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Special workshop on Foresight-studies in BRICS countries took place in the framework of XV International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy’. Experts from Russia, China, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, Iran and India discussed the role of Foresight in STI policy, AI usage in forecasting and challenges of digital era. 

Special workshop on Foresight-studies in BRICS countries took place in the framework of XV International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy’. Experts from Russia, China, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, Iran and India discussed the role of Foresight in STI policy, AI usage in forecasting and challenges of digital era. 

On December 19, 2025, within the framework of a regular scientific seminar at the International Laboratory of Intangible-Driven Economy, research fellow Sophia Paklina presented a paper titled "Workplace Practices and Burnout Signals in Employee Reviews". The study, conducted jointly with Peter Parshakov, Alexey Smirnov and Elena Shakina, is focused on analyzing the relationship between corporate benefits and management practices and the risk of employee burnout. It is carried out as part of Russian Science Foundation project No. 25-18-01037 "Professional Burnout Syndrome: Identification Using Artificial Intelligence Methods and Economic Impact Assessment".

On December 17, the 107th meeting of the "Formal Philosophy" theoretical research seminar took place.

On December 8, the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research held postgraduate seminars with Vlada Mikhaleva and Georgy Sharov.

In the latest issue of journal “Foresight and STI Governance” (Vol 19 No 4 2025) transformation in various spheres and primarily in education is the unifying theme of most articles.There is no set pattern in transition processes, which could serve as a success recipe. Nevertheless, the first realized projects represent new, valuable experience for searching ways to contextual adaptation of transformation transition strategies.

On December 10, Maria Malofeeva, a postgraduate student and research intern at the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research, spoke at the GES-2 Community Center as part of a series of lectures from the ongoing "Deaf and Voiced" program of the "Exploring the Deaf Community" and "Sign Language Lovers Club" projects.

XV International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy’organized by HSE University Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge took place on 12-14 November 2025.  This year programme included nine thematic sessions and special workshop for BRICS countries. The conference traditionally became a platform for discussing the future of technology, transformation of labor markets, creative economy, role of artificial intelligence, and sustainable development, bringing together experts around the world from: Russia, China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, Iran, the UAE, Indonesia, Australia, the UK, Malaysia and other countries.

On December 5, 2025, seminars were held by postgraduate students of the International Laboratory for Social Integration Research, Maxim Gurin and Ekaterina Dolgova.

PhD student Zhu Zi Yuan made a presentation on his research in progress during the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration webinar. The current research title is “Institutional Comparison of Public Service Models in China, the United States and Russia: Marketization, Centralized Governance and Hybrid Governance in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”.