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HSE UNIVERSITY

LED CONFERENCE

APRIL, 20-21, 2026/ONLINE

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ABOUT CONFERENCE

HSE LED Conference is an extensive and multilateral space for scientific and professional experience exchange*, established by School of Foreign Languages of HSE University.
*No participation fees are assumed.

LED abbreviation encompasses three leading concepts which stand for Languages, Education, and Development respectively. Three major tracks complement each other and form the core of the Conference and each of its tracks individually.

The fifth, jubilee conference will be a unique event with exceptional content.

“WE HAVE COMBINED VARIOUS FORMATS, THEREBY ENSURING THE VERSATILITY OF THE DISCUSSION”

DEADLINES

Submission of speakers' applications

02.03

Date

Approval of speakers' applications

15.03

Deadline

Publication of the conference programme on the website

April

Date

Registration as listeners

21.04

Deadline

Start of the Conference

20.04

Date

KEY
SPEAKERS

Plenary Session 2026

moderator

Ekaterina Kolesnikova

PhD, associate professor, Head of the School of foreign languages

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[ professor ]

Elena Moshnyaga

PhD in Philosophy, professor, HSE University

topic: Axiological Linguistics in Focus: Inter-, Cross-, and Transcultural Communication through the Lenses of Value-Based World Pictures

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[ professor ]

Lobos Omar

phd in philology, Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, translator of russian literature, teacher of russian as a foreign language

topic: «Literary translation: rhythmic and intonational aspects»

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[ PhD in Philology ]

vitaly nuriev

phd in philology, leading researcher at the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences

topic: Literary Translation in the the time of Large Language Models: The Crisis of Authorship and Ethical Uncertainty

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RAFAEL GUZMÁN TIRADO

Professor of Slavonic Philology at the University of Granada. Doctor in Spanish Philology at the University of Granada, Doctor in Russian Philology at the Moscow State University "M.V. Lomonosov", Moscow (Russia) and Doctor in Philological Sciences at the Kabardino-Balkaria State University (Russia), Director of the specialized magazine "Cuadernos de Rusística Española", Head of the Research Group "Slavistics, caucasology and linguistic typology"

topic: translating russian literature as an incentive to learn russian

Expert interview

"On the Unique Educational Model of HSE University and the Principles of Education Management"

anna korovko

Senior Director for Full Degree Programmes, HSE University
expert

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nadezhda vradiy

Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of School of Foreign Languages, HSE University
Interviewer

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Workshop

"Using Hyperpersonalized AI Tutors in Foreign Language Learning Using the Hyperintensive Method"

Speakers:

Dina Nikulicheva

Alan Bigulov

The workshop will include a lecture section, where Dina Nikulicheva will examine the fundamental theoretical aspects of the phenomenon of polyglotism. She will present her definition, propose criteria for its identification, identify linguistic personality types among Russian polyglots, and analyze the key strategies polyglots use to master a large number of languages.

Alan Bigulov will cover the following topics during the workshop:

- An overview of the Hyperintensive Method

- Stages of developing conversational skills using the Hyperintensive Method

- Defining hyper-personalized AI tutors, their relevance, limitations, and risks of use

- Developing hyper-personalized AI tutors

- Scheme of interaction with hyper-personalized AI tutors

- Demo of zero-level lesson elements with hyper-personalized AI tutors (using Indonesian as an example)

- Demo of beginner-level lesson elements with hyper-personalized AI tutors (using German as an example)

- Demo of intermediate-level lesson elements with hyper-personalized AI tutors (using Spanish/French/Italian as examples)

- Demo of upper-intermediate-level lesson elements with hyper-personalized AI tutors (using English as an example)

dina nikulicheva

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Head of the Germanic Languages Department at the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a leading Russian expert on polyglot issues, Scandinavian studies, and anthropocentric grammar, a translator, and a foreign language teacher with over 30 years of experience.

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alan bigulov

an independent researcher in the field of SLA

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Round table "Career-oriented teaching of foreign languages to students of the secondary professional education"

Topics for discussion:

Updated content of the general educational discipline "Foreign Language",
The principle of continuity in teaching first-year SVE students English,
Organisation of classes in the discipline "Foreign Language" considering the professional orientation of SVE programs.

Natalia Akhrenova

Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor, Chief Specialist in Strategic Development of the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Professor of the Department theory and practice of foreign languages, vice-president of the National Society of Applied Linguistics, head of the Moscow regional branch of the Union of Translators of Russia , author of textbooks for Prosveshcheniye Publishing House, member of the editorial board of the journal “Prosveshcheniye. Foreign Languages”

Topic: Beyond Grammar: How to Turn English Lessons into a Launchpad for a Student's Career

yulia shteinhauer

Teacher at Kolomna College, GBPOU MO, Author of English Language Teaching Aids for Prosveshcheniye Publishing House
Topic: Features of the development of a conscious approach to interaction with artificial intelligence in the context of work in foreign language lessons in secondary vocational education organizations

Natalia gunina

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages and Professional Communication at Tambov State Technical University, author of textbooks at Prosveshcheniye Publishing House
Topic: Developing Professional Language Competencies in Future Agricultural Specialists: The Methodological Potential of the Language Skills for Future: Agriculture Textbook

elena aleshugina

PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, NNGASU
Topic: Features of professionally oriented training of students of secondary vocational education in architectural and construction specialties

daria loshkareva

PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages at NNGASU, Head of the Center for Teaching Foreign Languages at NNGASU
Topic: Features of professionally oriented training of students of secondary vocational education in architectural and construction specialties

yury smirnov

Leading Specialist at the Moscow Center for Educational Quality, Author of English Language Textbooks and Teaching Aids, Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal "Enlightenment. Foreign Languages," and Winner of the Moscow Grant in the Field of Science and Technology in Education.
Topic: Maintaining continuity in English language teaching between secondary general education (SGE) and secondary vocational education (SVE)

elena smirnova

English Teacher of the Highest Category, Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation, laureate of the Moscow Grant in the field of Science and Technology in Education, Author of Textbooks and Teaching Aids on the English Language, Holder of the "For Loyalty to the Profession" Badge
Topic: We continue teaching English to first-year students of secondary vocational education, adhering to the principle of continuity

elena zgonnik

Senior Editor for French at the Center for Linguistic Education at Prosveshcheniye Publishing House, and a Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Prosveshcheniye. Foreign Languages
Topic: Independent educational activity as a necessary condition for the formation of professional competencies of students

larisa ageykina

Head of Department, Leading Editor of the Center for Linguistic Education of JSC Prosveshcheniye Publishing House, Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Prosveshcheniye. Foreign Languages

maria kharitonova

Editor of the Center for Linguistic Education of JSC "Prosveshchenie" Publishing House, Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal "Prosveshchenie. Foreign Languages"
Topic: Secondary vocational education. Updated content of the general education discipline "Foreign Language" (German): modern approaches

elena tokareva

PhD in Philology, lecturer at the Nizhnekamsk branch of the UPO College of the Kazan Innovation University
Topic: Profile-oriented organization of foreign language (English) teaching for students of secondary vocational education

yulia mukoseeva

Methodologist, English teacher at the State Budgetary Educational Institution School named after Marshal V.I. Chuikov, Honored Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation, Winner of the "Teacher of the Year in Moscow" competition, Winner of the best teachers competition within the Framework of the PNPO, Laureate of the Moscow Grant in the Field of Education and Science, Member of the Board of the Interdisciplinary Association of Metropolitan Teachers, Member of the Jury of Professional Competitions, Author of Teaching Aids for JSC "Prosveshcheniye Publishing House"
Topic: Effective techniques for developing information literacy in a foreign language lesson

andrey kolesnikov

Andrey Kolesnikov, Doctor of Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of German Studies and Linguodidactics of the Moscow City Pedagogical University
Topic: Presentation of the Electronic Educational Resource: Career Guidance Language Portfolio

Marine Shirinyan

Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes, Educational Designer at the Centre of Linguistic Education, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the online journal "Enlightenment. Foreign Languages"
Topic: English language. Organization of project and research activities

Round table "Language Monitoring and Assessment in Russian Universities: Problems, Solutions, and Prospects"

Moderator:

Daria Klykova

MBA (University of Camilo José Cela (UCJC), Spain), Project Manager of the SST "Lingvotest", JSC "Prosveshchenie" Publishing House

Expert:

Aleksey Konobeev

PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Lingvodidactics and Modern Technologies of Foreign Language Education, Institute of Foreign Languages, Moscow Pedagogical State University; Research Fellow, N.M. Shansky Center for Philological General Education, V.S. Lednev Institute of Teaching Content and Methods; Academic Director, UMSK, Analyst, Moscow Center for Education Quality (MCEQ), Editor-in-Chief, Titul Publishing House

Topics for discussion:

Methods for assessing foreign language proficiency in the Russian higher education system;
Modern language education tools;
The Lingvotest certification testing system;
Creating a unified language monitoring system in Russian universities: questions and answers.

Daria Klykova

Aleksey Konobeev

Maria kazachkova

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the English Language Department, MGIMO University, Odintsovo Branch
Topic: Innovative Teacher Tools as a Factor in Improving the Quality of Language Education in the Context of Digitalization

Khalida Galimova

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages and Translation, Kazan Innovative University named after V. G. Timiryasova (IEML)
Topic: Innovative Teacher Tools as a Factor in Improving the Quality of Language Education in the Context of Digitalization

irina petrova

Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages, National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Topic: An Integrative Model of Language Assessment at a Technical University: A Professional Module and a Compensatory Model for Mixed-Level Groups
How MPEI is Addressing the Problem of Students' Mixed-Level Language Proficiency

dina anisimova

Head of the Center for Independent Assessment of English, School of Foreign Languages, HSE
Topic: Assessing Students' Verbal Skills Using the Independent English Language Exam at HSE as an Example

diana popova

Visiting Lecturer, Head of the Center for Educational Technologies Development, School of Foreign Languages, HSE
Topic: The Lingvotest SST as a Tool for Standardized Assessment of English Proficiency

Round table "Precedent name in modern communication practices"

The study of precedent names is a significant area in the field of modern linguistics, as these units reflect not only linguistic processes but also the cultural characteristics of the society in which they operate. Of particular research interest is the use of precedent names in modern communication practices, much of which takes place in the digital environment.

Moderator:

Alexandra Nagornaya

Doctor in Philology, Professor, School of Foreign Languages, HSE University

Topics for discussion:

1. Modern approaches to understanding precedent names.

2. The pragmatic potential of precedent names.

3. The functioning of precedent names in digital communication.

4. The precedent name in modern terminology.

5. Precedent names in meme culture.

6. The use of precedent names in modern advertising.

7. The precedent name and the digital word: hashtags.

8. The functioning of precedent names in various types of discourse (political, psychological, motivational, coaching, etc.).

9. The boundaries and limits of creativity in the use of precedent names.

Alexandra Nagornaya

natalia vasilyeva

Doctor of Philology, Professor, Chief Researcher, Department of Applied Linguistics, Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Topic: Mythonyms as an Esplanatory Entity

Maria kovshova

Doctor of Philology, Professor, Chief Researcher, Department of Theory and Practice of Communication named after Yuri Sergeevich Stepanov, Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Topic: Biblical Names in Verse-Pies

lyubov gurevich

Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Linguistics and Professional Communication in the Humanities and Applied Sciences, Moscow State Linguistic University
Topic: Precedent Names as Markers of a Generational Gap in the Cultural Code: What "Boomers" Know but "Zoomers" Don't

victoria zhura

Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor, Professor at the Institute of Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes at Sechenov University
Topic: The Role of Precedent Phenomena in the Cognitive Framing of Genetic Engineering Discourse in Media Texts

ulyana smirnova

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Linguodidactics, Moscow City Pedagogical University
Topic: Precedent Name in Political Discourse: Cultural Code or Political Ritual

maria yashina

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, School of Foreign Languages, HSE University
Topic: Precedent Names in Contemporary Political Discourse in Italy.

elena petrova

PhD in Philology, Senior Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, HSE University
Topic: Translation of Adjectives and Verbs Derived from Proper Nouns (Comparison of Audiovisual Translation and Printed Text Translation)

galina nikolenko

Senior Lecturer, Department of Russian Language Stylistics, Faculty of Journalism, Moscow State University Lomonosov
Topic: Communicative Failures and the Cultural Code: The Role of Precedent Phenomena in Language Learning

elena ananyeva

Senior Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, HSE University
Topic: The Functioning of Precedent Names in the Context of Communicative Agonality (Based on the US Presidential Debates)

galina denisova

Doctor of Culturology, Deputy Dean for Research and Development, Professor at the Department of Semiotics and General Theory of Art, Faculty of Arts, Moscow State University Lomonosov
Topic: Meme as a way of representing precedent texts in the modern media space (in the context of modern communicative discourse)

Round table "Continuity of School and University Language Education: Strategies and Tactics of Interaction"

Moderator:

Ekaterina Davydova

Methodologist at SOFL Centre for Education Technology Development, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Manager of SOFL Partner Teacher project.

Expert:

Kirill Sorvin

HSE Deputy Vice Rector, Candidate of Sciences (PhD), Associate Professor (HSE Faculty of Social Sciences)

Topics for discussion:

1. The university's role in preparing future applicants for university admission (development of the Olympiad movement, language and interdisciplinary education).

2. Professional development of modern teachers in collaboration with the university.

3. SOFL Partner Teacher project as a tool for ensuring continuity between school and university education.

irina rezanova

Director of the Center for Interaction with Regions, Deputy Director of the Directorate of the Center for Strategic Work with Applicants, HSE University
Topic: HSE University and Schools. The University Educational District as an Example of Networked School-University Interaction

irina kostyukovich

English teacher, Primakov School
Topic: University–School Partnership in English Language Olympiad Preparation: The HSE School of Foreign Languages Programme

olga sleptsova

English Teacher, City Classical Gymnasium #8
Topic: The “Teacher-Partner” project: How the University’s academic environment transforms school olympiad training

evdokia nikiforova

English Teacher, Zhatay Secondary School 2 named after D.Kh. Scryabin", Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Topic: The role of the project "Teacher-partner of the Higher School of Economics" in managing the project activities of secondary school students

anastasia pokidova

Teacher-Trainer, Municipal Budgetary Institution of Additional Professional Education “Kolomna Educational and Methodological Center”
Topic: Project “Teacher-Partner” – a vector of professional development and a source of inspiration for modern teachers