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This Time is Different: Economic Policy Challenges in the time of COVID-19
An online panel discussion by economic experts will be hosted by ICEF on 3 June, 2020
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The Research Ambassador of the University of Bremen
Andrei Yakovlev, the director of IIMS and ICSID, is accepted as a Research Ambassador at the University of Bremen (Germany). He was appointed by the Rectorate of the University at the suggestion of the Faculty of Business Studies and Economics. Professor Yakovlev will represent the University in Russia and Eastern Europe and act as a liaison between any prospective students and researchers and the University of Bremen.
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Pre-Defense of PhD Dissertation of Zaruhi Hakobyan
Pre-defense of PhD dissertation of Zaruhi Hakobyan was held at the Department of Theoretical Economics on May 18, 2020
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HSE International Student Admissions to Continue as Usual for the 2020/2021 Academic Year
In the event of unfavorable conditions or border closures due to the pandemic, HSE University will be organizing online learning with mandatory support from professors for newly enrolled international students. To do this, the University has all the required infrastructure.
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FES and ICEF joint webinar
On may 14, at 14: 00, the next joint webinar between FEN and ICEF was held, in which Alessia Paccanini from University College in Dublin spoke with the topic of the report: "The Asymmetric Effects of Uncertain Shocks (joint with Valentina Colombo)."
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FES and ICEF joint seminar
On May 07, at 13:00, the next joint webinar between FES and ICEF was held, in which Anna Pavlova from the London Business School made a presentation on the topic: "Is There Too Much Benchmarking in Asset Management?"
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Master's Programme Applicants Can Now Register for Preliminary Interviews and Portfolio Evaluations
Master's programmes in six faculties will conduct preliminary interviews and an online assessment for international prospective students
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Dissertation Defenses at HSE University Move Online
For the past month, all dissertation defenses at HSE have been conducted online. However, this format is far from new: over the past two years, more than 80% of defenses at HSE University were conducted with at least one committee member attending remotely.
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Congratulations to students and alumni on being accepted to the top ranked universities' graduate programs!
The Faculty of Economic Sciences congratulates students and graduates on entering the most prestigious programs of globally leading universities
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HSE-EACES workshop on Public Procurement
HSE-EACES workshop “Public Procurement in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia” was successfully held on April 9 th in online format by using the Zoom platform.