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The Laboratory of Molecular Physiology at the HSE University Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, in collaboration with the HSE University LessON project, has released a popular science video lecture entitled "What Is Organ-on-a-Chip?" In the video, laboratory head Evgeny N. Knyazev explains how microfluidic devices that mimic human organ function are transforming modern biomedical research.

Participants of International Symposium "Foresight in a Rapidly Changing World" at the XXVI April International Academic Conference Named After Evgeny Yasin attempted to find answers to questions such as how to process large amounts of unstructured data, how to integrate artificial intelligence into analytical processes, and how to understand when innovation is ready to enter the market. "The world is changing, and we need to change our Foresight methodology along with it," emphasized Olesia Maibakh (HSE ISSEK Foresight Center), moderator of session "Foresight: New Approaches and Methods." The four presentations complemented each other, forming a unified picture: from a specific instrumental solution to infrastructure, from infrastructure to governance, and finally, to how to determine the moment for specific actions.

From 11–18 April, Anna Korchak, a Junior Research Fellow at the International Laboratory for Research and Design in e-learning and a Doctoral Student at the IOE, completed a research internship at East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai. The visit focused on the role of generative AI in collaborative academic writing.

In Moscow, HSE University’s leadership met with a delegation from Peking University headed by its President, Gong Qihuang. During the meeting, the parties agreed to strengthen partnership between the two universities within the framework of the Cross Years of Russian–Chinese Cooperation in Education (2026–2027).

Can a Formula 1 race become a testing ground for digital forecasting, and how can climate intelligence help companies adapt to shocks? The second session of International Symposium “Foresight in a Rapidly Changing World” within XXVI April International Academic Conference named after Evgeny Yasin focused on finding answers to these questions. The discussion, which brought together experts from Russia, Canada, France, and Brazil, was moderated by Yulia Milshina, Deputy Director of the ISSEK Foresight Center (HSE University).

On April 30, 2026, the International Center for Analysis and Decision-Making hosted a meeting between the Chief Researcher, Professor Eric Maskin, and the young staff of the Center.

On April 29, Elena Dragalina-Chernaya delivered a talk titled "Classifying Structures: Abstract Logics as Classifications of Abstract Structures" at the Interdisciplinary Seminar "Philosophy, Mathematics, Linguistics: Aspects of Interaction (PhML)" at the St. Petersburg Department of the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PDMI).

Sergei Utkin, research assistant at ICSID, spoke at MPSA Conference 2026.