On October 1, 2025, a meeting of the scientific (professional) seminar of Ushynsky University was held under the leadership of Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Tetyana Ivanivna Koycheva, at which a discussion of the dissertation research of Natalia Mykolayivna Gudanych on the topic "Development of cognitive initiative of future educators of preschool educational institutions using information and communication technologies" was held.
Natalia Gudanych successfully mastered the educational and scientific components of training in specialty 011 Educational, pedagogical sciences and presented a thorough, holistic study carried out under the leadership of Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Oleksii Anatoliyovych Lystopad.
The applicant represented the model and methodology for the development of cognitive initiative of future educators of preschool educational institutions using information and communication technologies.
The experts of the work – candidates of pedagogical sciences, associate professors Olha Anatoliivna Halitsan, Iryna Kostyantynivna Mardarova and Olena Albertivna Kudryavtseva noted the innovativeness of the research, its compliance with modern trends in the development of education and its importance for further practical application.
According to the results of the collective discussion, the dissertation received a positive assessment from the members of the scientific (professional) seminar and was recommended for consideration and public defense in the one-time specialized academic council of Ushynsky University for the award of the scientific degree of Doctor of Philosophy in specialty 011 Educational and pedagogical sciences.