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HSE University has made the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject in 23 broad and specific subject areas, which is four more than last year. HSE now ranks in 19 of the 38 subject rankings in which Russian universities are represented; as well as in four out of five broad subject areas. HSE has entered the list of the world’s top 100 universities in five subjects, including History and Social Policy & Administration, where it has ranked for the first time.

On January 30, Yaroslav Kuzminov held meetings with students and teachers of HSE University’s St. Petersburg campus. Below is a summary of the main points that the rector discussed.

On Friday, December 13, the final of the flagship Unilever Future Leaders League case championship was held.The winner was the team from HSE St. Petersburg "Extra sock", in may the guys will go to London to represent Russia at the super final.

International scientific workshop on management was held for the third time on November 25 at the Higher School of Economics - St. Petersburg in cooperation with the Swiss Consulate General in St. Petersburg and the Technopark MOBAHAUS.

This year our Career Week intensively lasted for six days, 18 to 23 November, and our HSE Career development center took care of events’ organizational part.  Career week is a great opportunity for students to become acquainted with the modern labor market, and for employers – to present their opportunities and offers to future applicants. This year, all the HSE sites were occupied in order to attract our students from all educational programs.

The tripartite partnership agreement between HSE University in Saint Petersburg, PJSC Rostelecom and QTEM international consortium was signed in Saint Petersburg on November 22.

On 26th November our forthcoming event of SEMinar+ series is focused on research grants. We will start with a research paper presentation by Elena Shakina, PhD. Her study uncovers the impact of internal research grants on the academic outcomes of a faculty (HSE sample). The second part of the seminar is devoted to the first community of practice experience during SEM BB SEMinars. Several faculty members will share their experience and insights about grant proposals and reports (RFBR, RSF grants). All faculty members and PhD students are very welcome to participate in the talk and the following discussion.

Today’s publication of four international subject area rankings in the life sciences, physical sciences, psychology, and medical and health sciences by the Times Higher Education (THE) marks the end of this year’s rankings cycle, which includes the four major world rankings—THE, QS, ARWU, and U.S. News & World Report.

Workshop — collaboration of the HSE and Swiss Technopark MOBAHAUS.
As digital technologies evolve and spread, they have a rapid and unexpected impact on organizations, people, and society. Managing the complexity of digitalization requires the ability to make informed and timely decisions on the spot. It is obvious that the classical recipes of management and organization do not always work in connection with the rapid processes of digitalization, and that we need to learn to think and act better about it. This ability is based on a deep understanding of the complex interactions between people, organizational processes, and digital technologies. These and many other aspects will be considered during this meeting.

November 11, 2019 the focus of the guest lecture is behavioral factors (e.g. mindset, deep-seated beliefs, biases and actions), which have a significant impact on judgment and decision-making, yet are often overlooked when companies make decisions. Common loopholes and mistakes in the reasoning process will be discussed, highlighting some of the most damaging biases often held by managers.