Irina Kuptsova

Moderator, Speaker

Doctor of Culturology, Head of the Department of Media Education, Moscow Pedagogical State University

Russia

Culturologist, lecturer-researcher, project designer in the socio-cultural field.

Author of more than 100 publications including monographs and textbooks on the history and current state of Russian culture, the problems of creative industries, cultural practices, technologies for updating cultural heritage, the culture of volunteering, and the development of media culture.

Scientific supervisor of such master's programs as "Media Education in the Socio-Cultural Sphere" and "Media Education", and the bachelor's programe "World Art Culture and Additional Education (Journalism)" of the Moscow State Pedagogical University.

Expert of the Research and Education Centre "Civil Society and Social Communications" of RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation

Expert of the All-Russian Society "Knowledge"

Expert of the All-Russian Contest "Big Break"

Expert of the "Heritage and Economics" Business Club

Member of the editorial board of the scientific magazine Pedagogy of Art

Member of the Federal Educational and Methodological Association in the group of specialties 51.00.00 "Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Projects" (in areas of higher education)

Member of the Dissertation Council at the Moscow State Linguistic University (Culturology, Philological Sciences)

Member of the Dissertation Council at the Moscow State Pedagogical University (Journalism and Media Communications, Philological Sciences)