The International Education Observatory initiative, launched by HSE University to focus on expert evaluation, analytics, and joint scientific research, has successfully completed the formation of a research network across all BRICS nations. South Africa was the final link, with the University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand joining experts from Russia, China, India, and Brazil. 

The HSE School of Foreign Languages is launching a new Russian-taught online master's programme: Chinese for Intercultural Business Communication. Maria Dubinina, the Programme’s Academic Supervisor, Associate Professor and PhD (China), shares its advantages and unique features.

Researchers at HSE University and MIPT have investigated how the composition of electrons in a superconductor influences the emergence of intertype superconductivity. The scientists discovered that the region of intertype superconductivity not only persists but can also expand in materials with a high concentration of impurities and defects. In the future, these superconductors could contribute to the development of highly sensitive sensors and detectors. 

In 2024, the HSE campuses in Moscow, St Petersburg, and Perm participated in an independent quality assessment of educational conditions (NOK). This is the university’s second quality assessment since the introduction of the procedure in Russia.

Experts in computer technology from HSE University and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) discussed collaboration and joint projects at a meeting held at the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies (MLIT). HSE University was represented by Lev Shchur, Head of the Laboratory for Computational Physics, as well as Denis Derkach and Fedor Ratnikov from the Laboratory of Methods for Big Data Analysis.

In February, HSE University hosted ‘IT Session: Immersion in the Data World’, a winter school on analytics and data science organised by the Continuing Education Centre of the Faculty of Computer Science. The participants attended lectures by speakers from Yandex, T-Bank, MTS, Okko, Kuper, Avito, Bank of Russia, Beeline, as well as FCS experts. 

This year, the Future Technologies Forum focused on new materials and chemistry. Alexei Vagov from the HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics, discussed developments in quantum superconducting electronics and the creation of high-entropy materials for energy storage and perovskite solar panels.

Adila Ulfia Maula Tontowi is a student of the Bachelor’s in Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication. After moving from her hometown in Indonesia to France for a year, she decided to study at HSE University in Moscow. In this interview, Maula talks about intercultural interactions, how the International Prep Year helped her adapt to life in Russia, and what she’s learned about traditional celebrations like Maslenitsa—which is taking place this week.

How can one master kanji, even with the help of sports, and why is Japanese Studies considered the pinnacle of Asian Studies? In this interview dedicated to the Japanese language, Vasilii Shchepkin and Olga Klimova discuss specific features of the language, the reasons for and experiences of learning it, as well as translation practices.