HSE International Laboratories Celebrate 5 Year Anniversary
It is five years since the HSE began setting up international laboratories. HSE’s Deputy Vice-Rector, Marina Litvintseva, Head of Laboratory for Algebraic Geometry, Fedor Bogomolov, and Ronald Inglehart and Eduard Ponarin from HSE Laboratory for Comparative Social Research reflect on the results of the work conducted last year and on the achievements of the laboratories.
HSE Student Wins 2015 Labcitoyen French competition!
Tatiana Shakhova, a third-year student in HSE’s Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, has won the 2015 Labcitoyen competition. This year’s Labcitoyen competition was carried out by the Institut Français (Paris) and the Institut Français of Russia as part of preparation for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP21, scheduled to take place in Paris in November and December 2015. The grand prize was a trip to Paris to attend the conference.
HSE Researcher Publishes an Article in 'Nature Genetics'
Maria Nazarova, Junior Research Fellow at the Centre for Cognition & Decision Making co-authored an article published in Nature Genetics — one of the world’s most authoritative journals, dedicated to the latest achievements in genetics.
Historian and Demographer Focuses on the Role of Forced Displacement in Population History
On Tuesday, May 19, at 6.00 pm, Alain Blum (Centre d’études franco-russe de Moscou, INED and EHESS in Paris) will give a talk at the International Research Seminar in Sociology (School of Sociology) called ‘Forgotten stories of deportees in the USSR — The multiple lives of a single individual’. Ahead of his lecture, he has spoken with the HSE news service on a variety of topics, including his experience as a demographer, his transition into Soviet history, and his upcoming research plans.
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trees and shrubs were planted by HSE students and staff as part of the ‘Green mobilization’ campaign.
Well-developed Public Transport Makes Cities Liveable
How does public transport raise the quality of life? How is it becoming a source of economic growth and allowing for new jobs to be created in cities? These questions and more were discussed during an HSE lecture by the Secretary General of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), Alain Flausch, who was awarded the title of HSE Honorary Professor.
HSE Student Takes Part in G200 Youth Forum
First year MA student at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs’ School of Asian Studies Darya Marshuk took part in the G200 Youth Forum, held from 29 April to 3 May in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
It's Important to Know What You're Better at and What You Can Be Successful at
Business is fashionable, but how do you know what your calling is? The ‘chocolate baron’ from the International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF), Oleg Guskov, told 'Success Builder' how to build a business around sweets, whether a luxurious lifestyle can motivate you to open your business, whether it’s possible to recoup investments in just a month, and why you should lure in workers from women’s magazines.
Shimada Nobuo on Japanese Swords and the Japanese Soul
On the 15th May, 2015 Shimada Nobuo gave a lecture at HSE on Japanese Military Culture. Shimada Nobuo brought some swords from his own workshop and allowed his audience to hold them while he talked about the enduring Japanese interest in weapons of war and the Japanese soul. Owner of the Yamashiroya gallery and specialist on ancient artefacts, Mr Nobuo advises the Japanese ministry of culture and works with the Hermitage and other museums in St Petersburg and around the world helping them with their Japanese collections. He gave his talk in Japanese with Russian translation. He gave this interview to the HSE News Service.
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of companies around the world in the next three years will use social networks as the main tool of corporate communications instead of email.
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