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Oct 15, 2025

Postgraduate education. MS, MA, MPhil, MBA, PhD – what's the difference?

Postgraduate education opens the door to deeper specialization, an academic career, or a change in professional direction. In this guide, we explore the difference between taught and research tracks, explain the main degree types — MSc, MA, MBA, and MPhil — and help you choose the right next step with confidence.

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Sep 01, 2025

International Academic Careers for Russian Scholars and Global Trends in Education

Sergei Guriev is one of the most successful contemporary Russian academics, having built a global career in both research and academic management. In this interview, he shares his personal experience, offers advice to young scholars, and reflects on the development of the education market.

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Aug 18, 2025

Chevening Scholarship: a life-changing opportunity to study in the UK

How to get a prestigious international scholarship to study in the UK?

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Jul 20, 2025

Lost in translation: why is it challenging for medical students to continue their studies abroad?

How to “transfer” your medical education to another country? Overview of the situation and experience of the Freedom Degree

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Jun 28, 2025

Mental health of students. An urgent issue for education and society as a whole

Student mental health is becoming a growing global concern, directly affecting education systems and labor markets. This article explores the causes of the crisis and highlights how universities and countries around the world are responding with initiatives to support student well-being and academic sustainability.

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May 28, 2025

Global Nomad University. Education for those who are constantly on the move

Discover how Nina Belyaeva a political scientist and public policy specialist, created an independent university for displaced professionals and learners in Georgia. An inspiring story of freedom and education.

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May 05, 2025

How to use AI chatbots in education?

Discover how students and universities are using ChatGPT and AI chatbots. Learn about academic risks, AI hallucinations, ethical use, and low-cost alternatives like Deep Seek.

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Apr 21, 2025

Coursera. Good quality courses or a waste of time?

In this article, we discuss the pros and cons of the Coursera platform and massive online courses in general

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Apr 14, 2025

Russian Projects in Liberal Arts and Sciences in Exile: A New Start

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science in Montenegro. Interview with the Dean Marina Kalashnikova

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Apr 06, 2025

Russian scientific and educational projects unite in the Alliance

Dmitry Dubrovsky discusses why this is important and the challenges faced by Russian scientists who have emigrated abroad.

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Mar 08, 2025

Education in exile for a changing future

Zhanna Nemtsova: Zhanna Nemtsova: Our priority is to enable people to achieve their professional goals in the new reality

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Dec 23, 2024

Ilya Kalinin about Smolny College

How the College develops outside St. Petersburg State University and what students study.

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Nov 20, 2024

Ella Rossman about gender studies and living in UK

A doctoral student at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in University College London shares her experiences

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Oct 15, 2024

European Humanities University: Professor's Perspective. Part 1

Historian Vasiliy Zharkov tells the story of his relocation to Lithuania and his teaching at EHU.

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Sep 24, 2024

European Humanities University: Acting rector's Perspective. Part 2

Vilius Šadauskas discusses EHU and its role in assisting students at risk.

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Sep 23, 2024

Free education in Free University

Victor Gorbatov, a co-founder of the Free University, discusses Russia's largest alternative educational platform, established by former professors of the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in exile.

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Sep 04, 2024

How to fund your studies in Germany and EU.

PhD student Daria Khokhlova shares her personal experience and discusses scholarships and funding options for international students in Germany and the EU, including financial aid for free tuition and assistance for living expenses.

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Aug 28, 2024

Living and studying in Lithuania. LGBTQ-inclusive education.

Experience of Georgy Kalakutskii, co-founder of the "thepplan" project, helping refugees from Ukraine, at Kaunas University of Technology, Bard College Berlin.

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Aug 13, 2024

How to fund your studies in the UK.

Olga Doletskaya, co-founder of the "Dear Colleagues" educational initiative, shares how to secure funding for studying in the UK, finding scholarships, grants, and other support sources for students