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"Good Strategy is to do Bachelor's Program in Russia"

"Good Strategy is to do Bachelor's Program in Russia"
Andres Puello from Colombia, a first-year student of the Applied Economics master program finds out from Irina Iakimenko, Strategic Corporate Finance'2020 and Erzhena Khobrakova, Applied Economics'2020 (both from Russia) how their dual degree programs with Humboldt University and Lancaster University worked out

'In the Future I Want to Open a Business School in Nigeria'

'In the Future I Want to Open a Business School in Nigeria'
Graduate of HSE University and University of Luxemburg Tobi Oladiran from Nigeria reflects on his experience and takeaways from the Master’s programme in Strategic Corporate Finance and the double track it offers.

‘HSE is now a significant supplier of talent for the Mail.ru Group’

‘HSE is now a significant supplier of talent for the Mail.ru Group’
Dmitry Smyslov earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Social Sciences in 2004 and his Master’s from the Faculty of Economic Sciences in 2006. From 2006 until 2011, worked for MTS, becoming the youngest Department Director in company history. Over the past 10 years, has managed personnel for such major companies as Mail.ru, the Moscow Stock Exchange, Philip Morris International, and others. Awarded First Place for Financial Sector HR Directors in the Top 1,000 Russian Managers rating of 2017

'Intense Curriculum, Soft And Hard Skills Balance, Metrics To Acquire New Skills'

'Intense Curriculum, Soft And Hard Skills Balance, Metrics To Acquire New Skills'
International alum on his takeaways, study at HSE University, and career. Strategic Corporate Finance master program ‘2018 alum, Edoardo currently works in Brussels in a major energy company. This is a shortened script of his online Q&A session with current students edited for clarity.

Master Programs in Economics

Master Programs in Economics
Daria Matvienko, second year international student of the Economics: Research program and University of Luxembourg dual degree program, hold online meeting with the faculty of economic sciences master programs applicants and undergraduate students

'In the Future I Want to Open a Business School in Nigeria'

'In the Future I Want to Open a Business School in Nigeria'
Graduate of HSE University and UniLu Dual Degree Master programs Tobi Oladiran from Nigeria reflects on his experience and takeaway from the HSE University Master program Strategic Corporate Finance with Aigerim Omarbekova from Kazakhstan, also a first-year international student of the Strategic Corporate Finance program.

At Stanford, a lot of work is done in teams. That didn’t come naturally to me.

At Stanford, a lot of work is done in teams. That didn’t come naturally to me.
Nadia Kotova, Joint HSE/NES undergraduate program in economics '2016 alumna about her past in Russia and PhD program experience at Stanford GSB

International Master Students on Their Experience at HSE University and Sorbonne

International Master Students on Their Experience at HSE University and Sorbonne

‘My Research Interests Took Shape When I Was a Master’s Student’

Zaruhi Hakobyan
Zaruhi Hakobyan earned her Bachelor’s degree in Yerevan, her Master’s from HSE University, and her PhD from both HSE University and the University of Luxembourg. She spoke to the HSE News Service about the differences in academic approaches at various universities.

‘When you create a startup, your main motivation is freedom from corporate slavery’

‘When you create a startup, your main motivation is freedom from corporate slavery’
Anton Urbanas graduated in 2012 from the Faculty of Economic Sciences at HSE University. Worked at McKinsey from 2012 until 2017. Launched his first startup in fintech with a business partner in 2014. In 2016, began developing an AI platform that generates PowerPoint slides. After moving to the U.S. in 2018, launched the DeckRobot startup that reduces the time required for making presentations to a minimum, saving time for office staff. In 2020, the DeckRobot project attracted $1.5 million of the $2.5 million total investment received to date.