Kateryna Osadcha (1977), professor, holds a DSc (2020) in professional education from the Classic Private University (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine), a PhD (2010) in professional education from the Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University and a M.Sc. (2008) in Computer Science from the Taurida V.I. Vernadskiy National University (Ukraine).
She was Director of Distance Learning Center (2012-2015), associate professor (2011-2021) and professor of the Department of Computer Science and Cybernetics (2021-2025) Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol state pedagogical university (Ukraine). She participated in the Excited project (Centre for Excellent IT Education) as a researcher in NTNU (2023-2025).
Since 2025, it has been working in the Institute for Digitalisation of Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.
Kateryna Osadcha is the Member of Sectoral Expert Council 01 Pedagogy at National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Ukraine), Member of the Digital Skills Squad (European Commission), Digital Theme Ambassador UK-Ukraine Twinning Initiative, “Women Techmakers program”, AnitaB.org, Computer Science Teachers Association.
Her scientific interests are digitalization in education, digital design and art, computer graphics, mixed and distance learning, professional training of future IT specialists.
She participates in program and organizing committees of international seminars and conferences, for example: "Computing Conference" (United Kingdom), "Future Technologies Conference" (Canada), "Future of Information and Communication Conference" (USA), "Mathematics, Science and Technology Education" (Ukraine), "Sustainable Futures: Environmental, Technological, Social and Economic Matters" (Ukraine), "Digital Humanities" (Ukraine).
Штучний інтелект в освіті, цифровізація освіти, цифровий дизайн та мистецтво, комп'ютерна графіка, змішане та дистанційне навчання, професійна підготовка майбутніх ІТ-фахівців