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In a world where education increasingly transcends borders, Ekaterina Minaeva, Ulyana Zakharova, and Svetlana Zhuchkova set off on a research journey to explore the untapped potential of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a tool for attracting international students. Their study, published in EMOOCs 2025, asks a timely question: Can online learning platforms like Coursera and edX become the next frontier in global student recruitment?

On Monday, December 8, the Institute of Education hosted a delegation from the Institute of Education Theory, part of the China National Academy of Educational Sciences (CNAES), for a welcome meeting and exchange. Building on years of collaboration, the two institutes reaffirmed their shared research interests and discussed new opportunities for joint projects.

On 23–28 November, the 17th Asian Conference on Education (ACE2025) was held in Tokyo. It brought together colleagues from the International Laboratory of Research and Design in eLearning of the Institute of Education.