LUCH International Conference

Russian language, education and artificial intelligence

20–21 November 2026Moscow and online
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Teaching Russian as a foreign language

Discussion: the teacher's role when AI is in the room

Will AI replace the teacher or free up their time for what matters most? An open discussion with questions from the audience.

Speakers

Marina Orlova

Professor, Department of Russian as a Foreign Language

Has taught Russian to international students for twenty years and authored textbooks for university foundation programmes. Researches how students from Asia and Arab countries master Russian grammar.

Andrey Volkov

Head of AI at an education company

Builds learning products on language models. Answers the awkward questions about where AI gets things wrong and how to keep it in check.

Olga Smirnova

Dean of the Foundation Faculty

Responsible for helping international students adapt in their first year. Knows everything about the challenges they arrive with.

Materials

Materials will be available after the session