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Blurring the Boundaries Between Vocational and Higher Education: Insights from the April Conference

Blurring the Boundaries Between Vocational and Higher Education: Insights from the April Conference
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.

Structural Shifts and Institutional Transformations of the Educational System: IOE at the XXVI April Conference

Structural Shifts and Institutional Transformations of the Educational System: IOE at the XXVI April Conference
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.

Before the PhD: What Early Research Experience Can Change

Before the PhD: What Early Research Experience Can Change
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

When a Reply Isn’t Enough: How Message Type Shapes Student Engagement in Online Learning

When a Reply Isn’t Enough: How Message Type Shapes Student Engagement in Online Learning
Replying to message-based nudges is not uniformly associated with higher engagement in online learning. Researchers from the IOE International Laboratory for Research and Design in elearning explore reply behaviour among Russian students, focusing on how different types of messages influence subsequent participation.

HSE University Researchers Analyse Education Policy in Fifty Countries

HSE University Researchers Analyse Education Policy in Fifty Countries
By 2030, the global education system will need 44 million new teachers. Schools have already started rehiring retired teachers and issuing licenses for accelerated programmes. Experts from the HSE University Institute of Education have analysed the educational policies of almost 50 countries and published the report ‘World Education Policy—2025.’

Education Policy in Developing Countries: an International Series of Mentor’s Seminars for Master’s Students

Education Policy in Developing Countries: an International Series of Mentor’s Seminars for Master’s Students

Growing up in Russia's Largest Arctic City: Educational Strategies in an Industrial Monotown

Growing up in Russia's Largest Arctic City: Educational Strategies in an Industrial Monotown
In Norilsk, Russia's largest Arctic city and an industrial monotown, how do young people navigate their future in the face of extreme environmental challenges, social isolation, and labour market limitations? IOE’s researchers examine transition and mobility among vocational students of industrial specialisations.

How Self-Belief Shapes Academic Success in Primary School

How Self-Belief Shapes Academic Success in Primary School
Why do some children who feel satisfied and happy at school perform better academically than others with similar positive experiences? A new study by researchers from the HSE Institute of Education—Diana Akhmedjanova, Tatjana Kanonire, and Andrey Zakharov—looks closely at this question.

Humans, Culture, and the Age of AI: Why Cultural Psychology Needs a Rethink

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A new paper by IOE’s Pavel Sorokin revisits one of the most ambitious ideas in modern psychology: the attempt—championed by Estonian psychologist Aaro Toomela—to rebuild cultural psychology as a unified science of the human mind and its environment. In Cultural Psychology for a Technologically Transformed Society: A Neo-Structuration Perspective, Sorokin argues that this project arrives at exactly the right moment. Our world is no longer shaped only by institutions, traditions, and language—but increasingly by digital systems and artificial intelligence that produce culture alongside humans. In this rapidly shifting landscape, understanding how the human psyche interacts with culture is no longer just an academic question. It may be essential for navigating the future.

What Lies Behind Global Education Rankings? New Ways to Compare Educational Outcomes

What Lies Behind Global Education Rankings? New Ways to Compare Educational Outcomes
How should international education data be interpreted? What might we overlook if we focus only on country rankings? These questions were at the heart of the HSE Open Seminar on Education, led by Professor Kit-Tai Hau from CUHK.