Tag "expertise"

On 17–18 October, the IV Tsinghua Forum on Higher Education, an annual international platform for discussing key trends and challenges in higher education development, was held at the Southeast Campus of Tsinghua University (Bali, Indonesia). This year, the forum was dedicated to the future of internationalisation in higher education.

Three decades ago, China set out to build universities that could rival the world’s best—and it succeeded. Now, one of its leading scholars says the same model that powered that rise is holding it back. At ICHE Conference 2025, Professor Rui Yang called for a rethink of how knowledge—not just output—should drive the future.

This summer, the IOE became a co-founder of the CERE Observatory on Education, the first international expert and research platform aiming to advance the global visibility and impact of education systems in emerging economies. In 2025, the focus is on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in BRICS countries.

In a study published in PLOS One, researchers Alex Desatnik, Maxim Yakubovskiy, Sergei Tarasov, and Peter Fonagy dive into the role of trust in the classroom. They introduce the Epistemic Trust Towards Teacher (ETT) questionnaire, a new tool for measuring how much students trust their teachers—and how that trust shapes learning. Drawing on psychology, pedagogy, and even evolutionary theory, the study makes a strong case: trust isn’t just a nice extra in education, it’s a foundation for meaningful relationships and better outcomes.

This July in Shanghai, more than 50 researchers from nine countries—from Russia and China to Canada and Singapore—gathered for the International Summer Institute on Artificial Intelligence in Education. For several days, the city became a global hub of discussion on how universities are responding to the rapid rise of AI.

In their recent study, Tommaso Agasisti, Tatiana Akuneeva, Aleksei Egorov, Daria Platonova, and Pavel Serebrennikov delve into the intricate relationship between non-academic staff and the technical efficiency of Russian universities from 2012 to 2021. Featured in Applied Economics, their research challenges conventional wisdom about university operations, offering fresh insights into how administrative and support roles impact institutional performance. By employing innovative statistical methods, the authors uncover nuanced dynamics that vary between research-intensive and teaching-intensive universities, reshaping our understanding of higher education management.

In a world where deadlines loom and procrastination tempts, a group of researchers—Kseniya Adamovich, Aleksandra Getman, Anastasia Kapuza, and Adelina Fayzullina—set out to uncover the secrets of how adult learners tackle their assignments. Their study, published in The Language Learning Journal, dives into the habits of over 70,000 English learners on an online platform, revealing surprising truths about time management, task completion, and academic success. What they found challenges conventional wisdom and offers fresh insights into the age-old question: Does slow and steady really win the race?

In their recent study, Alexey Koshel, Yaroslav Kuzminov, Ekaterina Kruchinskaia, and Bogdan Lesiv of HSE University unravel the complex challenge of regulating digital platforms across jurisdictions. Their paper, In Search of the Regulatory Optimum for Digital Platforms: A Comparative Analysis, sets out not only to dissect the legislative frameworks of key global economies but also to propose a more coherent legal language for Russia’s rapidly evolving platform economy.

In the ever-evolving world of education, where Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become a beacon of accessibility and innovation, a team of researchers—Muhammed Shittu, Anna Gorbunova, Christopher Lange, and Jamie Costley—embarked on a quest to decode a peculiar phenomenon: Why do students re-watch video lectures? Their study, published in the Electronic Journal of e-Learning, dives deep into the intricate dynamics of video lecture design and its impact on student engagement. With insights drawn from over 1,500 surveys conducted at South Korea’s Open Cyber University (OCU), the researchers uncover the hidden forces that compel learners to hit the replay button.

Narratives We Live By: Sequentiality and Timeliness in Temporal Structuring of Action, a recent study by sociologist and cultural theorist Dmitry Kurakin, delves into the intricate ways narratives shape human behavior over time. Published in Theory and Society, the paper bridges theoretical innovation with empirical analysis, offering a fresh perspective on how individuals navigate the interplay between personal timelines and societal expectations.