Prof. Dr. Iryna SEKRET
Chair of the Board, STARTINFORUM
Committee Chair, IATELS – International Association for Technology, Education and Language Studies
Executive Profile & Short Bio
Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret is a distinguished international academic, educational strategist, and senior executive specializing in Educational Psychology, Digital Technologies, and Higher Education Management.
Holding a PhD in Educational Psychology alongside a Post-Doctoral Degree (Doctor of Education Studies), she possesses over two decades of multifaceted global experience spanning university governance, cross-border alliance engineering, and institutional internationalization.
As the Chairperson of the Board for STARTINFORUM and Committee Chair of IATELS, Prof. Dr. Sekret acts as a vital bridge between global academic research, cutting-edge technology, and practical industrial deployment. Her executive expertise covers B2B corporate negotiation, international educational franchise modeling, and cross-border project management. Her forward-looking research and institutional initiatives focus heavily on the digital frontier—particularly integrating generative AI frameworks within higher education, building sustainable pedagogical structures for adult learners, and engineering resilient digital literacy architectures.
Academic Qualifications & Education
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences (Professor / Doctor of Education Studies)
- Institute of Higher Education, National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Dissertation Focus: Theoretical and Methodological Assumptions of Enhancing Students’ Foreign Language Professional Competence at Higher Educational Establishments by Means of Distance Learning.
PhD in Educational Psychology
- Institute of Psychology named after G. Kostyuk, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Dissertation Focus: Psychological Factors of Producing a Foreign Language Text (investigating students of linguistic specialties).
Master in Applied Psychology & English Teaching
- Dnipropetrovsk State University, Ukraine (1991–1996; PhD program completed 1996–2000).
Selected Professional Experience
Executive & Consultancy Positions
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Chairperson of the Board | STARTINFORUM International Business Consultant LTD – January, 2018 – Present
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Committee Chair | IATELS (International Association for Technologies, Education and Language Studies) – March, 2018 – Present
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Global Program Coordinator | English IATELS – January, 2021 – Present
University & Departmental Governance
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Professor | Department of Translation and Interpreting, Abant Izzet Baysal University (BAIBU), Turkey (2015–2019).
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Head of the Applied Psychology Department | Dnipropetrovsk University named after Alfred Nobel (ANU), Ukraine (2013–2014).
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Director of the Center for International Collaboration and Students’ Academic Mobility | Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University (DSTU), Ukraine (2013–2014).
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Head of the Foreign Languages Department | Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University (DSTU), Ukraine (2004–2013).
Area of Expertise
1. Business Management & Administration
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Strategic B2B Partnership Operations: Designing zero-investment institutional franchise models, navigating complex revenue-share corporate frameworks, and establishing multi-tier licensing deals for educational networks.
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International Public Relations & Technical Translation: Managing high-stakes multi-lingual communication channels (English, Turkish, Russian, and Ukrainian) and corporate technical localization.
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Global Event Engineering: Pioneering the execution, structural design, and end-to-end administration of leading international conference platforms (including ICLTE, ICET, and APBM cycles).
2. Academic Leadership & University Governance
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Global Curricular Engineering: Building advanced English language curricula, rigorous syllabus structures, and technical instructional frameworks targeted specifically at adult, professional, and vocational learners.
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External Program Quality Assurance: Serving as an international evaluator and peer reviewer for global university degree programs (Bachelor and Master levels) in English Education, Applied Linguistics, and English Literature.
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Trans-Border Research Coordination: Architecting collaborative international frameworks, linking universities across Europe, Central Asia, and the Asia-Pacific region.
3. Educational Psychology & Digital Pedagogies
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Psychological Dynamics of Language Acquisition: Specialized insights into cognitive load theory, text-production psychology, and eliminating communication anxieties in professional adult environments.
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Digital Frontier Integration: Designing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), digital learning management system (LMS) task flows, and exploring the ethical preservation of the human dimension within generative AI classrooms.
Major EU-Supported Research Projects
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Group Coordinator, Researcher & Trainer | Horizon Europe Framework Programme (2021–2027)
Project: Higher Education in the Age of AI – How Can We Preserve the Human Dimension of Teaching and Learning? (HUMAN-AI). Funded via Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges.
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Core Developer, Researcher & International Trainer | EC 7th Framework Programme (7FP)
Project: IRNet – International research network for study and development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science in the field of ICT instruments, e-learning and intercultural competences (2014–2017).
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Course Content Developer | POWER Project, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Project: MOOC for Sciences of Education (2019–2021).
Publications & Editorial Activities
Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret has contributed extensively to the international academic community with more than 100 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed papers, books, investigative monographs, and professional textbooks. Her editing and publishing leadership at STARTINFORUM ensures the dissemination of high-impact trans-border research.
External Portfolios & Academic Citations
To view some of her publications, and international research impact tracking, please visit Prof. Dr. Sekret’s official external profiles:
Google Scholar Profile: Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret on Google Scholar (Search index includes peer-reviewed papers on ICT integration, distance learning models, and educational psychology).
ResearchGate Network: Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret on ResearchGate (Direct access to international collaborative project updates, datasets, and monograph chapters).
Official Association Portal:IATELS Governance Committee.
