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Transformations of Higher Education in BRICS. Policy, Procedures, and Practice
Abingdon :
Routledge, 2025.
Under the general editorship: N. Sun-Keung Pang, E. Niemczyk
This book aims to study the current transformations of higher education in the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) countries. The conditions imposed by the Covid pandemic exposed many vulnerabilities in higher education systems, but also provided valuable lessons that led to the implementation of effective changes.
Educational changes are being applied to programmes, projects, practices, and policies with varying degrees of success depending on the context: the needs of students and staff have changed, and considerable attention has been given to the effective continuation of all academic activities through the use of technology; often the nature of higher education and its role in society are being contemplated and ways of sustainable development are being debated. Therefore, contributors from the five BRICS member states present research findings and critical views on the recent development of higher education in their own countries, providing an opportunity for a unified effort and collective input to explore the transformation and reform of higher education.
This book is intended for researchers, policymakers, and postgraduate students in higher education, educational governance, and comparative education.
Chapters
Pavel S. Sorokin, Vyatskaya Y., Chernenko S., , in: Transformations of Higher Education in BRICS. Policy, Procedures, and Practice.: Abingdon: Routledge, 2025. Ch. 6 P. 105–135.
This chapter looks at the transformations of the Russian higher education system with special attention to the most recent years, beginning from 2020. Currently, socioeconomic development is problematic, and the external pressures (international sanctions and risks of “brain drain” as well as social tensions) are unprecedentedly high, which demands that higher education institutions produce a ...
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Mehrotra S. K., Sharma A., Mehrotra V. S., Economic & Political Weekly 2025 Vol. 60 No. 51
Recognition of Prior Learning, a key component of the Skill India Mission under the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015, seeks to formalise the skills of India’s vast informal workforce, which accounts for over 91% of the total employment. While RPL can enhance employability, economic mobility, and workforce productivity, its implementation remains constrained ...
Added: September 1, 2026
Asia and Africa today 2026 Vol. 6 P. 80–86
This theoretical article examines the persistent problem of the “leaky pipeline” for women in
Nigerian higher education, where increased representation in male-dominated STEM fields is undermined
by enduring stereotypes and socio-cultural barriers. By employing a critical theoretical analysis and
interpretive synthesis, it aims to demonstrate how the concept of reflexive modernization explains why
stereotype threats ...
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Ермоленко Г. А., Кожевников С. Б., М.: Эксмо, 2026.
Socio‑humanitarian knowledge helps to master the social norms and values of Russian civilization. Each module of social studies is linked to a specific sphere of human social life, to activities aimed at fulfilling a person’s spiritual needs and social interests. Recognizing the social nature of one’s own needs is an important step towards understanding oneself, ...
Added: August 31, 2026
Panova A., Ostrovnaya M., Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization 2026 Vol. 34 No. 2 P. 199–226
Local authorities can crucially affect the economic performance of public organizations. Using data on the Moscow region, we analyze the unique case of a huge, socio-economically homogeneous region with differing political environments. We examine how the political characteristics of local authorities influence state schools’ decisions on whether to outsource non-core activities, in this case food ...
Added: August 27, 2026
Batusova E. S., В кн.: Обеспечение занятости, производительного труда и социальная защита в условиях гибридных правовых режимов: междисциплинарный подход.: Институт государства и права РАН, 2026. Гл. 2.6 С. 237–242.
The legal regulation of employment in some BRICS countries and its development under the influence of the existing judicial practice have been studied. Special emphasis is on the legal positions of the courts of South Africa, China, and Brazil. ...
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Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
The Liberal Mission Foundation continues to introduce readers to new concepts of democracy and relevant publications. This discussion focuses on the challenges facing democracy in the era of globalization, as addressed in two recent books: *The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies* by S.C. Stokes (2025) and *Critical Theories and the Postsocialist Challenge: Race, ...
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Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
Today, more than ever before, the contribution of new technologies shapes the conditions of humanity's existence as a biological species, prompting a debate about its prospects for survival. This process of transformation—which spans every sphere of social and moral regulation, from family relations and child-rearing to the very meaning of life—is dividing public opinion between ...
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Medushevsky A. N., Вопросы теоретической экономики 2026 № 2 С. 146–164
It is generally accepted that the basis of social and legal stability in any society is a consensus on vir tue — the fundamental values of proper behavior, ways of maintaining and reproducing them. And, conversely, the destruction of this consensus is a sign of the loss of stability and divergence of positions of social ...
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Medushevsky A. N., Сравнительное конституционное обозрение 2025 Т. 34 № 4 С. 135–166
The communist morality created in the USSR to form a “new man” was based on a code of moral values that replaced traditional religious ideas with the ideological postulates of a one-party dictator ship. The crisis and collapse of this ideology in post-Soviet Russia led to the emergence of an “ethi cal vacuum” — moral ...
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Voronina Y., Kuryan M., Педагогика и психология образования 2026 № 2 С. 84–98
Teaching argumentation in foreign language classes is a promising approach, as it enhances students' critical thinking and improves the quality of their academic work. Despite the rather widespread use of explicit methods for developing argumentation skills, the implicit approach remains underexplored. This paper proposes a system for organizing implicit argumentation instruction in English based on ...
Added: August 24, 2026
Batusova E. S., Вестник Университета имени О.Е.Кутафина, Россия 2026 № 2 С. 55–64
The integration of international labour standards into the national
legal systems of the BRICS countries is an important element in the unification of legal regulation of working hours and rest periods. Conventions of
the International Labour Organization (ILO) play a key role in shaping unified approaches to the legal regulation of these aspects, which is reflected in
setting ...
Added: August 24, 2026
Stognieva O., Злобина В. А., М.: Юрайт, 2026.
Учебный курс предназначен для студентов направлений журналистики и медиакоммуникаций, владеющих английским языком на уровне B2–C1. Курс отражает ключевые вызовы современной цифровой медиасреды: использование искусственного интеллекта, борьбу с дезинформацией, развитие медиаграмотности, влияние социальных сетей, мобильную журналистику, цифровую идентичность и перспективы развития медиа. Обучение построено на аутентичных материалах и практико-ориентированных заданиях, моделирующих реальные профессиональные ситуации. Выполнение интерактивных ...
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Долгополова Ю. Н., Kotov A. A., Юсупова М. А. et al., М.: НИУ ВШЭ, Институт образования, 2026.
More than half of Russian adolescents use generative neural networks daily, and this figure continues to grow. Under these conditions, AI is becoming not just a tool but a cognitive partner for students, which requires a rethinking of existing educational practices. This systematic review synthesizes empirical data from studies conducted between 2014 and 2026 on ...
Added: August 21, 2026
Matveeva N., Yudkevich M., Higher Education 2026 P. 1–20
This study draws on neo-institutional theory and the convergence/divergence debate in higher education research to examine whether public and private universities in EU candidate countries converge or diverge in their research activity and collaboration patterns. We analyse Scopus-indexed publication data for 43 universities across Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, North Macedonia and Serbia for the ...
Added: August 19, 2026
Gaete Sepulveda M. A., Navarra: Eunsa, 2026.
Toward the Fifth-Generation University (5GU) is a work that proposes a transformative governance framework for institutions of higher education, capable of addressing the challenges of sustainability, digital reflexivity, and co-creation with multiple stakeholders. Drawing on a historical overview from University 1.0—focused on the preservation of knowledge—to University 5.0, the text presents a model centered on ...
Added: August 18, 2026
Polyakov L., Тетради по консерватизму 2026 № 1 С. 224–235
This paper is devoted to the new tutorial “Essays on Economics”. The handbook, prepared by the team of authors and edited by V. Fadeev offers innovative approach to the teaching of “economics”, the key principles of which are history, theory and statistics. This approach is a distant analogy to the case of 1951 in USSR ...
Added: August 13, 2026
Aleskerov F. T., Afanasyev A., Anchikov K. et al., , in: BRICS Cooperation Progress According to the BTTC Indicator System 2025/2026.: M.: BRICS Expert Council – Russia, 2026. Ch. 5 P. 352–467.
BRICS extends far beyond the realms of geopolitics and economics, encompassing a profound commitment to collaborative advancement in the sectors that most directly shape human potential and quality of life. Cooperation in science, innovation, education, culture, tourism, sport, and healthcare represents a strategic investment in social capital, serving as the essential element for sustainable development ...
Added: August 12, 2026
M.: BRICS Expert Council – Russia, 2026.
The world experienced another turbulent year in 2025. It may well go down in future history textbooks as an inflection point in the evolution of the international order. The West, which for centuries has been universally seen as the mainstay of the global order, has shown increasing signs of implosion. It is being afflicted by ...
Added: August 12, 2026
Puchkov E., Knyaginina N., М.: Национальный исследовательский университет "Высшая школа экономики", 2026.
The report examines the ecosystem supporting the development of social entrepreneurship in Europe. It considers the historical evolution of the sector, the approaches adopted by the European Union and individual countries to defining and recognising social enterprises, and the differences between European and Russian models. Particular attention is paid to the role of social enterprises ...
Added: August 11, 2026
Mehrotra S. K., Singh A. P., IZA Discussion Paper, 2026.
Under what institutional conditions do qualifications frameworks become trusted mechanisms for progression, mobility, and labour-market signalling? This paper starts with this question, and then examines the evolution of India’s qualifications architecture through the trajectory of the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) and the emergence of the National Credit Framework (NCrF). More specifically, it addresses the ...
Added: August 10, 2026
Zagranichny A., Irina Dashkina, Koroleva D., , in: GenAIED: Cultural and Pedagogical Catalysts in Higher Education.: L.: Routledge, 2027. Ch. 12 P. 181–198.
Быстрая интеграция искусственного интеллекта (ИИ) в высшее образование усилила потребность в нормативно-правовых рамках, которые уравновешивают инновации и снижение рисков. В данной главе исследуются регуляторные предпочтения сотрудников высших учебных заведений в отношении ИИ. Анализ основывается на рамке культурных измерений Хофстеде для изучения того, как индивидуальные культурные ориентации влияют на отношение к регулированию ИИ. Эмпирическая выборка включает ...
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L.: Routledge, 2027.
This volume explores how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping universities worldwide. Rather than focusing only on the technology, it shows how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how students learn, teachers teach, and institutions operate, while also being shaped by cultural values, educational traditions, and social expectations.
Bringing together international case studies from regions including Europe, the ...
Added: August 6, 2026
Ulgen H., Journal of International Students 2026 Vol. 16 No. 17 P. 283–312
This study reports a secondary analysis of phenomenologically informed, semistructured interviews with 15 Turkish undergraduate and graduate students at three universities in Moscow and examines how peer networks function beyond emotional buffering to support academic engagement and institutional navigation in Russian–medium higher education. Drawing on social support theory, communities of practice, and community cultural wealth ...
Added: August 5, 2026
Iskakova B., Kleinlein E. V., Prisyazhniuk D. et al., European Journal of Education 2026 Vol. 61 No. 3 Article e70810
This study examines pre-service teachers' (PSTs) attitudes towards inclusive education in Germany and Russia and investigates how they relate to teacher training curricula and teacher educators' discourse. A mixed-methods design was used, including an online survey of PSTs (n = 460) with an open-ended question, curriculum review and exploratory interviews with university educators in both contexts. The ...
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