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Continuing the series of students and applicants’ meetings with successful graduates of the Comparative Politics of Eurasia programme
This Thursday, there will be a meeting with Dimitri Fedoseikin, a 2023 graduate of the Comparative Politics of Eurasia programme.
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Student expedition to the Himalayas: applications open until 20 March
Applications for the student expedition to the Indian Himalayas are still being accepted until 20 March.
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There are 5 days left to apply for the International double degree programme (DDP) competition
On 3 March at 23:59 Moscow time, the deadline for applications from students wishing to continue their studies in the International double degree programme will expire. The partner of the “Comparative Politics of Eurasia” is the University of Trento. Every year, some of the best second-year students get the opportunity to study in Trento and, if they successfully defend their MA thesis and pass all the exams, they receive two diplomas: one from HSE Saint-Petersburg and the other from the University of Trento. Konstantin Koryakin, a second-year student on the Comparative Politics of Eurasia program and winner of last year’s competiotion, tells us how to prepare a strong portfolio and pass the qualifying stage of the competition.
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Central Asian Survey Publishes Special Issue Co-Edited by Oleg Korneev
Central Asian Survey, published by Taylor & Francis, is the leading international peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal concerned with the history, politics, cultures, religions and economies of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Oleg Korneev, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, HSE University-St Petersburg, co-edited the special issue ‘EU–Central Asian Interactions: Perceptions, Interests and Practices’ together with his colleagues Rick Fawn (University of St Andrews) and Karolina Kluczewska (University of Ghent).
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Mackenzie Tubridy explains the particularities of the pro-business parties in Russia
Our graduates continue to talk about their final research projects. Mackenzie Tubridy studied why and how parties represented the interests of small and medium-size business are formed in Russia.
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Daniele Straquadanio tells about the peculiarities of international pressure in the post-Soviet space
The second-year students of the Comparative Politics of Eurasia programme have just defended their final theses, some of which can already be published as policy papers and academic papers, while others — immediately after a small revision. We ask Daniele Straquadanio, who is about to receive his diploma, to tell us what influences the effectiveness of international pressure on countries that violate human rights.
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Registration for Electives Opens on June 6
Students can choose courses, groups and timetables until June 19
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Yandex 360 Digital Services Available to all HSE University Students
The HSE IT Office is implementing Russian equivalents of digital services
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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.