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'City Legends': Historian Ekaterina Kalemeneva on Her Favourite Places in St Petersburg
There are plenty of unexpected sides to St Petersburg: it is a city of writers, poets, architects, rock musicians and their admirers... It is multi-layered, but it always has a soul. Ekaterina Kalemeneva, Senior Lecturer at the Department of History, takes us on a textual walk around the city to find out where the biggest Beatles fan in the USSR lived, what Nabokov and Leningrad architects have in common, and where to find vinyl records.
Chinese Fiction: To Read or Not To Read?
Understanding China requires knowing the Chinese language, reading scientific articles, and getting acquainted with the works of Chinese authors. We spoke to HSE University sinologists about which books by Chinese authors they found most interesting.
HSE University-St Petersburg’s Big Graduation Returns
On July 1, more than 1,500 newly qualified bachelor’s and master’s graduates of HSE University-St Petersburg celebrated with their mentors at the campus’s traditional joint graduation ceremony. The event was an especially major personal event for one graduate, who received a marriage proposal during the ceremony.
'We Shape HSE University Community Through Inter-Campus Courses'
Inter-campus courses are the subjects that are available online for students of all HSE campuses. The courses have been present at the university since 2020, and during this time have become an integral part of the educational process. In this post, we will take a look at their main features and advantages.
Humanitarian Aid Drive Opens at HSE – St. Petersburg
The Volunteer Centre of HSE – St. Petersburg will be running a donation point to collect humanitarian aid. The initiative is organized by the Volunteer Centre together with the All-Russian Public Organization ‘Russian Red Cross Society’. The campus students and staff are invited to participate.
Salaries, Scholarships and Other Financial Issues
The HSE University Finance Unit has prepared answers to the most pressing questions about salary payments, scholarships, benefits, the use of bank cards in HSE buildings and much more. The article has been updated.