Magdalena Gaete, the head of the Project-Based Learning Laboratory for Reputation Management in Education at HSE University — St. Petersburg, won the Best Case in Social Entrepreneurship award at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She presented a study on the transformation of elderly care in Russia, conducted within the framework of the Satellite mirror laboratory of HSE University — St. Petersburg and UTM. The award was presented by Tan Sri Azman Hashim, a reputable banking magnate in Malaysia, and Prof Dr. Rosmini Omar, Dean of Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), UTM.

The head of ACT LAB, Haliana Khalid, conducted a master class on writing teaching cases and teaching notes on entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. The event attracted educators, researchers, and students interested in social entrepreneurship, and contributed to strengthening scientific cooperation between Russia and Malaysia.

HSE University-St Petersburg and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have opened a mirror laboratory in the sphere of social entrepreneurship. The opening ceremony of the Russian part of this laboratory took place in the framework of the International Partners' Days which gathered delegations from 23 foreign universities.

From next year, students of the Bachelor's programme 'Political Science and World Politics' will be able to develop their skills of project activities in a specialised seminar and in the course of projects based on the method of 'project service learning'. Magdalena Gaete, a head of the Laboratory for Reputation Management in Education (RepLab), will deliver the project seminar and coordinate projects. We talked to Prof Gaete about what students should expect from the programme and why participation in projects is useful.

This material is prepared by the Laboratory for Reputation Management in Education in collaboration with Social Investment and Innovation Agency (autonomous non-profit organization) as a part of “Developing intellectual volunteering in social responsibility & entrepreneurship of universities” project. This project received support of the Presidential Grants Foundation.

The participants discussed implementing the ESG agenda within the learning process of the university, project learning possibilities, intellectual volunteering, and communication strategies. Moscow and Saint Petersburg campuses, in collaboration with the Agency for Social Investment and Innovation, presented the “Tell the World” project.

“This year’s review framework focuses on 17 global goals of sustainable development – worldwide-relevant vital lines of work. I’m certain the only way to make our world more sustainable, eco-friendly and fair is to be a stable institution that takes responsibility for both region and society development within its areas of influence” – Nikita Anisimov, Rector of HSE University in Saint Petersburg.

About reputation management, different academic cultures and building successful careers.

What has been the impact of the pandemic on the international relations of universities? Who should manage the internationalization of research at universities? Can a local university influence the global academic agenda? Participants of the round table ‘Internationalization of Research in Digital Reality’, which took place on March 30, sought to answer these and other questions. The event was organized byHSE University - St. Petersburg.

This year, the conference ‘Education and World Cities: New Horizons of University Reputation’ will be held for the first time with support of the University of Navarra, a recognised centre on the subject of reputation. Magdalena Gaete, a representative of the University of Navarra, discusses the challenges that universities face today, and what Russian universities should do to join the ranks of the world's top institutions of higher education.