Students of HSE University-St Petersburg Explore Social Aspects of Climate Change during the Expedition in the Himalayas
Six HSE students have returned from the expedition to the Himalayas organised by the St Petersburg School of Social Sciences and the University of Delhi. Together with colleagues from the Indian university, they studied local mountain communities of the western part of the Himalayas. The intermediate result of this trip was three hypotheses about the sustainable development of the region. The international project was the first stage of joint climate change research planned for five years.
HSE University-St Petersburg Hosts 50 Students from Top Indian Universities
HSE University-St Petersburg hosted the Indian Students Week. The event gathered more than 50 students from India. The students represented 15 top universities in the country. In particular, there were representatives of IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, UPES, IIM Amritsar and others. The goal of this large-scale initiative of HSE University-St Petersburg is to introduce talented students from India to educational opportunities in Russia, in particular, HSE educational programmes in four directions: business and economics, design, social and computer sciences.
HSE University-St Petersburg Launches Indian Students Week
HSE University-St Petersburg launches a week-long educational programme for students from the leading Indian universities.
Political Science Students Hold Research Conference 'May Forum'
On May 16-17, HSE University-St Petersburg hosted the first student research conference on Political Science and related disciplines 'May Forum'. It gathered more than 50 young researchers from five Russian regions. The students organised the events with the financial support of the HSE Centre for Student Academic Development.
'Joint Background in Political Science and Anthropology Turned Out to Be Invaluably Useful in Studying the Region'
From April 26 to May 7, a team of professors and students from HSE University-St Petersburg conducted a field study in the Indian Himalayas. We asked Aleksei Sorbale, an academic supervisor of the Bachelor's programme 'Political Science and World Politics', and Pavel Bazarov, a graduate of the Bachelor's programme and a student of the Master's programme 'Global and Regional History', to tell us about their research and share their impressions of the expedition.
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HSE University-St Petersburg Team Takes Third Place at International Competition on Investment Analysis
Students of the School of Economics and Management took part in the international competition CFA Regional Societies Research Challenge which was held in Abu Dhabi (UAE). At this competition, the team from HSE University-St Petersburg represented Russia and took third place as a result.
HSE University-St Petersburg Holds Sixth Conference 'HSEIMUN'
In April, HSE University-St Petersburg held the conference 'HSEIMUN 2024'. This year, it gathered more than 100 delegates from among university and school students from Russia and Kazakhstan. The most active participants received souvenirs. Check out how the event went in the article.
'Get a Ticket': Maria Menshikova on Her Exchange Studies in France
Maria Menshikova is a third-year student of the Bachelor's programme 'International Business and Management'. This semester, she went to France under the international academic mobility programme to study at the Rennes School of Business. Find out how the student chose the university, how the course in B2B marketing helped her and which pastries people in Brittany love in the article.
Student of Art and Design School Arranges Contemporary Art Fair at 'Sevkabel Port'
In the second half of April, there was one of the largest fairs of contemporary art in St Petersburg—Port Art Fair. Designing its construction at 'Sevkabel Port' was the responsibility of Eva Chernykh, student of the Bachelor's programme 'Design'.
Expedition to the Himalayas: What To Expect
Pretty soon, six students of HSE University-St Petersburg will go on an expedition to the Himalayas jointly organised with the University of Delhi. We found out the details of the international project from Alexander Sorokin, Dean of the St Petersburg School of Social Sciences, and addressed some questions to Agata Kurnos, 4th-year student of the Bachelor's programme 'Public Policy and Analytics', who will join the expedition.