Our Key Task Is the Expansion of International Links
Prof. Nina Belyaeva, Head of the HSE Department of Public Policy, spoke to us about some of the details of their master’s programme taught in English in 2013.
Student Charity Work – Help Where It’s Needed
We’re not indifferent, we won’t walk past someone in trouble – that’s the motto of the student charity “ICEF Outreach”. It was set up by a group of enthusiasts at ICEF a few years ago and since then has grown to bring together dozens of people across all the faculties of HSE. Chief coordinator of the project Anastasia Fedorova, told us about their most recent activities and trips to orphanages.
The Economic Geography of Russia’s Orphanages
Religion, social welfare, and the quantity of orphanages are the most important factors influencing the number of orphans in Russian provinces. ‘Regional Differences in the Number of Orphans in Today's Russia’ is a report authored by Sergei Vinkov.
‘HSE Was an Ideal Base to Launch Me into a Successful Start to My Career’
Jobs in logistics and consulting, tobacco industry and infrastructure projects, in Saudi Arabia and Russia… Dmitry Papulin, a graduate of the HSE Faculty of Management, told us how studying at the HSE helped him to find his way in business.
Public Policy: Winter School in English
On January 27th 2013, an international winter school organized by the HSE Department of Public Policy opened just outside Moscow. It brought together prospective students of the master’s programme on Political Analysis and Public Policy.
‘I Respect Guerilla Actions’
Ksenia Mokrushina, graduate of the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, MA of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), told us about her experience of study, work and teaching in urban planning.
Thomas Graham on Russian-American Relations
Dr. Thomas Graham, a managing director at Kissinger Associates, an international business consulting firm, was invited by Dr. Alexei Maslov and Dr. Olga Volosiuk to interact with students and professors in the School of Asian Studies of the Higher School of Economics on Thursday January 24th.
‘University Education Is about Teaching Students to Think Critically, Not about the Transfer of Knowledge’
Before coming to the HSE in 1999, Olga Kuzina, PhD, who is today Professor at the Department of Economic Sociology, had no experience in teaching. But she was chosen by the students as one of the best university lecturers and not for the first time in 2012.
French at the Institut de Touraine
Would you like to learn French from scratch? Do you need to broaden your language skills in a certain area? Either way the Institut de Touraine is the place to go. For more than two years HSE students and staff members have been visiting Tours to take various language courses. In an interview with the HSE News Service, Britta Vincent, the institute’s director for international relations, talks about studying French in the heart of the famous Loire Valley.
‘Our University Gives Its Students the Ability to Fight under Any Circumstances’
Students of the HSE Faculty of Management voted Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor at the Department of Entrepreneurial Law, as one of the best lecturers and teachers conducting seminar classes in 2012. In an interview with Matvey Karmakov, HSE student, she told us about a ‘toolkit’ for every lawyer and other cases from her practice.
Deadline for applications to present academic reports - January 20, 2025