A joint UNESCO IESALC and HSE University conference on the topic "Next Generation: Reflections and Future Perspectives on Higher Education in the Former Soviet Union" was held on February 14 and 15.

This conference is being held to mark the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union and to reflect on developments, trends, and future prospects in the higher education systems of the ex-Soviet space.

We thank all our colleagues for participating in the discussion and attending the event.

The opening speech was made by the director of CInSt, head of the International Laboratory for Institutional Analysis of Economic Reforms Maria Yudkevich. The final word was delivered by CInSt senior research fellow, deputy head of International Laboratory for Institutional Analysis of Economic Reforms Victor Rudakov.

The recordings will be published on UNESCO IESALC YouTube сhannel: https://www.youtube.com/user/iesalcunesco

A special issue of the informational publication Higher Education in Russia and Beyond, published by HSE University, will be released in spring 2022.