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Irina Li, graduate of the Bachelor's programme 'Sociology and Social Informatics', chose HSE University-St Petersburg for its high level of training. She was attracted by the educational environment, a large number of practical tasks and a chance to work on research projects. Read on to find out about Irina's successful research activities, participation in the School of Young Sociologists and a trip to Shanghai.

Elizaveta Fomina, second-year student of the Bachelor's programme 'Political Science and World Politics,' spent the autumn semester at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. Read on to find out why you should choose a mobility programme in Asia and how studying abroad helps to develop independence and build global plans.

Daniil Gurin, graduate of HSE University-St Petersburg, planned to devote his life to physics but found his calling in sociology. Now, he builds a career in product research and works at 'Sberbank'. Read on to find out how data analysis helps to solve real-life problems and why it is important to combine theory and practice from the very first days.

In this interview, Guillermo Sosa-Gómez, Associate Researcher at Laboratory for Reputation Management in Education (RepLab) and a member of the Academic Council of the Master's programme "Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation", reflects on the social mission of universities, the role of social entrepreneurship in contemporary higher education, and the importance of international academic cooperation. The conversation also explores the challenges of measuring social impact and the development of joint research initiatives between Russia and Mexico.

Alena Chistyakova, 4th-year student of the Bachelor's programme 'Sociology and Social Informatics', spent a semester at the Rennes School of Business on the academic mobility programme. Read on to find out what the exams in France are like, why sociologists have to understand business strategies and what the studies abroad give you.

Evgeniya Kuziner, academic supervisor of the new Master's programme 'Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation', came back after the internship at the University of Delhi (India). For three weeks, she explored local research practices, searched for like-minded scientists, and planned joint projects. Read on to find out about the trip to the Taj Mahal.

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.

Yaroslav Barykin graduated from the Bachelor's programme 'Political Science and World Politics,' and then from the Master's programme 'Data Analytics for Politics and Society' with honours. Now, the HSE University–St Petersburg graduate teaches political science students and plans to continue his studies in a PhD programme. Read on to find out more about the symbiosis of humanities and technical sciences, work with private companies, and more.

Alexander Sorokin, Dean of the St Petersburg School of Social Sciences, presented the results of a joint Russian–Malaysian mirror laboratory project in social entrepreneurship at the second meeting of the Russian–Malaysian Working Group on Education, Science, and Technology at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).

Yaroslav Samatov is a 2023 graduate of the master's programme 'Data Analytics for Politics and Society'. He found his first internship thanks to HSE University, and then, his career took off. At the moment, Yaroslav is a product analyst at 'T-Bank'. Find out how studies at HSE University help graduates, what an analyst does at big tech companies and what is important to know to prepare for an interview in the article.