Alexander Chepurenko
- Academic Supervisor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology
- Academic Supervisor: Educational Departments / School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Sociology / Department of Economic Sociology
- Programme Scientific Supervisor: Corporate Research, Development and Innovation Management
- Tenured Professor (2016)
- Distinguished Professor (2019)
- Alexander Chepurenko has been at HSE University since 2004.
- Language Proficiency
- English
- German
- Swedish
- Contacts
- Phone:
+7 (495) 772-95-90
12447
+7 (985) 764-51-29 - Address: 20 Myasnitskaya Ulitsa, room М20-545.2
- SPIN-RSCI: 3376-5440
- ORCID: 0000-0003-1691-8556
- ResearcherID: E-8467-2014
- Scopus AuthorID: 6503981307
- Google Scholar
- Office hours
- Tue.: 4-8 p.m., zoom, according to e-mail request sent at least one day earlier
- Blogs
- ResearchGate
- Supervisors
- V. Radaev
- A. Y. Melville
- Assistant
- L. Artamonova
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Education and Degrees
Lomonosov Moscow State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Additional information
Membership in academic communities and professional associations:
Since 2007 – editorial board member at Mir Rossii (World of Russia) journals
Since 2006 – board member of the Community of Professional Sociologists
Since 2005 until 2011 – Vice President of the European Council for Small Business (ECSB)
Since 2003 until 2017 – President of the National Institute for System Studies of Entrepreneurship
1996-2011 - member of the Public Expert's Council on Small Business under the Moscow Mayor and Government
Courses (2024/2025)
- Marx’ ‘Capital’: a Text-critical Analysis (Optional course (university); 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Skills and Principles of Academic and Research Profession" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Researching Entrepreneurship: How to plan, design and conduct a project on Entrepreneurship (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- Sociological Research in Academy and Industry: First Steps in the Profession (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Marx’ ‘Capital’: a Text-critical Analysis (Optional course (university); 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Skills and Principles of Academic and Research Profession" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Researching Entrepreneurship: How to plan, design and conduct a project on Entrepreneurship (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Marx’ ‘Capital’: a Text-critical Analysis (Optional course (university); 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Skills and Principles of Academic and Research Profession" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Researching Entrepreneurship: How to plan, design and conduct a project on Entrepreneurship (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Informal Economy and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Russia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Researching Entrepreneurship: How to plan, design and conduct a project on Entrepreneurship (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
- State Policy in the Small Business and Enterpreneurship (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Informal Economy and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Russia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Introduction to Profession (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Marx’ ‘Capital’: a text-critical analysis (Optional course; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Public Policy Regarding Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovative Activities and International Trade (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Researching Entrepreneurship: How to plan, design and conduct a project on Entrepreneurship (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1 module)Eng
Editorial board membership
Member of the editorial board of the journal "Foresight and STI Governance" since 2020
Chepurenko A. Entrepreneurial activity under ‘transition’. In: Context, Process and gender in Entrepreneurship. Blackburn R., Hytti U., Welter F. (eds.). Elgar, 2015, p.6-22.
HSE University Attracts More International Students
The results of the 2021/22 international admissions campaign were presented at the recent meeting of the HSE University Academic Council. Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, 2,055 students from 156 countries enrolled this year at HSE University.
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programs
A presentation of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programs was held online on the 1st of July. This workshop was a part of a joint HSE University and FUB project “Populism and New Conservatism in East and West: Socio-Economic and Political Patterns at the Beginning of the 21st Century” supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programs
A presentation of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programs was held online on the 1st of July. This workshop was a part of a joint HSE University and FUB project “Populism and New Conservatism in East and West: Socio-Economic and Political Patterns at the Beginning of the 21st Century” supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
‘Even if You’ve Launched Your Own Startup Once, You Begin to See Opportunities Everywhere and Stand More Firmly on Your Own Two Feet’
This year, the minor with the highest student enrollment at HSE University is the ‘Startup from Scratch: Creating Your own Business’, offered by the Department of Innovation Management. In September, 500 students from all four HSE’s campuses will begin studying the art of entrepreneurship. This number is less than half of the students who applied: in total, the minor course received more than 1,700 applications. Associate Professor Margarita Zobnina, who supervises the minor, spoke with the news service about why students from different faculties want to learn the secrets of a successful business, what skills they gain in the minor, and how they expand their professional networks.
HSE Staff Members Receive Honour Awards
HSE staff members were awarded honour awards of the university at the meeting of the Academic Council that was held on December 21.
HSE Staff Members Receive University Medals and Notes of Acknowledgement
On October 22, some university staff members were awarded HSE medals and notes of acknowledgement from the Rector.
Neighbours: Who is Close to HSE in Rankings. Part 2, Sociology
We continue talking about universities that are alongside HSE in the 51–100 group in various subject areas in the QS ranking. Today we have sociologists speaking about their ‘neighbours in the ranking’.
HSE Book Series Published by Springer
Springer, one of the world's leading publishers of scientific literature, has launched a new book series, entitled ‘Societies and political orders in transition’. The series has been initiated by the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences, and three HSE representatives are members of the series International Advisory Board, with the other four members coming from universities in Germany, UK and the USA.
New Tenured Professors at HSE
On April 29, 2016 at the Academic Council meeting 25 HSE Professors were conferred the status of Tenured Professor.
Russian-American Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
On March 14th, 2016, an Russian-American seminar on social entrepreneurship and social innovation was held at the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Studies. Jeffrey Robinson, Alexandra Moskovskaya, Alexander Chepurenko and several Russian social entrepreneurs took part in the event.
HSE and Freie Universitaet Berlin Expand Their Cooperation
An Agreement of Cooperation between National Research University Higher School of Economics and Freie Universitaet Berlin has been signed ‘to further the effective and mutually beneficial cooperation’.
New Foresight: Effective Solutions in Challenging Areas
In the latest issue of ‘Foresight’ (2015, Vol. 9, No 2) consideration is given to the long-term prospects of the market of hybrid cars and nuclear energy, development of entrepreneurship, and the factors behind people's willingness to engage in continuing education; new tools to assess the quality of research are also proposed.
HSE to Join SESS.EuroPhD Consortium
HSE has been officially invited to join the European PhD in Socio-Economic and Statistical Studies (SESS.EuroPhD) Consortium starting from the 2015/2016 academic year. At a recent annual seminar held in Rome, all the participants expressed a strong interest in HSE becoming a full member of the consortium.
The Future of Business Depends on Developing Countries
The 6th International Summer School ‘Exploring Entrepreneurship’ in Moscow has come to an end. At the school, students from Russian, Dutch, British and other European universities tried to identify the main factors that will influence the future development of small and medium-sized businesses around the world.
Evgeny Yasin: ‘The HSE, the New Economic School and Gaidar Institute Are Restoring Research to the Pre-Revolutionary Level in Russia’
Today, HSE Academic Supervisor Evgeny Yasin celebrates his 80th birthday. The HSE News Service congratulates him, and in honour of the celebration, is publishing an extract from Andrey Kolesnikov’s book ‘Dialogues with Evgeny Yasin’.
Countries with Transitional Economies are Abandoning Political Reform
On December 12, 2013, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) presented its report ‘Stuck in Transition?’ at the HSE. The report focuses on post-Soviet and post-socialist countries.
‘Our Laboratory Is an Integrated Part of International Research’
Taking part in major international conferences and getting published in international academic journals is all in a day’s work for students working at the Scientific Laboratory for Research on Entrepreneurship (NULIP) at HSE. We asked Artyom Gudkov, a master’s student at ICEF and member of staff at NULIP to tell us about his work, published in the international peer-reviewed ‘Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship’.
Changing Europe Summer School: the Advantages of Interdisciplinary Approach
The 7th International ‘Changing Europe’ Summer School took place at the start of August in Moscow. The event was organized by the Higher School of Economics and the University of Bremen Research Centre for East European Studies.
Meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Scholarship Holders at the HSE
On May 3rd and 4th 2011, the annual meeting of the Association of Russian Holders of Scholarships from the Chancellor of Germany and an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation seminar. It included a presentation of projects by 2012 scholarship holders.
Cooperation with the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
On March 13th, as part of the visit of a delegation from the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (France) (Ecole des autes études en sciences sociales, EHESS) to the HSE, a cooperation agreement was signed between the two universities.
Discovering Entrepreneurship
An international Summer school organized by the HSE Laboratory for Entrepreneurship Research and the Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship (NIKOS) at the University of Twente (Enschede), the Netherlands, was held this August. Alexander Chepurenko, Academic Supervisor of the Laboratory and Dean of the HSE Faculty of Sociology, told us about this school.