IATELS

International Association for Technology, Education and Language Studies 

ICET 2026 

8th International Conference on Education and Technology

28 – 30, April, 2026

STARTINFORUM (Turkiye) — Curtin University (Australia) — KNEU (Ukraine)

www.iatelsconference.org

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The program is scheduled according to Istanbul Time Zone (Turkiye Time – UTC/GMT +3 hours)

All conference sessions are conducted online via Zoom.

Instructions for the Conference participants

1. Please check the time difference between Istanbul and your location.
2. As our main aim is to establish an interactive and productive working environment for enhancing international collaboration, we would like to kindly ask all the participants to be active during the conference sessions. 

Your feedback and reflections about the conference or its presentations are welcome to be forwarded to patme.iatels@gmail.com

We believe that participating in the conference is not a final destination but a way to new projects and collaborative opportunities

We work to make ICET Conference an international platform for more collaborative projects and programs within Education and Technology. 

That is why all suggestions, ideas, initial plans and intentions are welcome to share at our interactive sessions to give them a way within future international projects and programs or to send via email to our organising committee for their further processing. 

Please use the time of ICET sessions to look for more collaborative opportunities in our international team. 

Instructions for Speakers

All speakers have 20 minutes to make presentation and answer questions.

Before the presentation, the speakers must present themselves, their affiliation, professional area and research interests. 

The presentation time is 15 minutes with 5 more minutes for questions and discussions. 

The presenters should follow the timing and schedule of the conference.

Instructions for the Session Chairs

The Session Chairs are expected to:

• Introduce presentations according to the program;
• Monitor the presenting time;
• Initiate discussions and questions;
• Open and coordinate the links for the session;
• Support interaction between participants, give ideas, suggestions and all other props to enhance  the interaction during the session. 

The session chairs are invited to give their written reflective feedback about their sessions and research presented.

April, 28, Tuesday, 2026

09.30 – 10.00	Registration of the  Conference Participants
10 00 – 13.00	Plenary Session	Plenary Session Chair:    Dr. Mahnaz Hall Curtin University, Perth Australia
10.00 – 10.30	ICET 2026: 8th International Conference on Technology and Education – Developments and Perspectives	Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret IATELS Committee Chair  STARTINFORUM Turkiye
10.30 – 10.50	Curtin University, Perth: Keys to Success	Dr. Tomayess Issa Faculty of Business and Law Curtin University, Perth Australia
11.00 – 11.30	Innovating out of Research: Ecosystem, Resilience and Opportunities in Science	Prof. Dr. Denys Ilnytskyy Department of International Economy, Faculty of International Economy  and Management, KNEU Ukraine
11.30 – 12.00	Leading to Learn: How Effective Leadership Drives Professional Development of Educators	Prof. Dr. Mir Afzal Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education (NUGSE) Nazarbayev University, Astana Kazakhstan
12.00 – 12.30	Technological Innovations in Foreign Language Prep Programs: The Anadolu University Experience	Prof. Dr. Ilknur Istifci Anadolu University, Eskişehir Türkiye
12.30 – 13.00	Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Toward the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in the Educational Process in Kuwait	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Osama Al-Mahdi University of Bahrain Bahrain  Assist. Prof., Dr. Nouf Al-Moray University of Bahrain Bahrain  Prof. Dr. Salwa Abdullah Al-Jassar Kuwait University  Kuwait
13.00 – 13.30	Coffee Break
Workshop 13.30 – 15.00	The Architect of Inquiry: Strategy, Resilience, and Success in the Modern PhD	Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret IATELS Committee Chair  STARTINFORUM Turkiye Dr. Tomayess Issa Faculty of Business and Law Curtin University, Perth Australia Dr. Mahnaz Hall Faculty of Business and Law Curtin University, Perth Australia Dr. Theodora Issa The University of Western Australia Australia External Evaluators: Assoc. Prof., Dr. Osama Al-Mahdi University of Bahrain Bahrain Prof. Dr. Larysa Olexandrivna Lihanenko Kyiv National Economic University named after V. Hetman Ukraine Dmytro Terpylo Kyiv National Economic University named after V. Hetman Ukraine Prof. Dr. Vira Haponenko Head of Political Technologies Department, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman Ukraine
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.10	Session 1.1	Session Chair: Dr. Rohini Balapumi Curtin University, Perth Australia
15.30 – 16.00	Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Educational Research	Prof. Greg Kessler Ohio University USA
16.00 – 16.30	Bringing the Institutional Adaptation Gap: The AI Translator Model for Ethical Governance	Muhammad Yasir Babar AEES Global Canada
16.30 – 16.50	Exploring Teacher Perspectives on AI and Educational Technology in the GCC: Evidence from TALIS 2024	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Osama Al-Mahdi University of Bahrain Bahrain Hasan Husain Abdulnabi, University of Bahrain  Bahrain Salman Yusuf Zayed University of Bahrain  Bahrain
16.50 – 17.10	The Impact of Digital Learning and Note-Taking on Vocabulary Retention	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tetiana Fursenko Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Marketing, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine
17.10 – 17.30	1st Conference Day Conclusions	Dr. Mahnaz Hall Curtin University, Perth Australia Dr. Tomayess Issa Faculty of Business and Law Curtin University, Perth Australia Dr. Rohini Balapumi Curtin University, Perth Australia

April, 29, Wednesday, 2026

10.00 – 12.40	Plenary Session Day 2	Plenary Session Chair:  Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tetiana Fursenko Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Marketing, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine
10.00 – 10.20	Empowering Low-Resource Educators to Co-Design AI-Supported STEAM Lessons	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Asma Shahid Kazi Chairperson of the Department of Elementary and Teacher Education Lahore College for Women University Pakistan
10.20 – 10.50	Architecture of Research Readiness: An Integrated Teaching-Research Model Based on the KNEU Project ‘Creativity as a Prerequisite for Post-War Economic Reconstruction of Ukraine	Prof. Dr. Larysa Olexandrivna Lihanenko Kyiv National Economic University named after V. Hetman Ukraine Dmytro Terpylo Kyiv National Economic University named after V. Hetman Ukraine
10.50 – 11.10	Bridging Industry and Academia on GenAI Skills: Findings from an Industry Roundtable on Graduate Readiness	Dr. Rohini Balapumi Curtin University, Perth Australia Dr. Sharyn Curran Curtin University, Perth   Australia
11.10 – 11.40	School Education in Turkiye: Psychological Dimention	Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret IATELS Committee Chair  STARTINFORUM Turkiye
11.40 – 12.00	LLM-Assisted Legal English Instruction: A Pre-Registered Quasi-Experimental Study of NLP Tools in ESP Andragogy	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Olena Titova Head of the Foreign Languages Department at Law Institute, KNEU Ukraine
12.00 – 12.20	Explainable AI-Based Student Performance Prediction Using Machine Learning	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Dibya Jyoti Bora  Dean, School of Computing Sciences Assam Kaziranga University India
12.20 – 12.40	Assessing the Need and Academic Opportunity for Low-Cost, Accessible Virtual Reality in UK Secondary STEM Education	Ibrahim Anwar Khalid STEAM Minds – Co-Founder & CSO, London UK
12.40 – 13.15	Coffee Break
Special Topic Track 13.15 – 15.00	Sustainability Awareness: The Intersection of AI and Global Responsibility – MGMT6085: Corporate Sustainability Immersion	Dr. Tomayess Issa Faculty of Business and Law Curtin University Australia External Evaluators: Assoc. Prof., Dr. Osama Al-Mahdi University of Bahrain Bahrain Prof. Dr. Denys Ilnytskyy Department of International Economy, Faculty of International Economy  and Management, KNEU Ukraine
15.00 – 15.10	Coffee Break
15.10 – 17.00	Session 2.1	Session Chair: Assoc. Prof., Dr. Olha Herasimova  Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Marketing, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine
15.10 – 15.40	AI and Its Points of Connection with Educational Renewal	Prof. Dr. Piet Kommers University of Twente Netherlands
15.40 – 16.00	Integrating AI Tools for Enhancing Academic English Skills Among Undergraduate History Students	Assoc, Prof., Dr. Shabunina Viktoriia Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Ukraine Assoc, Prof., Dr. Oksana Labenko  Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Ukraine
16.00 – 16.20	Enhancing Trust in Learning Analytics: Integrating SHAP for Explainable Machine Learning Predictions of Student Engagement	Mr Veerajay Gooljar Computing Lecturer, Curtin Mauritius. PhD candidate at Curtin University Australia Dr Shabanaz Baboo Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Tourism, Curtin University Mauritius Mauritius
16.20 – 16.40	Legal English Academic Writing: Cognitive Load and LLM Assistance for Law Students	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Volodymyr Machuskyi Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Law Institute of KNEU Ukraine
16.40 – 17.00	How SaleCompass Uses AI to Help Small Businesses Make Smarter Growth Decisions	Danyal Mohiuddin University of Northampton CEO SaleCompass UK
17.00 – 17.30	2nd Conference Day Conclusions	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tetiana Fursenko Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Marketing, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine Dr. Tomayess Issa Faculty of Business and Law Curtin University Australia Assoc. Prof., Dr. Olha Herasimova  Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Marketing, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine

April, 30, Thursday, 2026

	Session 3.1	Session Chair:  Dr. Nil Goksel Anadolu University, Eskişehir Türkiye
Special Topic Track 10.00 – 12.00	New Horizons in Tourism Management – Rethinking the Field through AI-Based Applications	Dr. Nil Goksel Anadolu University, Eskişehir Türkiye External Evaluators: Assoc. Prof., Dr. Osama Al-Mahdi University of Bahrain Bahrain Assoc. Prof., Dr. Olena Titova Head of the Foreign Languages Department at Law Institute, KNEU Ukraine
12.00 – 13.00	Coffee Break
13.00 – 16.10	Session 3.1	Session Chair: Assoc. Prof., Dr. Volodymyr Machuskyi Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Law Institute of KNEU Ukraine
13.00 – 13.30	Rethinking Architectural Education in the Age of AI: Ethical Implications and Pedagogical Transformation	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Haifa Ebrahim Al-Khalifa Dean of the College of Engineering University of Bahrain Bahrain
13.30 – 14.00	Academic Integrity in the Context of Modern Education Transformation	Prof. Dr. Vira Haponenko Head of Political Technologies Department, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman Ukraine
14.00 – 14.30	Innovative Teaching Methods for Better Student Engagement	Prof. Dr. Pranay Guru  Dean at Madhyanchal Professional University, Bhopal India
14.30 – 14.50	From Passive Learning to Reflective Intelligence: AI-Enabled English Language Instruction for Economics Students	Assoc. Prof., Dr. Olha Herasimova  Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Marketing, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine
14.50 – 15.10	Artificial Intelligence in E-Commerce: Developing Solutions To Support Beginner Entrepreneurs	Areej Tahir  MSc Management with Project Management, BPP University London UK
15.10 – 15.30	The Importance of Using Artificial Intelligence in the Process of Learning Foreign Languages	Dr. Antonina Artemenko Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Marketing, Vadim Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine
15.30 – 15.50	Prompt Mediated Instruction for Autonomous and Mastery Oriented Learning	Rafik El Amine Ghobrini Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University (DSPM research Lab) Algeria
15.50 – 16.10	Challenges to Academic Integrity for Language Teachers in the Age of AI	Iryna Hryshchuk  Department of Foreign Languages, the Faculty of Marketing,  Vadim Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine
16.10 – 16.40	Conference Conclusions	Dr. Nil Goksel Anadolu University, Eskişehir Türkiye Assoc. Prof., Dr. Volodymyr Machuskyi Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Law Institute of KNEU Ukraine Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret IATELS Committee Chair  STARTINFORUM Turkiye Dr. Tomayess Issa Faculty of Business and Law Curtin University Australia Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tetiana Fursenko Deputy Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Marketing, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine