The programme of HSE University Partners’ Week 2025
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DAY 0
19.05.2025, Monday
10.30 – 13.30
Guided city tour
(optional, free of charge)
13.30 – 14.30
Lunch
14.30 – 17.00
Meetings with faculty representatives
17.00 – 18.00
Transfer to the hotel Vasilievsky
18.00 – 19.00
Dinner at the hotel Vasilievsky
19.00 – 19.30
Transfer to the hotel River Palace
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DAY 1
20.05.2025, Tuesday
09.00 – 09.30
Transfer from the hotels to the university building
09.30 – 09.50
Coffee break
10.00 – 10.30
Grand opening ceremony of the International Partners’ Week
10.30 – 11.30
Plenary session ‘Re-designing International Cooperation: University Perspective’
11.30 – 12.00
Signing ceremony of cooperation agreements
12.15 – 13.45
Lunch
14.00 – 15.00
Panel sessions:
- Re-designing Research International Collaboration through Satellite Laboratory Model (SLM): A Collaborative Venture between International-Oriented Universities
- From Advertisement to Arrival: Challenges and Best Practices in International Students’ Recruitment
- Share and Learn: Double Degree Programmes in International Higher Education
15.00 – 15.30
Coffee break
15.30 – 16.30
Panel sessions:
- Universities and Business: Synergy or Incompatibility?
- Cultural Diversity, Social Inclusion and Community Adaptation: Solutions for International Students
- Trends in Summer Schools and Short-time Programmes
16.30 – 17.00
Coffee break
17.00 – 18.00
Opening ceremony of the joint exhibition by the St Petersburg School of Art and Design and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)
18.00 – 18.30
Guests gathering
18.30 – 19.00
Transfer to the pier
19.00 – 22.00
Boat welcome dinner
22.00 – 22.30
Transfer to the hotels
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DAY 2
21.05.2025, Wednesday
09.30 – 10.00
Transfer from the hotels to the university building
10.00 – 12.00
Panel sessions
- Soft Power beyond the West
- Bridging Cultures: Enhancing Intercultural Competence in Higher Education and Business
- The Role of AI in Higher Education: an Ally or a Foe?
- Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Scientific and Educational Cooperation
- Frontiers of Growth: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability in Emerging Economies (Part 1)
12.00 – 12.30
Coffee break
12.30 – 14.30
Panel sessions:
- DAFES: Bringing Together Experts in the Creative Industries
- Climate Antifragility and Sustainable Development: Opportunities for Transdisciplinary Dialogue in BRICS Universities
- Shaping Analytical and Sustainable Leaders for Tomorrow
- Frontiers of Growth: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability in Emerging Economies (Part 2)
14.30 – 16.00
Lunch
16.00 – 16.20
Guests gathering
16.20 – 17.15
Transfer to the Hermitage Museum
17.30 – 18.45
Tour around the Hermitage Museum
18.45 – 22.00
Ballet 'Swan Lake' at the Hermitage Theatre
22.00 – 22.40
Transfer to the hotels River Palace and Vasilievsky
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Day 3
22.05.2025, Thursday
09.00 – 10.00
Transfer from the hotels to the university building
10.00 – 11.30
Open lectures for HSE students and faculty
10.30 – 11.30
Transfer from the hotels to the university building
11.30 – 13.00
Open lectures for HSE students and faculty
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Open lectures for HSE students and faculty
15.30 – 17.00
Educational fair: International partners presentations
17.00 – 18.00
Fashion show
18.00 – 19.00
Transfer to the hotels, free time
19.00 – 21.00
Dinner
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Day 4
23.05.2025, Friday
10.30 – 11.45
Transfer from the hotels to Tsarskoye Selo
11.45 – 14.00
Tour around Tsarskoye Selo, the Catherine Palace and Park
14.00 – 14.30
Lunch at the Kochoubey Centre
15.00 – 17.00
Grand closing ceremony of the International Partners' Week
17.00 – 19.00
Gala dinner
19.30 – 20.00
Transfer to the hotels, transfer to the airport
Presentation of HSE projects
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May 20–22
10.00 – 18.00
Photo exhibition by Mitya Kharshak and Chinese photographer Yao Lu ‘Undercovered scape’
10.00 – 18.00
Exhibition space of the Student Council and Student Associations
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May 22
10.30 – 11.30; 12.00 – 13.00; 15.00 – 16.00
Sustainable Development Laboratory
10.30 – 11.30; 12.00 – 13.00; 15.00 – 16.00
Mirror Laboratory 'Data Storage, Processing, and Transmission in Space Systems'
11.30 – 12.30
Artificial Intelligence Center