Around Education

Generative AI is entering higher education around the world. But does the same technology lead universities towards a shared future — or can it produce very different educational futures?

Its impact depends on more than what AI can do. Educational traditions, cultural values, institutional practices and ideas about the purpose of education all shape how generative AI is adopted and used. The same tool may transform teaching, learning, assessment and academic practice in very different ways across educational systems.

In the second episode of Around Education, Na Li, Senior Associate Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Educational Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and Diana Koroleva, Scientific Director of the Laboratory for Educational Innovation Research at HSE University, discuss these questions through the lens of their new book, GenAIED: Cultural and Pedagogical Catalysts in Higher Education. They explore why generative AI takes different forms in different educational contexts, what this means for teaching and learning, and how universities can approach the governance of technological change.

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Education has always been connected to the world of work. But what happens when jobs, skills and career pathways change faster than education systems can adapt? 

Technological change and shifting economies are transforming labour markets, prompting employers, graduates and young people to reconsider what education should provide. The relationship between learning and employment is becoming increasingly complex.

In the first episode of Around Education, Vera Maltseva, Director of the Centre for Vocational Education and Skills Development at the HSE Institute of Education, and Santosh Mehrotra, Visiting Professor at the Centre for Development Studies at the University of Bath, explore how education systems respond to a changing world of work. They discuss whether education can solve employment challenges on its own, why some educational pathways gain more recognition than others, and what the future of learning may look like.

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Welcome to Around Education, a podcast by the HSE Institute of Education.

In this preview, our host Anna Gorbunova, a Research Fellow at the Institute, introduces the podcast and shares what you can expect from upcoming conversations with leading education researchers, policymakers and practitioners from around the world.

Our first episode will explore education in a changing world of work. Joining us are Vera Maltseva, Director of the Centre for Vocational Education and Skills Development at the HSE Institute of Education, and Santosh Mehrotra, Visiting Professor at the Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath.

Let's begin the conversation and rethink education together!