Being part of a very capable class at school can undermine some students' self-esteem and academic achievement.
July 18, 2017
Students of engineering and economics, undergraduates of state universities, high performers, young people from wealthier families, and those working part-time while at university tend to expect higher salaries upon graduation.
June 21, 2017
Postgraduate courses should be of interest not only to future professors, but also to those who choose business or employment outside academia.
April 26, 2017
According to HSE researchers, men with a high 2D:4D ratio (i.e. those whose index finger is longer than their ring finger) tend to be better educated. These findings are presented in the paper «2D: 4D and lifetime educational outcomes: Evidence from the Russian RLMS survey» in Personality and Individual Differences.
April 20, 2017
One out of every four Russians with degrees are employed in jobs which do not require university-level training.
March 15, 2017
Contemporary design solutions can transform schools into comfortable learning spaces and help to enhance academic performance.
March 07, 2017
Experts of the HSE Institute of Education examined access to higher education in Russia and found that it varies across regions, and the possibility of getting a degree can be quite low in some parts of the country.
February 28, 2017
Teachers should be more tolerant of the fact that children check their phones and tablets during classes. Moreover, these devices should be more actively used in the learning process.
February 20, 2017
Students with high levels of risk acceptance are more likely to have problems with adapting to academic life and making it to graduation.
February 14, 2017
Academic progress and the leisure time of schoolchildren are strongly linked. High-achieving schoolchildren usually go to clubs and studios after classes, while lower achievers spend their free time in the street, HSE researchers have discovered.
February 13, 2017
Real estate near good schools is valued higher.
January 24, 2017
Schoolgirls today do not choose the famous Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya as a role model. Instead, they tend to get frustrated with mathematics by grade nine and rarely expect it to be part of their careers.
January 11, 2017