HSE University’s online course ‘Experimental Linguistics’ has won an award from the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance (GMA). The university’s initiative was the only Russian programme to receive an award in the competition.

HSE University hosted the first international conference on vibe coding, VIBE CODING RUSSIA 2026. More than 450 participants and speakers from universities, banks, the telecommunications and cybersecurity sectors, and the vibe-coding community discussed how AI is shortening the path from research findings to products and who is responsible for code written by an algorithm.

In the Russian market, sustainable development increases business value primarily when it becomes part of a company’s corporate strategy. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from HSE University and their international colleagues after analysing the management practices of 152 publicly listed Russian companies. The study has been published in the journal Business Strategy and the Environment.

Neural networks are no longer simple travel assistants; now they decide what to include on the route and what to skip. Artificial intelligence changes how people perceive a place and shapes the image of tourist centres. At the II International Scientific and Practical Conference ’Information Technologies in the Preservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage,’ researchers discussed who controls algorithmic solutions and in what ways, and whether authentic traditions get lost in them.

An economist at HSE University used a microeconomic model to show that excessively strict restrictions on the collection and processing of personal data can do users more harm than good. The article has been published in Voprosy Ekonomiki.

HSE University researchers have investigated how doctors’ professional experience and patient ratings affect patients’ trust in medical information. They found that people are more likely to be persuaded by the opinions of highly rated doctors, while paying less attention to their years of experience. The findings have been published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Elia Zardini, from Italy, has collaborated with the International Laboratory for Logic, Linguistics, and Formal Philosophy (LLFP) since 2018. In his interview with the HSE News Service, he talks about solving classic logical puzzles regarding truth and vagueness, his experience of working in Moscow, and the upcoming Formal Philosophy conference.

The Rope Shop educational space hosted a meeting between the HSE University School of Media and the Academy of Journalism and Communication in Vietnam. The parties discussed developing joint educational programmes, organising research conferences and satellite laboratories for media specialists, and expanding academic mobility.

HSE University has announced the results of its International Academic Cooperation (IAC) competition for joint fundamental research projects. Five projects have received full funding, while six more have been awarded partial funding. The research teams include scholars from Brazil, South Africa, China, India, and Oman. Alexander Balyshev, HSE University Vice President, shared details of the 2026 IAC competition winners.