
‘Life Is for the Brave’: HSE University-St Petersburg Student from Mexico Wins StudRussia Competition
Gisel Sarahi Vergara Herrera, second-year student of the master’s programme ‘Arts and Culture Management’, became a winner of the all-Russian competition for international students ‘StudRussia’. Her project was awarded the first prize in the nomination ‘Inspired by Creativity’. Read on to find out about Gisel’s work and experience of participating in such a large-scale contest for international students.

Exchange Student From Armenia on His Studies at HSE University-St Petersburg
Daniel Minasian came from Armenia as an exchange student to spend a semester at HSE University-St Petersburg. Majoring in Korean Studies, Daniel chose courses offered by the Institute of Asian and African Studies. Read on to discover how his exchange studies went and what this experience brought him.

‘HSE University–St Petersburg Teaches You to Think Globally’: Student from India Immerses Herself in Russian Media Landscape
Prithvi Abhay Shankaregowda came from India under the academic mobility programme. She studies journalism and mass communication and has already got to know St Petersburg. Read on to find out her impressions of Russians, the importance of a global perspective at various events, and projects at HSE University–St Petersburg.

‘Each Day Was a Challenge’: How an HSE University–St Petersburg Student Conquered China's ‘Ivy League’
Anastasia Stadnik, fifth-year student of the Bachelor's programme 'Asian and African Studies,' spent an academic year at Nanjing University thanks to the academic mobility programme. In this interview, she shared how studies in China's Ivy League were structured, when students had afternoon nap time, and how one could get a scholarship from the Chinese government.

‘Between Two Worlds’: How Psychologists Help International Students to Adapt in Russia
Language anxiety, crumbling of the usual ‘self’–practically every international student faces these and other challenges. On October 10, the World Mental Health Day, psychologists from HSE University-St Petersburg Tatiana Kazantseva and Ksenia Kashentseva shared how they help students overcome difficulties and adapt to life in a new country.

Latin America in Focus: HSE University–St Petersburg and Chilean University Discuss Launch of Digital Professors Programme
Anna Tyshetskaya, Director of HSE University–St Petersburg, held a working meeting with Claudio Ruff Escobar, Rector of Bernardo O'Higgins University (Chile). The head of the Chilean university got to know the new Rope Shop educational space and discussed the prospects of academic cooperation with HSE University–St Petersburg.

HSE University–St Petersburg Students Participate in World Youth Festival Assembly
Expert sessions, an introduction to Russian culture, and international networking—on September 17–22, Nizhny Novgorod hosted the World Youth Festival Assembly. It united more than two thousand people from 120 countries and various Russian regions and universities, including HSE University–St Petersburg.

HSE SPB Day: See You on September 13 at Sevkabel Port
The main celebration of the new academic year will take place very soon: we invite all first-years and friends of the university to HSE SPB Day at Sevkabel Port on September 13. The event combines an educational programme and recreational activities.

HSE University–St Petersburg Expands Partnership with Leading Vietnamese University
HSE University–St Petersburg welcomed a delegation from VNU University of Economics and Business (VNU-UEB). The visit took place in the framework of the year of Russian–Vietnamese relations.

HSE University–St Petersburg Graduate from Mexico Launches Podcast about Russian History
Rainer Matos Franco, HSE University–St Petersburg graduate and candidate of historical sciences, has launched the podcast Russia Aloud (Rusia en Voz Alta). The goal of the project is to dispel myths, prejudices, and distortions in the perception of the country.

