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From November 15 to 17, 2024, the School 'Quaternions, Geometric Algebras, and Applications' took place, organized as part of the corresponding Mirror Laboratories project.

In competitions, esports players, like other athletes, face stress and show worse results due to pressure. A substantial decrease takes place in the performance of esports players during overtime. This effect, however, is significantly mitigated in online competitions compared to live events—the difference can reach 30%. A study by a team of authors from HSE University’s Moscow and Perm campuses and European University Viadrina (Germany) explores the phenomenon of choking under pressure within the context of esports. The study was published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

On November 11, 2024, the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences hosted a celebration for Economist Day. Many of the university's partners came to congratulate HSE on the occasion. The atrium on Pokrovsky Bulvar hosted booths from VkusVill, Ozon, HeadHunter, Wildberries, and other leading companies. Students and professors participated in quizzes, spun the wheel of fortune, painted, and crafted.

Funding Opportunities for Your Graduate Study. Winners of Open Doors Olympiads are getting full scholarships to study at the master programs of the faculty of economic sciences in the relevant fields. Master programs at the faculty of economic sciences consider the online course certificates as part of the application portfolio. All eligible applicants can amplify their portfolio scores with online course certificates.

The Moscow-based Faculty of Economic Sciences at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, a highly selective educational institution specializing in economics and finance, invites future undergraduate students to experience study abroad at one of Russia’s best universities. Faculty of ectonomic sciences offers 4 year full time undergraduate programs

Faculty of Economic Sciences is proud to welcome Dr. Alina Shirshikova, new Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Economics, hired by the faculty under HSE University international recruitment procedure.

In October, the HSE International Prep Year programme held orientation sessions for its newcomers. Why should one study Russian? What is the admission process like at HSE University? Is it easy to navigate through Moscow and the HSE buildings? The HSE News Service discussed these and other questions with Faizullah from Afghanistan, Sechang from South Korea, and Faith from Zambia—all newly enrolled students of the Prep Year.

On October 28–30, 2024, the autumn school ‘Advances in Decision Analysis’ took place at HSE University, organised by the HSE International Centre of Decision Choice and Analysis. Among its speakers were prominent Russian and international researchers, including Nobel laureate in Economics and centre member Eric Maskin. Professor Fuad Aleskerov, head of the Centre and of the Department of Mathematics at the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences, shared insights about the school.

Achieving antifragility of businesses at turbulent times requires financial executives to maintain inclusive growth strategies.

The HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences summarised the results of its traditional prediction contest. FES holds this contest annually on the eve of Nobel Week. This year, the contest once again attracted participants from different regions of Russia and countries around the world. Remarkably, one participant managed to predict all three laureates of the 2024 Economics Prize — Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson.