HSE’s 12 Most Interesting Research Papers of 2012 in English and Russian
Deals on government commissions, the anti-corruption declaration, job creators and job destroyers, trust, talent and institutions, the economy of Runet, the Russian internet; the most curious and useful research for economic policy carried out by HSE over the last year.
‘I Teach a Very Interesting Subject’
Sergey Pekarsky, Professor at the Faculty of Economics Subdepartment of Macroeconomic Analysis, first came to the HSE to get a second higher education, since he did not know where to apply his knowledge of applied mathematics. Fifteen years later, he is about to head the HSE’s Department of Theoretical Economics, and students have voted him one of the best teachers at the HSE.
First Meetings of the Russian G20 Presidency
On 11-13 December 2012, the first meetings of the Russian G20 Presidency were held in Moscow. They included the Think 20, Business 20 and Civil 20 Meetings, the inaugural G20 Sherpas’ Meeting and the ‘Fostering Economic Growth and Sustainability’ conference.
What Flavour Chocolate Bar Would You Order?
Oleg Guskov, a graduate of the HSE International College of Economics and Finance, and owner of Mixville, a new kind of company on the Russian market, believes that what makes entrepreneurs different is their willingness to take risks and to think outside the box.
‘I Love it When Students Get Me Flummoxed’
Mikhail Ulyanov, professor of the Software Management Department, has been chosen for the second time by students at the School of Software Engineering as an HSE Best Lecturer 2012. Tatyana Bogoslavskaya interviewed him for the HSE news portal.
‘Philosophy Is a Form of Rational Activity’
Viktor Gorbatov, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy Department of Ontology, Logics and Theory of Knowledge, is, according to the students of the Faculties of Economics and Psychology, one of the best teachers who conducts seminars. In an interview he gave to the HSE News Service he spoke about the role of philosophy in modern life.
‘Innovation Isn’t Just an Empty Word or a Fashion Fad’
Mikhail Komarov, lecturer at the Faculty of Business Informatics Department of Innovation and Business in Information Technologies, is one of the ‘100 young innovators’ at the ‘Open Innovations’ forum. Open Innovations is an open space for people who develop and implement innovative solutions all over the world. The event is focused on forecasting technology trends and defining the role of information technology in global processes.
Registration for Russian Language Summer School 2013 Now Open
The Center of Russian Language at the Faculty of Philology, Higher School of Economics offers the Summer School of Russian-2013. The program is uniquely designed to address the demands of international students in language training, Russian peer communication, cultural and social events.
A Language-Learning Jungle
Ainur Abdulnasyrov is founder and director of one of the largest and most popular online language-learning services in Russia, LinguaLeo.
Political Scientists at an International Roundtable in the Public Policy Department, Put Public Protest under the Microscope
The Department of Public Policy at the Higher School of Economics organised a roundtable on "Problems of Global Governance in Modern Political Science" at the VI Congress of Russian Political Science, held at Moscow State University of Foreign Affairs on 22-24th of November. The round table was co-chaired by D.G. Zaytsev, Associate Professor of the Public Policy Department and A.N.Potsar, Associate Professor of the Public Policy Department.