About the Department

The work of the Interfaculty Department of Educational Systems and Pedagogical Technologies of MGIMO includes practically all problems in the field of education. Among its partners are Gorchakov Lyceum, ISBE, Olimp-Plus schools, leading universities (Moscow State Pedagogical University, Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg State University, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, etc.), etc.

The mission of the department

To train highly qualified specialists in education, capable to implement effectively the new educational paradigm of the XXI century.

Among the scientific and methodological objectives:

  • Design innovative educational systems that incorporate pedagogical resources of both education and personal-development resources of society.
  • Design person-developing innovative environments in educational organizations.
  • Develop and test innovative pedagogical technologies aimed at improving meta-disciplinary and personal learning results of students.

Work in RSA

Professional development
A range of professional development programmes for teachers, heads of educational organizations, and parents, as well as professional training programmes for specialists in the field of education.
Master's programme: Modern Pedagogy and Educational Design
Practice-oriented Master's programme "Modern Pedagogy and Educational Design". Its graduates are the drivers of innovation, change and school development.
Research programme
Designing innovative educational systems, personal development environments, school education models, developing pedagogical technologies.

Our team

Roman Kotov
Head of the RSA Project, Advisor to the Rector of MGIMO
rikotov@gmail.com
Elena Kotova
co-founder of ISBE and Citrus Montessori Preschool, co-founder of the Parent-Teacher programme, expert at the department
kotoffsfamily@gmail.com
Vitold Yasvin
Doctor of Psychology, Doctor of Pedagogy, Professor, Laureate of the Russian Federation Government Prize in Education, Head of the Interfaculty Department for Educational Systems and Pedagogical Technologies at MGIMO, Academic Director of the Russian Schools Abroad project
vitalber@yandex.ru
Marina Pinskaya
D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Head of the Master's Programme "Modern Pedagogy and Educational Design", Academic Advisor of the Russian Schools Abroad project
m-pinskaya@yandex.ru
Olga Efremova
Specialist in Educational and Methodological Work, Curator of Master's programme "Modern Pedagogy and Educational Design
Veronica Sergeeva
Specialist in Educational and Methodical Work, Project Manager at the Department, Producer of Master's Programme "Modern Pedagogy and Educational Design
Ilya Demakov
Director of Gorchakov Lyceum of MGIMO, Teacher of the Year of Russia 2017, expert of the department
Anastasia Kuzmina
Deputy Director of Gorchakov Lyceum, teacher of history and social studies, expert of the department
Arina Stolyarova
adviser for development and talent attraction of MGIMO educational cluster (pedagogical retraining program "Modern education and applied pedagogy", master's program "Modern pedagogy and educational design", department of educational systems and pedagogical design, MGIMO school ecosystem, Gorchakov lyceum)
Valentina Belomestnova
Department expert in educational work organization, department project manager, producer of distance learning programs for teachers of the Russian Schools Abroad project and distance learning programs of the department for MGIMO divisions
Natalia Kirechenkova
Methodologist of educational programs, training facilitator, co-founder of public school "Vector" Voronezh, department expert on development of child-parent communities
Maria Kuznetsova
Curator of educational programmes and projects at the department
Tatiana Zlatomrezheva
MGIMO Education Cluster Talent Development and Attraction Specialist, Content Manager
Ilya Korzhik
teacher of physics and astronomy at Gorchakovsky lyceum, department expert in STEM and project activities