‘What International Students Need to Bring with Them Is Courage and Curiosity’
‘I started learning Russian in Italy. I’ve lived in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but came to Nizhny Novgorod to learn Russian in “real” Russia and become an international journalist’: Alessandro Caglio, first-cohort graduate of the Master’s programme ‘Literature and Media’, speaks about intercultural communications, hypertext novels, and the Russian winter.
'Moscow is bright, cosy, busy and beautiful' by Lydia Haacke
'Moscow is bright, cosy, busy and beautiful' says Lydia Haacke, an exchange student from LMU Munich (Germany).
‘Russia Is a Country Full of Opportunities for Personal and Academic Growth’
HSE University’s International Preparatory Programme has awarded diplomas to the class of 2020. International students completed their yearlong intensive studies that included a Russian language course and a variety of subject specific courses. The aim of the preparatory programme is to help international students get ready to enroll in Russian-taught full degree programmes at HSE and other Russian universities
HSE Minecraft Helps Foster Virtual Community
HSE students came up with the idea of building HSE University’s Pokrovka Complex in Minecraft at the very beginning of the lockdown. In May, the opening ceremony was held, where HSE Rector delivered his welcome address, followed by lectures and a concert. HSE University now has a full-fledged virtual campus that brings HSE community closer together. Project organizer Olesya Yakovleva told HSE News Service more about the project.
Exercising in Parks
As lockdown measures are gradually lifted, Moscow parks are again offering their regular outdoor sports activities. Below is a selection of parks where you can go running, boxing, Nordic walking, or dancing.
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'It's Crucial That We Haven't Had Any Viral Outbreaks Even in the Dorms'
How HSE University went through the lockdown
How Undergraduate Students Will Study Economics
Alexander Tarasov, Head of the Department of Theoretical Economics, spoke about the new general courses in Economics
‘The Sports Market Will Survive, Although It’ll Be Cast Back to Where It Was Years Ago’
On July 3, 2020, the 4th Eastern Conference on Football Economics and the 6th Western Conference on Football and Finance were held. Jointly organized by HSE University, the University Paderborn, the New Economic School, the EWG OR in Sports, and the University of Reading, the conference was dedicated to the economic, financial and social aspects of football. Some of the organizers and participants of the conference spoke to the HSE News Service about the conference and their research.
Invitations, Visas, and Registration
Important information for current international students
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Starting in September, a Quarter of Courses to Be Made Available to Students of All HSE Campuses
Vice Rector Sergey Roshchin explains how inter-campus interaction will work