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IDLab Seminar: The Impact of AI-Generated Project Descriptions on Crowdfunding Campaign Outcomes

IDLab Seminar: The Impact of AI-Generated Project Descriptions on Crowdfunding Campaign Outcomes
On February 27, 2026, a regular research seminar of the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) was held. Valeriia Fedorova, Research Assistant at IDLab, presented a talk titled “Use of Generative AI in Project Descriptions and Funding Outcomes in Crowdfunding.”
The study was co-authored by Petr Parshakov, Head of the Laboratory, and Marina Zavertiaeva, Senior Research Fellow at IDLab.

IDLab seminar: gender gap in investment and the "green" legitimacy of business

IDLab seminar: gender gap in investment and the "green" legitimacy of business
On February 20, 2026, the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) hosted a scientific seminar featuring two research presentations. Petr Parshakov presented findings from a study on gender discrimination in investment seeking, while Iuliia Naidenova discussed whether companies leverage the disclosure of "green" intellectual capital in ESG reporting to restore their reputation following scandals.

Boreal wetlands: new evidence on who stores carbon dioxide and who emis it

Staroselsky Moss - raised bog, August 2012
Researchers of the International Laboratory of Landscape Ecology took part in a major multi-institutional study of the carbon balance of Russia’s taiga peatlands

Forum: "New RuNet: Without Scammers and Anonymity"

On February 26, 2026, as part of the Russian Safe Internet Week, an expert session was held to discuss the transformation of regulatory approaches in the digital environment

The BRICS AI Financial Platform

The publication "Implementation of artificial intelligence: the public financial platform of the BRICS AI" has been published 

Elia Zardini's talk "The Bearers of Logical Consequence"

Elia Zardini's talk "The Bearers of Logical Consequence"
The 113th meeting of the research seminar "Formal Philosophy" took place on February 25.

The First International Congress of Public Administration

On February 11-13, 2026, the First International Congress of Public Administration was held at the Presidential Academy in Moscow.

International Winter School for Students from Two Leading Chinese Universities Held at HSE MIEM

International Winter School for Students from Two Leading Chinese Universities Held at HSE MIEM
Chinese students gained practical knowledge in the design, assembly, and operation of small spacecraft and systems, as well as in quantum mechanics, superconductivity, and materials science for solar energy.

Freedom to Learn Online, and Why Strategy Matters

Freedom to Learn Online, and Why Strategy Matters
Online learning promises flexibility. In asynchronous courses, students can decide when, how, and in what order to engage with learning materials. Yet this freedom comes with new challenges. Without a prescribed learning sequence, students must design their own pathways, and these choices can shape not only how much they learn, but how difficult learning feels.

Intellectual Capital, Internationalization, and the Reputational Effects of Sanctions: the Third Seminar by IDLab and Iran University of Science and Technology Has Taken Place

Intellectual Capital, Internationalization, and the Reputational Effects of Sanctions: the Third Seminar by IDLab and Iran University of Science and Technology Has Taken Place
On February 16, 2026, a joint seminar was held by the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) and Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) under the project titled “Internationalization of Companies from Developing Countries: The Role of Intellectual Resources in Response to Exogenous Shocks,” implemented within the framework of HSE University’s “International Academic Cooperation” initiative. The seminar featured presentations of three studies addressing intellectual capital mobility, business resilience to sanctions pressure, and mechanisms of early internationalization by firms in emerging markets.