Education

Change Management in Action: Lessons from Gazprom NeftDigital Solution’s Experts
How do organizations successfully navigate change in today’s volatile and uncertain world? This was the central question during an interactive lecture at HSE University’s Master’s in Data Analytics, where students engaged with industry experts fromGazprom Neft – Digital Solutions, the digital innovation arm of Gazprom Neft, one of Russia’s leading oil and gas companies. The company specializes in technological transformation, optimizing business processes, and implementing cutting-edge data-driven strategies, making them the perfect guest speakers for this session.

Advancements in Enhancing the "Data Analytics for Business and Economics" Chatbot
Last year marked the inception of an ambitious project led by a group of nine students, focused on elevating the user experience for applicants to the "Data Analytics for Business and Economics" program through the implementation of a comprehensive FAQ chatbot (@datahsebot). In the current academic year, a dedicated team of three students (Ivan Vitkovskiy, Evgenii Galushkin, Alexander Epaneshnikov) under the guidance of Professor Natalia Volkova, has undertaken the responsibility of not only advancing but completely overhauling and refining the existing chatbot.

Maria Buylova on Her Exchange Experience with Tokyo International University, Japan
Japan is a fascinating country that attracts students from all over the world with its unique culture and high-ranking universities. Maria Buylova, student of the Master’s programme ‘Management and Analytics for Business’, shared her feedback on her exchange programme at Tokyo International University in autumn 2022.

Galina Shirokova: 'Creativity and Imagination Help in Any Career'
Lecturers from HSE University-St Petersburg and the University of Oregon (US) have designed a course aimed at developing creativity in business activities. Galina Shirokova, Professor at the Department of Management, talks about the course and shares her plans to develop imagination and creative thinking within the St Petersburg School of Economics and Management.