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190068 St Petersburg

Phone: 8 (812) 644-59-11 *61289

Administration
Department Head Olga Klimova
Contacts

Address: 123 Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboedova, room 322
190068 St Petersburg

Phone: 8 (812) 644-59-11 *61289

Administration
Department Head Olga Klimova

Institute of Asian and African Studies in the HSE St. Petersburg continues to develop cooperation with Japanese universities

Institute of Asian and African Studies in the HSE St. Petersburg continues to develop cooperation with Japanese universities
As part of a trip to Japan in March 2025, a delegation from HSE St. Petersburg, led by Campus Director Anna Tyshetskaya, visited a number of major universities in Japan: Sofia University (Tokyo), Hosei University (Tokyo), Tokai University (Tokyo), Kwansei University (Kobe), Osaka University (Osaka) and others. The delegation from the Institute of Asian and African Studies included the head of the Department of Japanese Studies Olga Klimova and senior lecturer Artyom Klimov.

The Department of Japanese Studies Develops Contacts with Universities in Japan

Universities of Tokyo
This year, the Department of Japanese Studies at the Institute of Asian and African Studies continues to establish contacts with various universities in Japan within the framework of educational, pedagogical and scientific cooperation. Students of the department regularly visit educational institutions in Japan for exchange studies.

Head of the Department of Japanese Studies Olga Klimova acted as a interpreter for director Miura Motoi at the International Pacific Theater Festival

Actors of the State Theater of Nations

Olga Klimova, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Japanese Studies at the Institute of Asian and African Studies of the National Research University Higher School of Economics-St. Petersburg took part in the International Pacific Theatre Festival as a interpreter of Japanese director Miura Motoi on October 2-4, 2024.

Consul General of Japan in St. Petersburg visited Higher School of Economics

Meeting with Consul General
On June 28, 2024, Mr. Matsuo Hiroki, Consul General of Japan in St. Petersburg, visited the National Research University Higher School of Economics-St. Petersburg. The Consul General was accompanied by Mrs. Nishimoto Chihiro, Vice-Consul.

Congratulations to the student of the Department Maria Petrochenko with a successful performance in the final stage of “I am a professional” students’ competition!

Maria Petrochenko
Maria Petrochenko, a 5th year student of Asian and African Studies (Department of Japanese Studies), became a diploma winner of the VII season of the All-Russian competition “I am a Professional” in the direction of “Asian and African Studies: Japanese Studies”.