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Meeting with first-year students
On September 1, 2025 at 17:00 there will be a meeting with Nikolai Ssorin-Chaikov, the head of the programme - joined by those teachers from the Department of History who will be available and also 2-year students.
'Once HSE Student—Always HSE Student': How HSE University-St Petersburg Graduation Ceremony 2026 Went
The concert and sports complex 'Arena' hosted one of the main events of the academic year—the graduation ceremony of HSE University-St Petersburg. In 2026, 1782 bachelor's and master's students of HSE University-St Petersburg got their diplomas, and 303 of them received an honours diploma. The festival gathered almost 6000 guests: bachelor's and master's graduates, their families and friends, as well as professors and mentors.
Students from Russia, Germany, China, Turkey, and Brazil Take Part in Historical Intensive Course at HSE University–St Petersburg
From pre-Petrine times to Soviet neighbourhoods, students from Russia, Brazil, Turkey, China, and Germany spent three weeks studying the multi-layered history of St Petersburg not just in the classroom but also on the city streets. The participants of the International Summer School at HSE University–St Petersburg visited imperial residences and Soviet communal apartments, Orthodox and Lutheran churches, the historical centre and residential areas.
Results of International Partners' Week in Arts and Humanities
The St Petersburg School of Arts and Humanities presented the Centre for Russian Language and Culture and held negotiations with universities in Japan, Egypt, Turkey, and Brazil. The School of Art and Design agreed to create joint installations with the Turkish university, international exchanges and fashion shows with international partners. Deans and staff of the schools summed up the results of the International Partners' Week.
HSE SPB Day 2024: Most Heartwarming Festival of September in 'Sevkabel Port'
One life is too short to get to know HSE University-St Petersburg thoroughly. But to get acquainted with it well, one HSE SPB Day will be enough. On September 13, we invite the first-years and everyone interested to 'Sevkabel Port' for a kaleidoscope of pleasant emotions and impressions. We will show you how eventful and interesting university years will be and introduce you to the professors, business partners and other active students. Find out what other surprises we have prepared in the article.
'Scientist's Code': Ekaterina Kalemeneva on Modernist Projects in the Arctic, Khrushchev-Era Houses and Similarity between Historians and Gold Diggers
Before the start of the academic year, we keep introducing you to the professors of HSE University-St Petersburg. Ekaterina Kalemeneva supervises the Department of History and teaches Bachelor's and Master's students. In her research, she focuses on historical urban studies, Soviet urban development and the Thaw era. We talked to the Candidate of Historical Sciences about the projects of modernist cities in the Arctic and the changes entailed by the construction of the Khrushchev-Era houses.