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On January 23, HSE University's Eastern Perspective Expert Club will hold its first event—a business session dedicated to setting up and developing a successful business in India. Leading global experts have described the country as ‘a market of a billion chances.’ Speakers will present five key steps in market research, the three most effective strategies, and the geography of the most promising industries and opportunities.
‘People Here Want to Help You When You Are in Need’
David Kuku, from Nigeria, is studying on the Master’s in Cognitive Sciences and Technologies: From Neuron to Cognition at HSE University in Moscow. In this latest instalment of a series on students’ experiences over the last year and their plans for the future, David told the HSE News Service about coming to the university on a scholarship, the busy life of an international student, and why the most interesting thing about Moscow is the people.
2024 in Review: What Makes it Memorable for Various Divisions of HSE University
The year 2024 at HSE University saw numerous significant projects, groundbreaking research, innovative developments, strategic partnerships, and success stories across various fields of science, education, and technology. The heads of the university's various divisions share the highlights and memorable moments from the past year.
SmallShorts 2025: HSE Art and Design School Welcomes Applications for International Student Festival of Screen Arts
The SmallShorts Festival will be held via the HSE Art and Design School competitive platform as part of the ninth season of the HSE CREATIVE OPEN International Student Award until March 17, 2025. The competition is divided into three categories.
‘In Cherdyn, It Feels Like You Have Reached the Edge of the Earth’
Dmitry Koshcheev began his journey in science back in school, but eventually chose economics and tourism over history. In an interview with the Young Scientists of HSE University project, he shared his experiences of researching the Visim neighbourhood in Perm, tourist clusters, and how he mastered analysing 300 sources a day.
Russian Scientists Integrate Microdisk Laser and Waveguide on a Single Substrate
A group of Russian scientists led by Professor Natalia Kryzhanovskaya at HSE Campus in St Petersburg has been researching microdisk lasers with an active region based on arsenide quantum dots. Researchers have successfully developed a microdisk laser coupled with an optical waveguide and a photodetector on a single substrate. In the future, this will help speed up data transfer and reduce equipment weight without compromising quality.
‘Teaching Is a Learning Experience for Me—Every Question Is an Opportunity to Update My Lecture Material’
Kemal Kivanc Akoz is an Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Economic Sciences. His current activities include research into marriage market dynamics and information agreements among groups of agents. In this interview, Kemal talks about the subjects of his research, the teaching approach that led to him being named one of the university’s Best Teachers, his favourite places to get a coffee in Moscow, and more.
HSE University and Yandex Education Release Free Online Handbook in Math and Data Analysis
Experts from the HSE Continuing Education Centre, the Master's Programme 'Artificial Intelligence', and Yandex Education have developed and published a free math handbook in data analysis (in Russian). This is the seventh online publication in a series of digital self-study textbooks dedicated to specific IT areas.
Scientists Disprove Bunkbed Conjecture
Mathematicians from Russia, including two HSE graduates, have disproven a well-known mathematical conjecture that, despite lacking solid proof, had been considered valid for 40 years. The ‘Bunkbed Conjecture’ belongs to percolation theory—a branch of mathematics that studies the formation of connected structures in independent environments.
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