'I am Glad I Wasn't Scared to Go to Japan': Student of 'Asian and African Studies' about Internship in Tokyo
Victoria Shirnina is a student of the Bachelor's programme 'Asian and African Studies' at HSE University-St Petersburg. Now, the girl lives in Japan where she studies under the student exchange programme at the Tokyo International University. In the interview, Victoria shared her impression of the studies in Japan and gave some advice to those who are only planning to participate in the mobility programme.
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'It Is Easy for HSE Graduates, Including Sociologists, To Get into IT': Graduate Arina Bykova on Her Work in 'Yandex'
Arina Bykova is a 2020 graduate of the Bachelor's programme 'Sociology and Social Informatics'. For more than two years, she worked for the company 'Selectel' and then moved to 'Yandex 360' in a position in HR marketing. Her interest in marketing aroused in her thanks to her bachelor's studies and volunteering at the Career Centre. Find out why the sociological studies are interesting, which skills turned out to be the most useful and how the graduate changed her career track.
'I've Always Been Keen to Engage in Experiments and Operate Scientific Instruments'
During his early years at university, physicist Ivan Makhov worried that he might be dismissed, but today he is heading a study supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, he shares his work experience using a closed-loop cryostat, his dream of conversing with Einstein, and favourite location in his hometown of St Petersburg.
'Scientist's Code': Alexandra Pakhomova on Kuzmin's Diary, Detective Approach to Texts and Anthropology of Scents
We continue introducing prospective students to the professors of HSE University-St Petersburg. Alexandra Pakhomova, a philologist and anthropologist, delivers courses in the bachelor's and master's programmes at the Department of Philology. She will be your guide to the world of folklore, semiotics and the Russian literature of the 20th century. Find out why it is important to find a good thesis supervisor, what philologists and detectives have in common and what scents can tell about the past in the interview with Alexandra Pakhomova.
Russian Astrophysicists Unveil the Mysteries of Dusty Plasma near Enceladus
This moon of Saturn is the most likely candidate for extraterrestrial life
'At HSE University-St Petersburg, Interesting People Are All Around You'
Daniyar Rakhimberdinov is a graduate of the School of Economics and Management of 2024. During the four years of the Bachelor's programme, Daniyar spent very vividly: studied artificial intelligence and founded a student club devoted to breakthrough technologies. He set his heart on the dream to establish his own business and started his career path in a large IT company. Daniyar attended a summer school in Italy and joined the Student Council. Find out how the graduate sees his future development and what events he will remember with warmth in the interview.
HSE University-St Petersburg Presents Track on Latin America at Festival in 'Sevkabel Port'
On July 13, HSE University-St Petersburg participated in the festival of Latin American countries in 'Sevkabel Port' covering the history, culture and traditions of the region. The festival gathered 12 heads and representatives of diplomatic institutions of the Latin American countries in Russia and citizens of St Petersburg. HSE University-St Petersburg presented the interdisciplinary track on Latin America. It unites courses of three educational Bachelor's programmes in Political Science, Economics and Media Communications. The regional track will become a new stage of cooperation between HSE University and Latin America.
'ISSCAI Greatly Immersed in IT Environment': HSE University-St Petersburg Finishes School and Conference on AI
HSE University-St Petersburg held the International Summer School & Conference on Artificial Intelligence—ISSCAI 2024. It was organised by the School of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science together with the Laboratory for Social and Cognitive Informatics supported by VK and other partners. A one-week intensive course gathered talented students, PhD students and developers from all over the country—from Moscow to Yekaterinburg as well as Kazakhstan and Egypt. Especially for them, leading experts from Russia, the UAE and India delivered courses on key trends in the sphere of artificial intelligence: from computer vision to music signal processing.
'At HSE University-St Petersburg, You Create Your Projects Straight Away': Student from Mexico on Her Exchange Studies in Russia
Marina Merkucheva came to HSE University-St Petersburg as an exchange student. Her educational path is different from the majority of international students. Several years ago, Marina enrolled in the National Autonomous University of Mexico and moved from a small village next to Kirov to Mexico City. But in 2023, she decided to come back to Russia to study under the student exchange programme and became a student of the School of Art and Design at HSE University-St Petersburg. In the interview, she talks about the choice of university, explains how education in Russia and Mexico is different and shares her impressions of studying at HSE University campus in St Petersburg.
HSE University Starts Collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru University in India
HSE University has signed a memorandum of understanding with India's leading university, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. All HSE campuses will participate in the collaboration. Under the memorandum, the two universities will share teaching experience, conduct joint research, and organise short-term academic and cultural exchange programmes.