Where does the Mistress of the Copper Mountain live? How can the national cuisine of Tatarstan surprise you? What does the Stone Town near Perm look like? HSE University-St Petersburg hosted a fair which united the representatives of various nationalities of Russia. Komi-Permyaks and the Urals, the Pomors, Karachais and Balkarians, Buryats and the Tatars shared unique features of their cultures, presented their national dishes and took the international students on an interactive journey around Russian regions.

At the international conference on computational linguistics (EACL), the team from the Linguistic Convergence Laboratory at HSE University-St Petersburg presented a unique dataset for neurorehabilitation of patients with the speech disorder—aphasia.

HSE University-St Petersburg and the hockey club 'Shanghai Dragons' have signed a cooperation agreement. HSE University-St Petersburg students will be able to undertake internships at various units of the team, conduct research in the sports sphere, and supplement their portfolios with international projects.

Professors from HSE University-St Petersburg and researchers from Mexican universities discussed vectors for the development of higher education. Experts have highlighted the important role of the academic community in promoting people's well-being.

HSE University–St Petersburg is launching a special project to tell prospective students about faculties, educational programmes, and student life—everything to help you make an informed choice. This first article focuses on the most important aspect: the educational process at HSE University and how it differs from other universities.

Forbes has published its eighth annual ranking of the best Russian higher education institutions. HSE University took first place. Its leadership was secured, among other factors, by strong support from employers and high performance in the Academic Environment metric.