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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Marina Belyaeva, a graduate of the Bachelor's programme 'Asian and African Studies' at HSE University–St Petersburg, shared how Chinese language proficiency and an understanding of Asian business culture helped her to become a development manager at an international IT company, represent the business at the largest gaming exhibitions in Asia, and build a dream career at the junction of languages and technologies.

Waiz Siddiqui is a second-year student of the Master's programme 'Data Analytics for Business and Economics.' Having completed a bachelor's degree in business management in Pakistan, he decided to continue his studies abroad. He opted for HSE University–St Petersburg, and the Open Doors international scholarship programme helped him to carry out his plans. Read on to find out more about his adaptation to HSE University–St Petersburg and studying the Russian language.