Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –
The cooperation is aimed at developing joint scientific and project activities, organizing educational courses and training personnel in the interdisciplinary field. The document was signed by Vice-Rector and Head of the HSE Staff Irina Martusevich and Director of the Moscow Transport Museum Oksana Bondarenko.
The cooperation between the Moscow Transport Museum and the National Research University Higher School of Economics is especially symbolic: both institutions are united by a desire for modernization, openness to technological innovations, and a priority for digitalization. The partnership plans to develop research and educational initiatives that will combine engineering, humanitarian, and management approaches and thereby set a high bar for new forms of museum and academic work.
The Transport Museum is an example of one of the most modern types of museum institutions, where the educational mission is closely linked to the development of applied knowledge. The focus on training a new generation of specialists capable of thinking interdisciplinary and confidently working in a technical and cultural environment makes this cooperation especially relevant. Together, the university and the museum create a space in which a culture of meaningful attitude to the urban environment, its history and future is formed. The partnership will open up the opportunity for HSE students to undergo internships and practical training in one of the youngest and most dynamically developing museum spaces in the capital. Joint events are planned for research staff: seminars, conferences and round tables.
“Preserving historical heritage is one of the key tasks of both universities and museums. The cooperation between the Transport Museum and HSE is an important step towards this goal. The synergy between the museum’s skills in working with sources and artefacts and HSE’s project-oriented approach not only enriches both organizations, but also contributes to the formation of public consciousness, emphasizing the importance of the contribution of the past to our present,” says Irina Martusevich.
“For us, cooperation with the Higher School of Economics is a space of opportunities and search, where young specialists can prove themselves in real conditions, and the museum can find new, and most importantly, bold solutions for its exhibition and educational projects. We also have an ambition to become a museum-institute, which, in collaboration with the National Research University Higher School of Economics, will open a unique direction for training in-demand museum personnel. As a museum that tells about the culture of movement, it is important for us to follow the most advanced ideas and create relevant, modern projects. And it seems to us that students are the best ones to cope with this task, offering non-standard concepts that we can discuss and implement together,” said Oksana Bondarenko.
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