Golden HSE Winners Awarded on HSE’s 27th Anniversary
On November 27, the HSE University held its 18th annual Golden HSE Award Ceremony in honour of colleagues who have demonstrated excellence in research or have contributed in a meaningful way to the HSE community. The special occasion coincided with the university’s 27th anniversary.
Night at HSE
On December 14th 2019, HSE University on Pokrovsky Boulevard will host a night-long festival for students and staff
From Criminal Law in Texas to Russian Studies in Moscow
After practicing criminal law for 30 years, Rife Kimler of Texas, USA was in need of a break and a change of scenery. Long interested in Russia, the lawyer researched Russian programmes online and opted for HSE University’s Master’s Programme in Russian Studies. In an interview with HSE News Service, Rife discussed what he likes about Moscow and why he has not regretted his decision to study Russian politics and culture at HSE.
'I Am Very Happy to Have the Opportunity to Study at HSE University'
This fall, Madhavi Karunarathne came to HSE University from Sri Lanka, where she earned her bachelor’s in finance at the University of Colombo. She is now beginning her studies in the Master’s Programme ‘Strategic Corporate Finance’. The new master’s student came through Russia’s Open Doors Scholarship Project for international prospective master’s students, which allows scholarship recipients to study at one of 21 participating Russian universities tuition-free. Madhavi spoke with HSE News Service about why she chose HSE, what it was like to participate in the Open Doors Scholarship competition, and how she is liking her studies.
I Wanted to Have a Different Experience
Alejandro is an exchange student from LUISS University (Rome, Italy) majoring in Economics and Finance towards bachelor degree. He came to Moscow due to the student exchange partnership between HSE and LUISS.
HSE University Enters THE Top 100 in Economics and Appears in Law Ranking for the First Time
HSE took 94th place in the THE ranking in Business & Economics, outperforming all the other Russian universities in this subject. In addition, the university entered the ranking in Law for the first time (151+ cohort), becoming the only Russian university represented there.
Something for Everyone at 20th New British Film Festival
The New British Film Festival is already underway in Moscow and will last until mid-November.
HSE Congratulates PhD Recipients in 13 Disciplines
Of the original 300 students enrolled in doctoral programmes set to graduate this year, only 126 reached the final stage of the process—the dissertation defence. While congratulating the recent class of graduates, HSE Vice Rector Vyacheslav Bashev noted that such a large attrition rate testifies to the seriousness of those who have made it to graduation. ‘Though many of you work, you continue to invest in yourselves intellectually,’ he said.
HSE University Now Accepting Applications from International Students
International students who are interested in applying to a bachelor’s or master’s programme at HSE University for Fall 2020 may now do so online.
Zombie Firms and Creative Destruction
Economics Undergraduate senior Ekaterina Vashkinskaya presented her research paper at the International Conference “The Euro at 20: Macroeconomic Challenges” in Berlin