HSE at SERU-I: five years of change
Last year HSE took part in the international project “Student Experience in the ResearchUniversity” (SERU-I) for the third time. This research gives an opportunity for undergraduate students all over the world to share their educational experience through completing the same questionnaire. The new issue of “That’s So HSE” presents SERU-I project results.
Fall gradSERU Workshop
On November 15 University of Minnesota and CSHE ran the SERU Graduate Student Experience Workshop at UC Berkeley. Participants discussed practical learning and insights from the gradSERU Survey. Current and prospective members of the Consortium had an opportunity to network with leaders in graduate education research and administration from around the world, get more information on the gradSERU instrument and discuss questions regarding SERU membership.
SERU Research Symposium: Politics and Policy – A New Era for UG and Graduate Education
The SERU Research Symposium devoted to opportunities and challenges of higher education in the world was held from 15-17 June 2017 at the Rutgers University, USA. The representatives of the Center of Sociology of Higher Education Igor Chirikov, Saule Bekova, Irina Shcheglova took part in the Symposium.
SERU-I perks
On 9 June 2017 there was an official awarding ceremony of students who participated in the international project "Student Experience in Research University". 180 students submitted their ideas of slogans for the next SERU-I wave. Expert committee selected 1 slogan - the winner of a GoPro camera and 8 authors of creative slogans received HSE hoodies.
Surf’s Up: Take Part in the International Project and Win Prizes
From April 3 to April 30, 2017 all bachelor students of HSE Moscow campus are invited to take part in the international project “Student Experience in the Research University” (SERU-I).
Participation in “GradSERU Europe and Beyond” Symposium
The Center of Sociology of Higher Education has been coordinating the International Consortium "Student Experience in Research University" together with the University of California – Berkeley (USA) for seversl years. At the moment the research team is working on broadening the project: it is planned to study not only undergraduate students but graduate students as well. In University of Utrecht (October 10-11, 2016) there was Symposium “GradSERU Europe and Beyond” where advantages and challenges were discussed.
HSE and Berkeley to Conduct Joint Research
The HSE Institute of Education and the University of California – Berkeley (USA) have signed a memorandum to jointly administer an international Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium until 2020. The memorandum calls for the two universities to implement a major four-year project on higher education studies involving over 30 universities from various countries.