Alexander Khoroshilov

Consultant of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) Professor Alexander Khoroshilov is a well-known expert on ICTs, education technologies, mathematical modelling, economics and statistics. He has over 40 years of deep professional experience in the field of ICTs and education including that at the international level. Besides, he has an extensive experience in provision of advisory services to education policy makers. He graduated from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) in 1975 as engineer-economist on ICT and then he has been worked in MESI University until 2007 on various positions – from software engineer to First Vice-Rector (at the latest position – during 15 years). He received his PhD in Economics from the same university in 1982 and the rank of professor in 1996.  In the period from 2007 to 2010 he has been worked at the Academy of Labor and Social Relations as Vice-Rector and at the Moscow State (Lomonosov) University as a professor. Since August 2010 until March 2016, he has been worked at the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) as National Programme Officer and then as Officer-In-Charge of IITE (from August 2014). From March 1, 2016 to February 10, 2017   he has been worked as  Head a.i. of the Institute. From February 13, 2017 – he is  IITE Consultant.  Besides, the following areas of Institute activities are under his direct coordination and responsibility: ICT in Education Policy, Teacher Professional Development and Networking, ICT competency and Innovative Pedagogy, Fundraising.