Gubkin University hosted the IV Scientific and Practical Conference "Information Security of an Individual as a Subject of the Educational Process in Modern Society"

On 1 December 2022, Gubkin University hosted the IV Scientific and Practical Conference "Information Security of an Individual as a Subject of the Educational Process in Modern Society" that was jointly organized by the Russian Academy of Education and Gubkin University.

The conference brought together the scientists of the Russian Academy of Education and the Russian Academy of Sciences, representatives of federal executive authorities, prosecutors, faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students, heads of educational organizations and specialists in the field of information security to discuss the social aspects of information security, the risks and potential for the development of digital transformation of education.

The conference was opened by Professor Viktor Martynov, Rector of Gubkin University, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Education, Academicians of the Russian Academy of Education Mikhail Strikhanov, Vasily Zhurakovsky and Irena Robert, who noted the shift in the general rhetoric and ideas of conferences devoted to information security issues – from technological aspects towards psychological, pedagogical and humanistic ones.

Within the conference, an off-site extended meeting of the Advisory Council under the Authorized Body for the Protection of the Rights of Personal Data Owners and the Commission for Personal Data Protection under the Public Council under Roskomnadzor was organized. During the meeting, the participants discussed the novelties of legislation in the field of personal data protection as well as the ways to improve legislation in this area with regard to the growth of digital services. The meeting of the Advisory Council under Roskomnadzor, established in 2009 in accordance with Federal Law No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data”, for the first time was held openly in an educational organization. One of the topics of the meeting was the development of a professional standard in the field of personal data protection. Representatives of Gubkin University noted the importance of such events at higher education institutions that train specialists for high-tech industries.

As the moderator of the plenary session, Professor Sergey Grinyaev, Dean of the Faculty of Integrated Security of the Fuel and Energy Complex at Gubkin University, drew attention of the participants to the impact of new conditions on the training of integrated security specialists. Mr. Konstantin Kolin, Chief Researcher of the Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Management” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Professor Pavel Kuzmin, Rector of the Academy of the Ministry of Education of Russia, delivered presentations relate to the new content of information education.

A significant component of the conference was the round table "Threats to Russian Education in the Information Era and Ways to Overcome Them", moderated by Mr. Andrey Dushin, Head of the Department of Geopolitics and Sustainable Development at Gubkin University. The event was focused on the psychological characteristics of young people in the digital world, the role of mentoring in personality development, the axiological foundations of education in a digital society, etc.

The recommendations of the participants of the IV Scientific and Practical Conference "Information Security of an Individual as a Subject of the Educational Process in Modern Society" formed the basis of the final resolution. Following the results of the discussions, a collection of scientific papers is being prepared for publication.