The programme of HSE University Partners’ Week 2025

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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