
April Conference to Proceed with New Format
Lev Jacobson, Deputy Head of the April Conference Programme Committee, explains the changes to the conference format.

How the Threat of Coronavirus Has Changed Life at HSE
Self-Isolation, Trip Cancellations, and Temperature Screenings

HSE Students and Staff Are Strongly Encouraged to Refrain from International Travel
Beginning March 5, the Mayor of Moscow has declared a state of high alert amid the threat of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

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.

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.

'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.

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.

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.