MSUPE in the Media: TASS, Channel One, Gazeta.ru, Izvestia
TASS: The Ministry of Education launched the "School of Trust" psychological assistance line on September 11. The list of topics one can address to the Ministry of Education's "School of Trust" psychological assistance line is quite extensive — from school students' worries about grades to overcoming burnout symptoms in teachers. This was stated by Darya Vedmitskaya, Lecturer at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, MSUPE.
BFM: A person experiences fears from an early age. Their number grows with age and with the pace of societal development. We are overcome by fears of natural phenomena, social fears, and now digital ones. But being afraid is an evolutionarily formed behavioral strategy useful for survival, assures Andrey Kamin, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of Distance Learning, Faculty of Distance Learning, MSUPE.
"Utro Rossii," Russia-1: Timestamp 3:08:10. Sometimes a parent or work chat risks becoming a test for the psyche. Hundreds of messages, repeated questions, arguments about gifts — the needed information is lost, and participants turn off notifications. Tatyana Mikhailova, Head of the Department of Social Communication and Youth Work Organization, Faculty of Social Communication, links conflicts, among other things, to the absence of clear communication rules and believes that chats need moderation.
"Contribution to the Future" Foundation: MSUPE, together with partners, presented for the first time to the professional community the Registry of Inclusive Evidence-Based Practices. The project head, leading analyst at the MSUPE Boiling Point Tatyana Podushkina, spoke about how the registry is structured and how it was created. Its methodology relies on the "Standard of Evidence for Practices in the Social Sphere and Education" and on a broad understanding of inclusion as an environment that takes into account the unique needs and capabilities of each person. The subsequent discussion featured Vitaly Rubtsov, President of MSUPE, and Svetlana Alyokhina, Director of the Federal Center for the Development of Inclusive General and Supplementary Education at MSUPE.
Gazeta.ru: According to the IHME report, 1.2 billion people worldwide currently suffer from mental illness. Moreover, they have taken first place in terms of disability in society. As explained by Olga Pugovkina, Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, MSUPE, psychologist, such dynamics were predicted 30–40 years ago.
Channel One: More than one and a half thousand calls were received during the month of operation of the "School of Trust" . This is the psychological assistance line launched by the Ministry of Education in the new academic year. Children, their parents, and teachers call. Here they help cope with any problems: from difficulties with school subjects to online bullying — cyberbullying. The work of the helpline was described by Yana Onkamo, psychologist of the emergency response and psychological counselling sector of the emergency psychological assistance department of the FCC for Ensuring the Development of Psychological and Pedagogical Assistance in the Education System of the Russian Federation at MSUPE; Yulia Zhuravleva, Head of the Distance Counselling Sector; and Olga Ulyanina, Head of the FCC for Ensuring the Development of Psychological and Pedagogical Assistance in the Education System of the Russian Federation at MSUPE.
"OTRazhenie," OTR: Modern school students engage in robotics, biological forensics, learn to operate drones and create neural networks, and also play in school theaters, of which there are almost 37,000, sing, and make their own media projects. The most popular direction among children is not technological at all but social-humanitarian; almost 8 million people have chosen it. What other clubs do modern school students choose, and how to find an activity to one's liking? Why is supplementary education not an appendage to school but a real school of life? Explained by Yulia Kochetova, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Professor at the Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Educational Psychology, MSUPE.
Komsomolskaya Pravda: Even the most advanced medicines lose up to half of their effectiveness if the patient does not trust the doctor or subconsciously "retreats into illness." Studies show that a person's psychological attitude can quite influence the biochemical processes on which recovery depends. In modern medicine, a direction called "self-therapy" has even appeared — conscious management of stress and attitudes for the sake of overcoming illness. Why is it pointless to treat the body in isolation from the psyche, and how to activate the hidden resources of the body? This was discussed by Kira Saunin, Lecturer at the Department of General Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, MSUPE.
"OTRazhenie," OTR: Only 5% of Russians are ready to turn to their neighbors for help. According to a study, most citizens prefer to maintain distance from those who live behind the next door. Why do people communicate with each other less and less? And how does the situation in megacities differ from small towns? Reported by Yulia Kochetova, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Professor at the Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Educational Psychology, MSUPE.
Mediator.rf: On October 12, 2026, the second meeting of the expert group "Work with At-Risk Adolescents" was held at the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. Yulia Tukfeeva, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Head of the Coordination and Monitoring Department of the Federal Coordination Center for Ensuring the Development of Psychological and Pedagogical Assistance in the Education System of the Russian Federation at MSUPE, participated in the discussion.
MEL: Vladimir Sokolov, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Educational Psychology, MSUPE, answers the question of whether a physical education teacher can lower a grade for forgotten sports uniform or behavior in class. He explains that a grade in the subject should reflect the student's knowledge and skills, not their discipline, and tells where one can turn in such a situation.
Izvestia: Russia is preparing a new edition of the government decree on the list of measures for assessing the quality of education in schools and the rules for their implementation: it is planned to more clearly define the participants in all-Russian verification works and to allow the VPR to be counted as certification. MSUPE Vice-Rector for Scientific Work Sergey Kosaretsky noted that when evaluating schools, one should also consider their role for the local community: sometimes the continuation of education becomes a condition for preserving the territory and way of life, for example, of indigenous small-numbered peoples.
MEL: Vladimir Sokolov, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Educational Psychology, MSUPE, comments on a situation in which a schoolgirl was forced with threats to withdraw documents from the only school in the village. The expert explains why such actions on the part of the administration and teachers violate the Law "On Education in the Russian Federation," even if there are problems with academic performance and attendance. The educator also explains how parents can protect the child's rights if a withdrawal application has already been written.