Rooms 342-344, 3k1 Kantemirovskaya Street, St Petersburg, 194100, Russia
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09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.
Rooms 342-344, 3k1 Kantemirovskaya Street, St Petersburg, 194100, Russia
Monday – Friday
09:30 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.
17 February 2026
Alexander Yao Ganyo Ahiekpor arrived in St Petersburg in 2018 to study in the HSE University master’s programme ‘Management and Analytics for Business’. After graduation, he decided to continue his studies and enrolled in a second master’s programme ‘International Business’, to further expand his academic and professional expertise. Today, Alexander works in the Russian fintech company and continues to build his career in Russia. In this interview, he shares his experience of adapting to a new cultural environment and reflects on how his studies at HSE University-St Petersburg shaped his professional path.
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