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The New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre hosted the sixth annual conference 'CIBA: Creative Industries. Business. Art'. It was organised by professors and students of the Master's programme 'Arts and Culture Management' at HSE University-St Petersburg. The event united more than 200 participants representing business, educational and museum spheres.

As a part of the study project, implemented by students of the Master’s Programme “Arts and Culture Management” under the supervision of Associate Professor of the Management Department Ekaterina Leonidovna Shekova,   the creative journal “Interstice” was launched. The curator of this journal is Seyram Liquenda Klu De-Souza , a first-year student of the Master’s Programme “Arts and Culture Management”.

The curriculum of the master’s programme “Arts and Culture Management” contains a unique course The History of Latin American Art taught by Ricardo Monsalve, a professor from Chile. For two consecutive years, the course has been ranked by students as best in terms of new knowledge and opportunity for broadening horizons and understanding. The students of the programme interviewed the professor. In this conversation, Prof. Monsalve shared what it is like to teach Latin American Art at HSE, how students respond to new cultural perspectives, and why learning for him is “more about people than dates or facts.”

On October 4, 2025, Daria Kotova, Executive Director of the “Yasnaya Polyana” Space, gave a guest lecture as a part of the course "Creative Place Branding”. Daria described the brand concept, the choice of the name for the space, the target audience of the brand, and the specifics of coworking space promotion in the St. Petersburg market. 

HSE University–St Petersburg held a comprehensive adaptation event for international bachelor's and master's first-years and participants of academic mobility programmes. Read on to find out why students from all over the world choose HSE University–St Petersburg for their studies.

On July 3, the concert and sports complex 'Arena' hosted one of the main events of the year—the graduation ceremony of HSE University-St Petersburg. It gathered more than 4,000 guests: graduates, their friends and families, professors, mentors, and representatives of the university's industrial partners. Find out what the holiday will be remembered for, what plans the main characters have for their adult lives and how the alumni bid farewell to their student lives.

As a part of the study project “Development of marketing and PR strategy for the DOC ART GALLERY”, implemented with the participation of students of the Master's Programme “Arts and Culture Management” under the supervision of the Associate Professor of the Management Department Ekaterina Leonidovna Shekova, a series of events was held to promote the DOC ART GALLERY in the art market of St. Petersburg and to increase the gallery attendance.

The New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre hosted the fifth annual CIBA conference, organised by professors and students of the Master's programme 'Arts and Culture Management' at HSE University-St Petersburg. More than 300 participants, including students, creative experts, entrepreneurs, and representatives of cultural institutions, attended the event.