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On 5 May, the HSE Institute of Education hosted a delegation from the Faculty of Education at Kasetsart University in Thailand. This marked the first meeting between the two institutions and opened a new avenue for international academic cooperation. The visit provided an opportunity to introduce research priorities, exchange perspectives on current educational challenges, and explore potential areas of future collaboration.

From 15–17 April, Danila Pavliuk, a Research Assistant at the Centre of Higher Education of Sociology, presented his study at the Quality in Postgraduate Research (QPR) international conference in Adelaide, Australia. This is one of the longest-running and most influential international events dedicated to doctoral education and the development of early-career researchers.

How should doctoral education respond to shifting labour market demands and the growing diversity of doctoral students? These questions were at the centre of the roundtable “Doctoral Education as a Public Good: Developing Research Talent for Science, the Economy and Society,” organised by the HSE Centre of Sociology of Higher Education as part of the XXVI April International Academic Conference.

Diana Koroleva, an Academic Supervisor of the IOE's Laboratory for Educational Innovation Research, has been appointed Associate Editor of the international Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society (JICES). The journal encourages researchers to discuss the effects of new media and communication technologies on society and ethics.

From 11–18 April, Anna Korchak, a Junior Research Fellow at the International Laboratory for Research and Design in e-learning and a Doctoral Student at the IOE, completed a research internship at East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai. The visit focused on the role of generative AI in collaborative academic writing.

The XXVI April International Academic Conference hosted a roundtable titled ‘Structural Transformation of Post-Secondary Education in the Context of Labour Market Change,’ organised by the HSE Centre for Skills Development and Vocational Education. The discussion brought together leading international experts to examine how the relationship between vocational and higher education is being reshaped, what hybrid institutional forms are emerging and the effect of these processes on educational trajectories, social mobility and labour market outcomes.

The XXVI April International Academic Conference named after Evgeny Yasin took place in Moscow from 14 to 17 April. The section devoted to educational studies was organised by the Institute of Education and featured presentations by leading international researchers.

HSE Delegation Visits Five Chinese Universities

The XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “An Adolescent in the City: Facets of Sociality” brought together researchers and practitioners on April 7–8, 2026, at the HSE Institute of Education in Moscow. The event was organised by the Non-profit Partnership for the Development of Children and Adolescents ‘Perekrestok Plus’, in collaboration with the HSE Institute of Education and the RANEPA Faculty of Psychology.

Does early research experience make doctoral study easier? And does it actually help students succeed once they enter a PhD programme? A new study by researchers from the HSE Institute of Education suggests that the answer is more complex than it may seem. While prior research experience does give students a head start, it does not necessarily protect them from the core challenges of doctoral training