Russian language, education and artificial intelligence
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.
Head of a Russian language centre
Opened Russian language centres in three Middle Eastern countries. Talks about student motivation and why the first two weeks decide everything.
Methodologist and teacher of Russian as a foreign language
Teaches Russian to Chinese students and prepares them for admission to Russian universities. Develops exercises for pronunciation and intonation.
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.
Dean of the Foundation Faculty
Responsible for helping international students adapt in their first year. Knows everything about the challenges they arrive with.
Applied linguistics researcher
Studies how adults learn a second and third foreign language. Compares self-study with learning alongside a teacher.
Product designer for education services
Designs interfaces for learning on the phone. Explains why a chat turned out to be more convenient than a classic personal dashboard.
Graduate of a Russian university, teacher
Learned Russian from scratch herself and now helps students from her home country. The student voice at the conference.