On the basis of scientific research expedition in Chelyabinsk region.
Our tasks were:
Developing a mental map of the educational initiatives support and development infrastructure (federal programs, grant and competitive tools)
Studying interactions, partnerships and horizontal ties with of educational organizations in the innovative activity
Exploring strategies for integrating educational initiatives into federal and regional development projects
Method was a semi-structured interview with three types of respondents:
1) representatives of Education Development Centers and Institutes;
2) representatives of regional platforms of expert, informational, technical and financial support of educational initiatives;
3) authors of educational initiatives and innovation projects.
The results of the study are summarized below.

New graduate courses will be introduced in 2022/23 Institute of Education  masters’ curricula. Those working in the education field or planning to do so in the future will have an opportunity to gain essential competencies. Financial backing for these plans is there: Vladimir Potanin Foundation held a grant competition, and two of our lab’s applications received funding while one was waitlisted.

Diana Koroleva, a chair of the Laboratory for Educational Innovation Research, and Laco Horvath, an associate researcher of the Higher Education and Innovation grou p, presented the results of their research regarding motivations and values of educational innovation ecosystem actors. Cases from Hungary and Russia were studied. Such a comparative approach allows deeper understanding of the innovative processes; it also will be of help for managerial decision-making regarding establishment and development of innovative education ecosystems (RFBR Grant No. 20-513-23002).

The winners of the KIVO Education Innovation Competition and the Innovator’s Voice all-Russia contest of youth social and educational innovations have been announced. Both competitions were organized by HSE University: KIVO 2021 in partnership with the Rybakov Foundation with support from the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, and Innovator’s Voice with support from the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.