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The Rope Shop educational space hosted a meeting of the School of Media and the Academy of Journalism and Communication in Vietnam. The parties discussed developing joint educational programmes, organising research conferences and satellite laboratories for media specialists, and expanding academic mobility.

Neural networks are no longer simple travel assistants; now they decide what to include on the route and what to skip. Artificial intelligence changes how people perceive a place and shapes the image of tourist centres. At the II International Scientific and Practical Conference ’Information Technologies in the Preservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage’, researchers discussed who controls the algorithmic solutions and in what ways, and whether authentic traditions get lost in them.

HSE University-St Petersburg and Renmin University of China applied to implement a joint project focused on the cultural gene of Russian and Chinese cities. At the II International Scientific and Practical Conference ’Information Technologies in the Preservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage’, Yangyang Song, Deputy Director of the Institute of Creative Industries Technology at Renmin University of China, told about cooperation prospects and how the heritage and digital communications shape a city image.

The Gulf of Finland, a sunny autumn day changing to a downpour and a rosy-coloured sunset... This is the scenery of the official initiation of first-year HSE University-St Petersburg students. At the festival, guests went sailing in a sea of extracurricular activities, heard city legends, and built lighthouses to illuminate an unexplored university path. Read on to find out how the festival went.

On December 3–5, 2026, HSE University in Moscow will host ‘Comorbid Field 3.0: Social Well-Being, Health, and Medicine in Multiple Contexts,’ an interdisciplinary scientific conference with international participation organised by the Centre for Comparative Research on Social Well-Being at the HSE University Faculty of Social Sciences together with the HSE University–St Petersburg School of Arts and Humanities, the Institute for Interdisciplinary Health Research at the European University at St Petersburg, and Sechenov University. Applications for participation are open until October 4.

Moving to another country is a big step, and studying there is even more so. In 2026, HSE University–St Petersburg welcomed more than 250 international students. At Orientation Day, they learned more about the educational process and Russian culture and shared why they chose HSE University.

In September 2026, HSE University–St Petersburg welcomed more than 2,500 first-year bachelor's and master's students. Deans and alumni welcomed the newcomers and shared their wishes and advice on how to make the best use of their university years.

On the first Saturday in September, Sevkabel Port will host HSE SPB Day. We invite all first-years, students, professors, university friends, citizens, and guests of the city to celebrate the start of the academic year at the Gulf of Finland. Attendees can look forward to more than 30 student clubs, a lecture zone, meetings with partners, an initiation ceremony, and lots of surprises—read on to find out more.