May

18:00

Final Seminar of the 2025/2026 Series “The Dynamics of Science Diplomacy: Bridging Pragmatism and Idealism”

16+

*recommended age

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The “Dynamics of Science Diplomacy: Bridging Pragmatism and Idealism” seminar series concludes this academic year with its fourth session. Eminent practitioners, young researchers, and students will gather once more to explore how science diplomacy shapes international relations, global governance, and cross-border knowledge flows, connecting historical legacies of knowledge exchange with contemporary challenges in international STI cooperation.

The final seminar will focus on international organisations, bilateral cooperation, and changing governance arrangements, highlighting lessons for emerging science diplomats and early-career scholars working at the intersection of policy and research.

The keynote speaker of the final seminar will be Dr. XING Jijun, Chairman of the International Cooperation and S&T Diplomacy Sub-commission of the Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research, who will share his extensive experience in international S&T cooperation, science diplomacy, and global governance from the perspective of Chinese and multilateral practice.

The seminar series aims to build an active international community of early-career researchers in science diplomacy. It brings together established experts and students working on research papers, theses, and dissertations. Participants receive structured feedback and join interdisciplinary discussions on current debates and methods in the field.

Seminar coordinators

Dr. Irek Suleymanov

Associate Professor, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK), HSE University

Dr. Parsifal Islas-Morales

General Coordinator, UNESCO Chair in Science Diplomacy and Scientific Heritage (UNAM)

Fourth session details

Date: May 27, 2026

Time: 18:00 (Moscow time)

Format: Online (Zoom link will be sent after registration)

Language: English

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Programme

Opening remarks: Dr. Irek Suleymanov (HSE University, ISSEK) and Dr. Parsifal Islas-Morales (UNAM)

Keynote: Dr. XING Jijun (International Cooperation and S&T Diplomacy Sub-commission, The Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research, China)

Research presentation 1: Grigorii Pruttskov (Master’s Programme “Science, Technology and Innovation Management and Policy”, HSE University)

Topic: International Research Organizations in Biological Sciences through the Lens of Science Diplomacy: Transformation of Structures, Principles, and Instrumentalization

Research presentation 2: Anas Chakkala (Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar)

Topic: From Bayt al-Hikma to Modern Science Diplomacy: Knowledge Exchange in the Islamic Golden Age

Discussion & feedback session (Q&A with speakers and participants)

Speakers

Dr. XING Jijun,
Chairman, International Cooperation and S&T Diplomacy Sub-commission, The Chinese Association of Science of Science and S&T Policy Research

Dr. Jijun Xing holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Tianjin University (1982), a Master of Economics from Renmin University of China (1990), and a PhD in Administrative Management from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2009). Over his extensive career in international diplomacy and science policy, he has served as S&T Councilor at the Chinese Consulate General in New York (2016–2019) and Deputy Director General of the China Science and Technology Exchange Center (2011–2016). His earlier roles include leading European and Asian affairs at the Ministry of Science and Technology, as well as positions at Chinese embassies in the Netherlands and Norway. Since beginning his career in 1982 in the Chinese–US Land Petroleum Exploration Project, he has built wide-ranging experience in international cooperation and global governance. His current work focuses on international relations, science, technology and innovation cooperation strategies, global governance, and research policy.

Grigorii Pruttskov

Master's student in Science, Technology and Innovation Management and Policy at ISSEK, HSE University, Moscow

Anas Chakkala

Master’s student in Linguistics and Arabic Lexicography at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

Date

27 May 18:00

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