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India is a key partner of modern Russia
On the 22th February for the 1st year students of the MA Programme “Business and Politics in Modern Asia” was held another Mentor seminar. Students got a great chance to acquaint with a specialist in doing business with South Asia and India Evgeny Griva, who spoke about the potential of Russian-Indian cooperation and the peculiarities of the mentality inhabitants of India.

How can Russian IT startups enter the Japanese market?
In this learning module, in frame of the Mentor Seminars the MA Programme “Business and Politics in Modern Asia” hosts expert meetings for students from both learning trajectories.

Japanese Club opens its doors
For several years the Chinese Club has existed at HSE, and this year the project of the Japanese Club appeared at the Project Fair. This club will allow anyone who wishes to take a dip in the world of Japanese culture, find like-minded people, attend lectures by experts, and meet native speakers.
To get more information about this Club, we interviewed Chizhova Ksenia, Tutor and Visiting Lecturer of the Department of Asian and African Studies and organizer of the Japanese Club.

Quick Recap of Double Degree Programmes at HSE – St. Petersburg
Double degree tracks have been created as a result of a partnership between HSE – St. Petersburg and other programmes offered by well-known foreign universities. Participants are given the opportunity to study abroad for a year at a partner university. Upon successful defence of a thesis in front of a joint commission, students receive fully fledged diplomas from two universities.

Enjoy Studying at the University
Starting from this academic year recent PhD graduate of the Central European University Andras Gal joined the HSE team and started to teach on the programme "Business and Politics in Modern Asia". Within this interview Andras Gal spoke about his postgraduate studies, the differences between the Russian and European education systems, as well as the differences between the HSE and other universities.

HSE University – Saint Petersburg Goes Online from October 25
Due to the threat of the spread of the novel coronavirus infection COVID-19 and in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, HSE University – St. Petersburg will temporarily switch to a distance learning. The order signed by Anna Tyshetskaya, Director of HSE University’s campus in St. Petersburg.

Dr Thomas Flichy de La Neuville on Geopolitics and Asian Studies
On September 21, 2021, a delegation from an accredited Business School of Rennes (France) visited HSE campus in Saint Petersburg to sign a partnership agreement and discuss future plans for international academic mobility and exchange programmes. On September 24, Dr. Thomas Flichy de La Neuville, Head of the Master's Program in Geopolitics and Business, met with the first-year students of the Master's program in Business and Politics Modern Asia at the Higher School of Economics.