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Illustration for news: In-Person Instruction, Mask Regime, and Temperature Checks

In-Person Instruction, Mask Regime, and Temperature Checks

The COVID-19 prevention measures HSE University is implementing in the new academic year

Illustration for news: What to Do In Case of Technical Trouble During Proctored Exams

What to Do In Case of Technical Trouble During Proctored Exams

Rules for students and teachers

Illustration for news: HSE Ranks 7th in THE Ranking of Leading Research Universities in Eurasia

HSE Ranks 7th in THE Ranking of Leading Research Universities in Eurasia

HSE has ranked 7th amongst universities in Eurasia. The ranking has been compiled for the first time by Times Higher Education and is presented by Kazan Federal University.

Illustration for news: HSE Climbs to Top-40 in QS Young Universities Ranking

HSE Climbs to Top-40 in QS Young Universities Ranking

The Higher School of Economics has climbed to 38th place in the QS Young University ranking rising 10 places compared to the last year.

Cybersport research

Cybersport is a vital and debatable topic for the scientific society. For example, it is still unclear whether eSports can be called as a type of traditional sports or not. Even though such questions are still unanswerable, on the 28th of April Ksenia Konstantinova, Vsevolod Suschevskiy, and Ekaterina Marchenko told the audience about several important for the eSports themes during the regular research group seminar: broadcasts of the major tournaments and transfers between cybersport teams.

TrueSkills: rating systems

When evaluating the success of a team is not sophisticated processes, according to an out-of-date Elo rating model is often used, which evaluates only victory or defeat, improperly works with a draw, and ignores individual players in a team with different experience. At the first in 2018 seminar Research Group "Machine Learning and Social Computing" Alexander Sirotkin on the example of the game "What? Where? When?" told about the TrueSkill rating system, and how to improve it, by giving the greater contribution of the leader and estimation of cases where the team played in the incomplete composition.

The paper written by the professor of the Department of Economics is accepted for publication in the Journal of Urban Economics

The paper «Why do newer cities promise higher wages in Russia?» written by Alexander Skorobogatov, the professor of the Department of Economics, is accepted for publication in the Journal of Urban Economics.

Illustration for news: Experience Economy at HSE St. Petersburg, Student Story

Experience Economy at HSE St. Petersburg, Student Story

Born on the borderline of Estonia and Russia, Anželika Varblane has never visited Russia before she decided to apply to master's degree in St. Petersburg. Here is her story of choice collision, adaptation, future prospects, and experience economy studies and research with HSE St. Petersburg.

Illustration for news: Student Talks about Her Real Russian Experience: Enrollment, Studies, and Daily Life

Student Talks about Her Real Russian Experience: Enrollment, Studies, and Daily Life

Excited by her studies at HSE St Petersburg, Aikaterini (Katerina) Kandylidou, a native of Thessaloniki, Greece, shares her experience of enrolling at HSE in the popular Master’s programme in Experience Economy: Hospitality and Tourism, and gives some insights into daily life in Russia.

Illustration for news: 2018-2019 International Admissions Start at HSE St. Petersburg

2018-2019 International Admissions Start at HSE St. Petersburg

The scope of academic programmes of HSE St. Petersburg in 2018-2019 includes brand new Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees open for international students, who are welcome to apply from mid-November 2017.