The ISCAR Summer University has a long history. Since 2010, MSUPE, in collaboration with ISCAR, has hosted 8 in-person Summer Universities, as well as the 2020 special online Summer Seminar, involving over 250 top young researchers from more than 20 countries. The ISCAR Summer University has become a key platform for promoting the ideas of cultural-historical psychology and activity theory, facilitating the exchange of experience and cutting-edge practical developments among the younger generation of researchers advancing the ideas of L.S. Vygotsky, A.N. Leontiev, D.B. Elkonin, P.Ya. Galperin, V.V. Davydov, and others worldwide.
Preserving and developing traditions of this scientific school involves several key areas of work, including the development of a unified system of concepts, support for collaborative projects and research in the field of professional training for specialists in education and social sectors, and the creation of practical tools aimed at overcoming learning and developmental difficulties in children of various age groups.
Summer University aims at an in-depth and intensive investigation of basic socio-cultural-historical concepts and works. It also aims to discuss the connection between theory and the various methodologies as well as to reflect on emerging practical problems that concern education, psychotherapy, social policy, social work etc.