Prithvi Abhay Shankaregowda came from India in the framework of the academic mobility programme. She studies journalism and mass communications and already got to know St Petersburg. Read on to find out her impressions of Russians, importance of a global look at various events and projects at HSE University-St Petersburg.

During the visit to India, the delegation from HSE University-St Petersburg signed cooperation agreements with key educational institutions in the country. Among the projects are new programmes for academic exchange and mobility.

Representatives of HSE University-St Petersburg were the only participants from Russia at the large-scale event, which gathered delegates from more than 20 countries at Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.

Bright saris, mehendi, flavorful curry and extraordinary dances—for one day, the HSE building in Kantemirovskaya street turned into hot India. The traditional festival of Diwali, which symbolises the victory of light over darkness, united professors, students and guests from all over the world.

New mobility programmes, academic exchanges, and unexpected collaborations—these are the results of the HSE University-St Petersburg delegation's mission to Latin America. Read on to find out about the key agreements made.

Anastasia Stadnik, 5th-year student of the bachelor's programme 'Asian and African Studies', spent an academic year at Nanjing University thanks to the academic mobility programme. In the interview, she shared how the studies in China's Ivy League were structured, when students had afternoon nap time, and how one could get a scholarship from the Chinese government.