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The International Laboratory for Logic, Linguistics, and Formal Philosophy at HSE University studies logic and rationality in a changing world characterized by a diversity of logical systems and rational agents. The laboratory maintains and develops academic collaborations with Russian and international partners. The HSE news service “Vyshka.Main” spoke with the head of the laboratory, Professor Elena Dragalina-Chernaya, about its research.

On April 24, 2026, the HSE Campus in Perm hosted the XIII "Neighbors in Research" research conference, where members of the "International Academic Cooperation" project presented research in several key areas.

On April 14, 2026 Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) of the National Research University Higher School of Economics held section “Forecasting socio-economic and science and technology development in dynamically changing external environment: methods, models and results” within academic theme "Foresight studies" of XXVI April International Academic Conference named after Evgeny Yasin. Participants discussed key areas of country's development in the context of economic and political turbulence. 

At the 2026 Annual Conference of the European Network for Public Administration (ENPA), held in Bucharest, Romania, from 22–25 April 2026, Galina Vissoky Schwartzman presented the paper  “Digital Sentiments: Towards a Theory of Emotions in Digital Governance” 

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).