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HSE Professor Appointed Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has appointed Polina Kryuchkova, HSE professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Economic Policy and Development of the City of Moscow, as the new Deputy Minister of Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development. Dr. Kryuchkova will oversee the Ministry’s macroeconomic analysis and forecasting.
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HSE Symphony Orchestra Performs for Full House at HSE Cultural Centre
The concert, ‘Music of the Spirals of History’, which was held on February 20 at HSE’s Cultural Centre on Pokrovka, featured the HSE Symphony Orchestra along with visual effects produced by the educational project ‘Classical Music in Focus’. The project aims to bring classical music to a new generation of music lovers. The sold-out musical event was open to the public.
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'Exchange Semester in Moscow' by Silvia Linnuste
Silvia Linnuste, an Economics and Business administration undergraduate student from the University of Tartu, talks about her studies at HSE Moscow, Russian language learning and travelling around Russia.
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Projects, Machine Learning, and Online Lectures
On February 11, Dean of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Sergey Pekarski, held a meeting with students on the changes in teaching of economic sciences at HSE. HSE Life tells you how the faculty will switch to a project-based approach and what disciplines will appear in the near future.
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ICE 2.0: Photo Report
On the evening of February 7, HSE students, faculty, staff, and alumni took part in the ice skating party, organized by HSE student mentors.
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Sport in HSE: how to study and do sport in one spot
In January 2020, a gym for students was opened in Building T, and all sports activities in the HSE Cultural Centre will be free until the end of the month. Which activity to choose, from whom to learn and where to look for information? See the guide below.
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Festive Season in Moscow
Syeda Ulya Ehsen Kazmi, prep year student and fture Economcs, Research Program master student, took care to sum up all the fun activities that international students can do during winter break "Moscow began to decorate streets and avenues since the mid of November. I got first invitation for a Pre-Christmas get-together from my friends Victoria and Virginia. On December 1st, we sat down in Virginia’s cozy abode and watched The Nativity Story"
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Faculty of Economic Sciences welcomes exchange and visiting students of Spring 2020!
Welcome on board!
The Moscow-based Faculty of Economic Sciences at the HSE University, a highly selective educational institution specializing in economics and finance, invites undergraduate and Master's-level students to experience study abroad in the modern and dynamically developing National Research University - Higher School of Economics. The Faculty of Economic Sciences offers a wide variety of courses in English