Technological adaptation of Ukraine's educational and scientific system under the XXI Century: humanitarian crisis

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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2025.19.03.13

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Adaptation, AI, digitization, education, technology

Abstract

The digital adaptation of the educational environment is an important direction for ensuring the continuity of the educational process. The purpose of this article is to explore the technological adaptation of Ukraine's educational and scientific systems in the 21st century in the context of a humanitarian crisis. For this issue the PRISMA scientific approach was used, which made it possible to select the most relevant literature (a total of 46 scientific sources were found). The results show that educational institutions have actively adapted to the new realities by introducing modern EdTech solutions, including platforms such as Zoom, Moodle, Google Classroom, Coursera, Prometheus, Diya.Osvita. Particular attention in the digital transformation was paid to the development of personalized learning, assessment automation, the use of artificial intelligence language models, and analytical tools. In general, EdTech analytics has the highest potential for scaling. AI has begun to be used in adaptive learning, automatic assessment, and translation, but it remains insufficiently implemented, partly due to financial and technical problems. The most critical issues are digital inequality, weak infrastructure in rural and frontline regions, fragmentation of the educational space. The conclusions emphasize the promise of introducing digital solutions, provided that the negative aspects are overcome.

Author Biographies

Olga Funtikova, Mariupol State University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Preschool Education, Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy, Mariupol State University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Tetiana Andrushchenko, Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.

PhD, Doctor of Political Sciences, Scientific Secretary, Professor, Department of Theory and History of Culture, Faculty of History and Theory of Music and Composition, and Foreign Students, Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Olha Pimenova, Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine.

PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Technologies, Faculty of Digital and Educational Technologies, Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk, Ukraine.

Olena Нrechanovska, Vinnytsia National Technical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Humanities, Vinnytsia National Technical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Iryna Batareina, Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Senior Lecturer, Department of Preschool Education and Social Work, Educational and Scientific Institute of Socio-Pedagogical and Artistic Education, Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

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2025-09-30

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Funtikova, O., Andrushchenko, T., Pimenova, O., Нrechanovska O., & Batareina, I. (2025). Technological adaptation of Ukraine’s educational and scientific system under the XXI Century: humanitarian crisis. Eduweb, 19(3), 199–214. https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2025.19.03.13

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