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Language internships provide essential training for experts in Middle Eastern studies. Students of HSE University–St Petersburg can complement their studies by immersing themselves in the language environment and culture of the relevant region. Find out more about internships in Morocco from bachelor's students of the Department of Middle Eastern and African Studies at the Institute of Asian and African Studies.

HSE University–St Petersburg has announced the call for the Summer School in the Himalayas, which will take place from June 30 to July 13, 2025.

The HSE building on Griboyedova Canal Embankment hosted an event devoted to Nowruz—an ancient Eastern festival symbolising the beginning of a new year and renewal of nature. Students of various universities from Pakistan, India, Iran, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan shared their distinctive local traditions, festive decorations, and national cultural practices.

How did Indian spiritual thought influence Soviet nonconformist art? Dmitry Kozlov, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Philology at HSE University–St Petersburg, devoted an online lecture to this topic. He told students and specialists of the School of Liberal Studies and Media at UPES University (Dehradun) about the cultural dialogue between India and the Soviet Union.

Over the past three years, goods turnover between Russia and Iran has reached four billion dollars, and experts estimate the potential for cooperation at 10 billion dollars. For Russian companies that strive to expand the geography of their exports, Iran is becoming one of the most appealing markets.

In early March, representatives of HSE University-St Petersburg organised a series of entry competitions for applicants from China. The exams were held in three cities—Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu—at the Russian Cultural Centre (RCC) in Beijing and leading Chinese universities.

The New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre hosted the fifth annual CIBA conference, organised by professors and students of the Master's programme 'Arts and Culture Management' at HSE University-St Petersburg. More than 300 participants, including students, creative experts, entrepreneurs, and representatives of cultural institutions, attended the event.

A delegation from HSE University-St Petersburg headed by Director Anna Tyshetskaya has visited more than ten universities in Japan to strengthen research and academic cooperation. HSE representatives met the heads of the country's leading universities, including Soka University, Tokai University, Sophia University, Hitotsubashi University, Hosei University, Osaka University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and others. Among the priority areas of cooperation are humanities and Asian and African research, online training, and academic exchange programmes.