Education
Internal Audit and Controlling: Summarising the Course Results
This year, the Internal Audit and Controlling course is being implemented in a new format. There are two practitioners on the course: Anna Logunova, Director of Controlling, PJSC Magnit, and Elena Yaskevich, Senior lecturer at the Finance Department, formerly an internal auditor at Gazprom Neft. Anna Logunova shared her impressions of the course.
Advanced Accounting Knowledge in HSE SPb from the Top Professionals from Technologies of Trust
Guests from one of the largest audit and consulting companies of Russia Technologies of Trust (TeDo) held an audit game with the students of Master of Finance as part of the audit course.
Students of the Finance Master's Programme Took the Third Place in the All-Russian Cbonds Competition
Roman Podlevskikh and Sabrina Vasilenko, 2nd year students of the Finance Master's programme, took third place in the VI annual All-Russian student paper competition on the bond market, organised by the leading information and analytical provider Cbonds.
Summer School “Drivers of Corporate Economic Development”: An Intensive Programme in Applied Finance for Students from Five Countries
In July–August 2025, the Department of Finance at HSE University – Saint Petersburg held the Summer School “Drivers of Corporate Economic Development”, which brought together students and recent graduates in economics, international relations, marketing, business administration, and management from Russia, Armenia, India, China, and Indonesia.
Consolidation of Financial Statements - Guest Lecture by B1 Company
On June 18, 2025, there was held a guest lecture by specialists of the audit firm B1, Katerina Bondaryuk, senior manager of the Audit Services Department, and Vasilisa Kosheleva, a specialist. The topic of the lecture was the consolidation of financial statements under IFRS and the specifics of information disclosure.
Defense of Master's Dissertations at the "Finance" Master’s Programme
On June 2 and 3, the defense of master's dissertations was held at the MP "Finance".“Can the use of artificial intelligence in African financial markets reduce their volatility and improve liquidity? How promising is the method of analysing events in the Russian market using behavioral finance? How does the development of Islamic banking affect the availability of financial resources and the economic growth of Afghanistan?”
Investing in Human Capital: A Lecture by Alexander Kleshchyov
On June 3, the department of finance hosted a lecture titled “Investing in Human Capital,” delivered by Alexander Kleshchyov, a member of the Board of Directors at LMS Investment Company.
Roundtable ‘Business Education: Finance and Leadership’: An Open Dialogue Between Academia and Business
On May 22, 2025, the St. Petersburg School of Economics and Management at HSE University hosted the first event in a new roundtable series titled ‘Business Education: Finance and Leadership’. The event aimed to strengthen collaboration between the academic community and business leaders in the financial sector.
Guest lecture "Accounting for Leases"
On 21 May 2025, a guest lecture by Alexey Kulikov, partner of ‘Technologies of Trust’, was held as part of the ‘International Financial Reporting Standards’ academic discipline.
Macroeconomics to Strategy: Anna Logunova Returns with Another Inspiring Lecture for the Master’s in Finance Programme
On May 13, the Master’s in Finance programme had the pleasure of once again welcoming Anna Logunova — member of the Academic Council and Director for Controlling at Magnit, one of Russia’s largest retail companies. This time, her guest lecture focused on strategic planning and its role in modern corporate governance.