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Celebrating its 15th anniversary, HSE International Centre of Decision Choice and Analysis invites scholars, PhD, master and undergraduate students from junior and senior years to apply for participation in international autumn school dedicated to decision choice theory, and other issues related to the application of modern applied mathematics in economics.

Transfer fees and salaries, however, have no impact on their level of effort

April 23–25, 2024, international students of preparatory departments and faculties, as well as undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, and prospective researchers from Russian and international universities, took part in the 4th International Conference ‘Scientific Initiative of International Students and Postgraduates’ in Tomsk. The event was organised by Tomsk Polytechnic University and covered trends in modern research, problems in social sciences and humanities, project-based learning in engineering, science as vocation and career, etc. For the second year, students of the HSE Preparatory Year Programme took part in the conference.

Faculty of Economic Scinces bachelor and master programs alumna Olga Kopyrina successfully defended her thesis on the topic: The Essays on the Effect of Government Policies on Sustainable Corporate Behavior at the PhD program of the Central University of Finance and Economics of the People's Republic of China. Congratulations!

Bai Xinyi, 24, comes from Ankang, a small city in China. She is pursuing a master’s degree in Economics and Economic Policy, with a focus on Behavioural Economics, in the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences. Below, she speaks about the application process, shares some details of her favourite courses, and reminisces about talking to friendly passers-by in the streets of Moscow.

Anastasia Kalugina, a graduate of the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences, now serves as the Director of the Digital Finance Group at Kept. With over eight years of consulting experience, having progressed from a consultant to a director role, Anastasia shares her journey and insights at a meeting withHSE Alumni. Discover how the demands for hard and soft skills may evolve as your career progresses, learn strategies to prevent burnout, and explore whether it's true that consulting always entails overwork in this feature from HSE News Service.

The freezing cold of winter is coming to an end, nature is slowly waking up from its slumber, and the weather is getting better every day. We encourage you to come out of your ‘winter hibernation’ by attending some exciting FREE events in March. Check out the list below for more information.

Ndubuisi Johnbosco Ezenwa, 28, is a recent graduate of the Master’s in Strategic Corporate Finance at the HSE University Faculty of Economic Sciences. In 2023, he won first place in the Finance category of the Student Research Paper Competition (SRPS) for his paper ‘Impact of the Target Firm's ESG Rating on the Bid Premium Paid in M&A Transactions.’ Although he returned to Nigeria in July 2023, Ndubuisi still has plenty to share about his time at HSE University in Moscow. Read on to learn why he recommends HSE University to anyone looking to seek out new knowledge.