On Campus

School leadership and student exchange were among the key topics discussed when the HSE Institute of Education welcomed a delegation from Beijing National Day School (BNDS) on 22 September. The participants discussed school development, approaches to preparing education professionals, and opportunities for students to continue their education at HSE.

What is it like to build a research career at the Institute of Education as an international scholar? What motivates ongoing engagement in research? And how easy is it to maintain a work–life balance while living in Moscow? To gain insight into the academic careers of our international colleagues and daily life in Russia, we spoke with Assistant Professor Nazir Jogezai.

Educational inequality is a universal problem, but it manifests itself in different countries in different ways. Comparing the issue across different contexts is always interesting—even more so if the person doing the comparing has a diverse set of examples to draw upon. Adam Gemar earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the US before earning his Doctoral degree at Durham University (UK). Now he is a Postdoctoral Fellow at HSE University’s Institute of Education, where he is studying educational inequality in Russia with the Centre for Cultural Sociology. In his interview, he spoke about his research, life in Moscow, and Russian winters.