Tag "partnerships"

In early June, Anna Kobtseva and Natalia Isaeva visited Hong Kong to strengthen collaboration with leading universities, discuss opportunities for joint educational programmes, and take part in an international dialogue on the future of educational leadership.

Natalia Rozenfeld, a Junior Research Fellow and Doctoral Student at the HSE Institute of Education's Centre for Vocational Education and Skills Development, presented her research at the 2026 Annual Conference of the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR), which was held at Trinity College Dublin. Taking place on 15–17 June, the conference focused on how social institutions shape inequality in education, employment, and other areas of life, bringing together researchers who study the ways societies respond to growing uncertainty and structural change.

On 9 June, as part of the HSE Open Seminar on Education, Professor Futao Huang from Hiroshima University delivered a keynote talk  entitled ‘Rethinking the Internationalisation of Higher Education in the Context of Geopolitical Shifts: Comparative Perspectives from Asia and the West’. The seminar explored how major higher education systems in Asia and the West are redefining internationalisation in response to evolving geopolitical, technological and demographic changes.

From 13 to 21 May 2026, Alexey Obukhov, a Leading Expert at the Pinsky Centre of General and Extracurricular Education at the HSE Institute of Education, participated in a series of educational and professional events in Moulay Rachid youth complex in Bouznika, as part of the 2nd National Science Exhibition.

On 30 April, as part of its regular internal seminar series, the HSE Institute of Education featured a lecture by Professor Santosh Mehrotra on the transformation of qualifications and skills systems in India. The seminar brought colleagues together to discuss how changing approaches to qualifications and educational pathways might affect learner mobility and labour market opportunities.

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.

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 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.

On 28 August, Vera Maltseva, Director of the Center for Skills Development and Vocational Education and CERE co-founder, presented research on the evolving landscape of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Russia. This officially kicked off the CERE International Expert Seminar Series.