Education
We design educational solutions where technology works for thinking, not against it
Key Projects
- Делаем исследования в международных отношениях: прикладные методы и цифровые инструменты
- Summer ColaboratoriaAn offline intensive program for faculty members and senior-year students interested in using digital tools to address research challenges
- Practice-oriented online workshops with experts, built around a growing community of researchers
- An intensive course for professionals with no prior experience in AI, focused on understanding AI technologies
Author Lectures
How generative AI works and how it is changing our lives?
Digital tools for researchers
Author Lecture
How generative AI works and how it is changing our lives?
What’s behind the "smart" answers of neural networks — and why do they sometimes produce convincing nonsense?
In plain language, we explain how large language models (LLMs) work: training on data, patterns instead of understanding, and the limits of what they "know." Special attention is given to challenges in international relations, including real-time disinformation, automated propaganda, and the analysis of diplomatic texts. We also discuss where AI is already influencing decision-making — and how to maintain critical thinking rather than passively consuming content.
For everyone who wants to understand the future — without formulas or jargon.
In plain language, we explain how large language models (LLMs) work: training on data, patterns instead of understanding, and the limits of what they "know." Special attention is given to challenges in international relations, including real-time disinformation, automated propaganda, and the analysis of diplomatic texts. We also discuss where AI is already influencing decision-making — and how to maintain critical thinking rather than passively consuming content.
For everyone who wants to understand the future — without formulas or jargon.
Author Lecture
Digital Tools for Researchers
За 1 час — практический обзор ИИ-инструментов и сервисов, которые ускоряют и упрощают исследовательский цикл: от поиска литературы до сбора и предобработки данных. Покажем, как автоматизировать рутину, снизить входной порог для сложных методов — и при этом оставаться этичным: где ИИ уместен как помощник, а где критически важен ваш контроль. Лекция подойдёт студентам и преподавателям, даже без технического бэкграунда. Главная мысль: цифровизация — не про технологии ради технологий, а про освобождение времени для главного — мышления и анализа.
Customized Workshops
- Deep dive into a single AI tool, research method, or software solution (e.g., "Scite AI + narrative review + Zotero" or "Undermind + discourse analysis + Voyant Tools")
- Hands-on task completion alongside an expert in real time, within the same interfaces, with a focus on understanding how and why, not just which buttons to click
- Collaborative work in a small group (up to 20 participants) over 1.5−2 hours
- Ideal for students and educators who want not just to "try AI," but to implement a practical, working solution with expert guidance
Methodological Expertise
We design and develop online and offline courses from the ground up, especially at the intersection of technology and the social and humanities sciences. Our expertise spans topics from AI ethics to digital diplomacy, and from large-scale text analysis to the visualization of social processes.
We conduct methodological audits of existing programs by assessing learning logic, the balance between theory and practice, audience engagement, and alignment with learning objectives. We provide concrete, actionable recommendations for improvement.
We create educational resources in the format of a Living Textbook: not a static PDF with theory, but an interactive resource with built-in tools, feedback mechanisms, case studies, and the ability to continuously update content in response to new challenges.
We collaborate with universities, professional development centers, and research schools. Our key measure of success is that after completing a course, students are not only knowledgeable, but able to apply what they have learned to real-world tasks.
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