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All newsFrom Korea to Russia: Junseo Lee on His Master’s Studies at HSE University-St Petersburg
Every year, HSE University welcomes more than a thousand students from all over the world. In 2024, Junseo Lee, a student from South Korea, came to HSE University-St Petersburg as a master’s student of the programme ‘Comparative Politics of Eurasia’. In the article, Junseo shares the story of why he chose St Petersburg and HSE University in particular and his personal experience of living and studying in Russia as a foreign student.
'Latin America Days' at HSE University-St Petersburg: Introducing Mexican Culture
The building at Kantemirovskaya Street hosted the first meeting of the project 'Mexican Traditions—Why Mexicans are Always Happy?'. Students and professors learnt about national festivals, customs, and traditions in Latin America, as well as opportunities for academic mobility.
HSE University-St Petersburg Presents Its Educational Programmes at International Exhibition in Indonesia
At the end of January, Jakarta (Indonesia) hosted the IIETE 2025 international education and training exhibition. HSE University-St Petersburg and three other Russian universities represented the higher education system in Russia. Over several days, the exhibition welcomed more than 50,000 people.
On Russian Students' Day, HSE University-St Petersburg Opens a New Educational Space in Historical Rope Shop Building
A famous monument of constructivism—the Rope Shop of the Red Nailer factory—became a new educational building of HSE University-St Petersburg. Approximately four thousand students will study in the building at 25 Liniya Street on Vasilyevsky Island.
'Sociologist Is a Curious, Searching and Courageous Person'
One of the oldest programmes at HSE University-St Petersburg is an English-taught Bachelor's programme 'Sociology and Social Informatics'. It has existed for more than ten years, and over this time, the programme has helped plenty of students gain interdisciplinary skills and find their own unique career paths. In the article, academic supervisor Anna Nemirovskaya tells how the programme has been changing in modern realities, what sociology truly is, and in which spheres one can implement sociological education.
HSE, University of Delhi, and Geoscan Launch Space Research Project
HSE University and the University of Delhi (India), in partnership with Geoscan (a portfolio company of the Innopraktika non-state development institute), have agreed to establish an international scientific mirror laboratory on data storage, processing, and transmission in space systems. The agreement was signed on January 15, 2025, during a visit to India by an HSE University delegation led by Rector Nikita Anisimov.
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