governance Practice: European Experience for Ukraine», KA 2, European Commission
- 2025-2026 р.р. «Відновлювана енергетика для зміцнення інфраструктури України через навчання та проєктування» (REBUILD) (УНТЦ)
- 2024-2027 – «Introducing Leading European Competences into Teacher Training Standard to Ensure Ukraine’s Resilience», ERASMUS+, KA 2, European Commission
- 2023-2026 – «Open Science for Ukrainian Higher Education System» (Open4UA), ERASMUS+, KA 2, European Commission
- 2023 – 2024 р.р. – «Дизайн інклюзивного освітнього середовища закладу вищої освіти», Національний фонд досліджень України.
- 2022 – 2023 – «Post-war social and psychological rehabilitation», Fulbright Program in Ukraine.
- 2021 р. – «Interdisciplinary programs and university development strategy», Learning Mobility of Individuals – Staff mobility for teaching and training activities between programme and partner countries (University of Genoa, Italy), ERASMUS+, KA 107, European Commission.
- 2019 р. – «Ars Docendi&Interdisciplinarity», Internship «Innovative University and Leadership» (the University of Warsaw, the Jagiellonian University) within the project «Innovative Leadership University. Phase V: Interdisciplinarity and Intersectionality and University Development Strategies», the Artes Liberales Foundation, the International Charitable Foundation «International Foundation for Educational Policy Research».
- 2016 – 2018 р.р. – «Quality Assurance System in Ukraine: Development on the Base of ENQA Standards and Guidelines» (QUAERE), ERASMUS+ Project, KA 2, European Commission.
- 2013-2016 р.р. – «Initial and Further Education and Training for Educationalists and Managers in Education in the Field of Diversity», EU Projekt 543873-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPCR, КА 2, European Commission.
Awards, scholarships
- Scholarship of Ministers Cabinet of Ukraine for Young Scientists (2005-2007).
Public activity
- 2026 – present – member of the editorial board of the scientific “Journal of Cross-Cultural Education” of the Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University.
- Since 2021 – A Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal Pedagogical Sciences: Theory and Practice of Zaporizhzhia National University.
- Since 2016 – A Member of the editorial board of the scientific collection Scientific Notes of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University. Series: Pedagogical Sciences.
- Since 2016 – The Head of the Methodological Council of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.
- Since 2011 – A Member of the specialized academic council for the defense of doctoral (candidate) dissertations D.18.092.01 in two specializations: 13.00.02 – Theory and Methodology of Teaching (Physics); 13.00.04 – Theory and Methodology of Professional Education.
Expert activity
- Since 2021 – An expert of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance.
Advanced training, internships over the last 5 years
- 2026–2027 – participation in the program “Developing Opportunities for Women’s Initiatives and Resilience in Academia” (DOWIRA), British Council in Ukraine, Advance HE
- 24.11.2025–15.02.2026 – international internship at the University of Tartu under the program “The Centre for Learning, Teaching, and Teachers’ Competences”, Estonia
- 01.10.2025–31.10.2025 – educational program of internal academic mobility of higher education students “Mastery of Choreography”, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
- 6.04.2025–19.09.2025 – Professional Development Program for Academic Managers within the framework of the project “Improving Higher Education in Ukraine for Results”, Mariupol State University, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, British Council and World Bank.
- 12.11.2024–29.11.2024 – participation in the project, “Innovative University and Leadership. Phase VII. Models of Educational Institutions and Development Strategies of the University of Warsaw”.
- 21.07.2024–28.07.2024 – participation in a workshop, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
- 29.06.2024 – participation in public lectures, Ukrainian Science Diaspora, “Innovative University”, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH).
- 06/27/2024–10/25/2024 – participation in the educational program, Ukrainian Science Diaspora, “Innovative University”, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH).
- 04/09/2024–10/04/2024 – participation in the scientific conference, Akademia Śląska.
- 03/21/2024–03/22/2024 – participation in the scientific conference, The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Stockholm University, UNESCO, Polish Pedagogical Society, Language and Society, International Sociological Association.
- 03/17/2024–03/23/2024 – full-time internship under the educational program Study Tours to Poland 2024, Polish-American Freedom Foundation.
- February 17, 2022 – November 1, 2022 – An expert consulting program for displaced higher education institutions (HEIs) leaders “Adjustment of HEI Development Strategy and Pragmatization of Education in the Context of War and Change of Legal Address,” Institute of International Education Representation in Ukraine.
- December 5, 2022 – December 13, 2022 – A professional development program for university management “Features of Managing Higher Education Institutions and Educational Processes During Martial Law,” Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
- September 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022 – “Academic Integrity and Quality Initiative – Academic IQ,” American Councils for International Education (U.S. Embassy).
- January 21, 2022 – February 25, 2022 – “Improving Higher Education Teaching: Model and Strategy,” British Council, Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.
- July 7, 2021 – July 10, 2021 – A Summer school “Best Practices in Organizing Interdisciplinary and Intersectoral Educational and Educational-Scientific Programs in Ukraine,” NGO “Innovative University,” Education Policy Research Fund.
- April 6, 2021 – April 29, 2021 – An internship on “Inclusion and Internationalization as Components of Higher Education” within the project “Changing Pedagogical Universities and Faculties in the 21st Century,” Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic).
Disciplines
- Inclusive Education;
- Socio-pedagogical technologies for working with individuals, families and social groups;
- Inclusive approaches in education.
Other, which additionally highlights the teacher's activities
- Under the supervision of Olha Hurenko, Olha Ilishova defended her dissertation on “Fostering the Culture of Interethnic Relations Among Adolescents in Extracurricular Educational Institutions,” specialty 13.00.07 – Theory and Methodology of Education, Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, Uman, May 30, 2017.
- Author of over 150 scientific publications.