Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman

Iryna Simshah

Department:Department of Management
Position:senior lecturer
Teacher degree: none
Degree:Ph.D. in Management
Teaching Experience:6

Education:

2018 - Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute, Master's degree in Entrepreneurship, Trade and Exchange Activities.

2012 - Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Master's Degree in Physics.

Teaching and Professional Experience:

Since August 2017, has been employed at Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman.. From September 2018, served as an Assistant at the Department of Enterprise Strategy. Since September 2019 to the present, has held the position of Assistant/Senior Lecturer at the Department of Management. 

2019-2022 - Head of the Institutional Accreditation Sector, Secretariat of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance.

2018-2019 - Head of the Department for Educational Programs, Licensing, and Accreditation, Center for Management and Quality Monitoring in Education, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman.

2017 - Head of the Academic and Methodological Department, Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute, Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman.

Participation in professional and public associations:

Member of the Ukrainian Association for Management Development and Business Education (UARMBO) (certificate No. 1105 dated November 15, 2021).

Participation in international projects:

2024 - 2025 - participation in the project of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance and the Estonian Agency for Education Quality Assurance (NAKA) “Enhancement of Higher Education Quality in Ukraine”, funded by the Estonian Center for International Development (ESTDEV).

2023 - training for developers of anti-corruption master's degree programs with the assistance of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine under the UN Recovery and Peacebuilding Program with financial support from the European Union.

2022-2023 - teaching certain topics of the course “Personal management and managerial thinking” within the framework of the project “Ukraine digital: Ensuring academic success in times of crisis”, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) program.

2021-2022 - participation in a pilot project of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (Ukraine) and the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (Republic of Kazakhstan) on simultaneous accreditation of educational programs according to national and international standards.

2019 - “Ukraine's new accreditation system: building on UK best practice” train the trainers program developed and delivered by Quality Assurance Agency, UK.

International academic mobility:

European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management & Business Administration, «30TH EDAMBA SUMMER RESEARCH ACADEMY», July, 19-23 2021.

Staff Mobility Program between the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (Ukraine) and the Estonian Quality Agency for Education (Estonia) (within the IMINQA project), October, 14-19 2023.

International Internship “Internationalization of Educational Institutions: International Projects and Partnerships” (University of Social Sciences (UNS), Łódź, and the Central European Academy Studies and Certification Foundation), December 2020 – February 2021.

Scientific Internship “Specificity of the Finnish Education System” (West Finland College, Huittinen), August, 3 – 28, 2020.

Development Courses and Programmes:

2024 - National University of Physical Education and Sports, lecture by Professor Rose Luckin, Honorary Professor at University College London, UK, «Strengthening Ukrainian Higher Education: Navigating the AI Revolution in Teaching and Learning», certificate, 0,1 credits.

2024 - National University of Physical Education and Sports, lecture by Professor Mike Sharples, Honorary Professor at the Institute of Education, Open University, UK, «Generative Artificial Intelligence and Education: Opportunities and Challenges», certificate, 0,1 credits.

2024 – Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, online conference “DIGITAL TOOLS FOR INTERACTIVE LEARNING” within the framework of the Erasmus+ KA2 project “Bringing Opportunities and Organizational Success To Small Local Universities in Ukraine” (101083203 - BOOST - ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE)”, certificate,Study hours:6/0,2 credits.

2023 - Genesis, conference “Innovating Education: Interaction of the State and IT Business”, certificate, Study hours:6/0,2 credits

2023 - Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, International Forum of Educators and Employers «Distance Education for future:Challenges and Perspectives», certificate, 0,5 credits.

2022 - Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, advanced training courses on the program«Language brand of a modern professional», certificate No12СС 02070884/070567-22, Study hours:120 / 4 credits.

2021 - Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, advanced training courses on the program«Introduction to Data Science», certificate No12СС02070884/070097-21, Study hours:120 / 4 credits.