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From Economic Thinking to Complex Case Solving: ICEF Academia Enters New Season
ChatGPT is unrivaled when it comes to academic paper screening, a routine it performs just seamlessly. But plodding away at routine is not what economists are valued for in the first place. It’s their economic thinking, soft skills, and ability to solve cases even with little verified data at hand. In their recently held opening session 2023, the managers, faculty and students of ICEF Academia spoke about how to gain these qualities and where they are needed most.
“So Far So Good”: First-Years Share First Impressions of ICEF
Our new cohort of bachelor’s students share their first impressions as they begin their studies at ICEF amid the buzz of excitement, embarking on English-taught courses under the guidance of tutors and meeting their classmates.
“ICEF Taught Me to Think Globally”
Alena Shurtakova earned her bachelor’s from ICEF and her master’s from IE Business School in Madrid. In 2023 Alena completed her MBA graduate studies at Columbia Business School in New York and is currently employed as a consultant in McKinsey office in San Francisco. Here’s why Alena thinks international academic experience is a big benefit, why do an MBA, and how schools and businesses can facilitate human potential.
Econometrics Universiade Celebrates Success of ICEF Students
The Econometrics Universiade-2023 has announced its results. This year the contest resumed in-person operation after having been held online for three years, and was marked by the exceptional performance of the ICEF students, its winners.
ICEF Once Again Comes First in HeadHunter Rankings
For the second year, ICEF leads the HeadHunter ranking of top Russian universities and faculties in economics and finance. Analysts from hh.ru examined the CV database of 2021–2022 graduates of Moscow universities on the hh.ru website. The ranking covered nine professional fields.
"HSE Engages You With A Community That Can Unlock Your Leadership Potential"
Russia’s largest bank is no longer a bank but a diverse ecosystem of products and services which came into being thanks to Sber AI Transformation Centre. In this interview, Nikita Khudov, an alumnus of HSE ICEF and currently Executive Director at Sber AI, tells about the benefits of using artificial intelligence, how sport can make us better performers, and why doing a double degree is worth it.
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HSE ICEF Team Placed First in CFA Institute Research Challenge
Guided by Dmitry Kachalov and Kirill Chuiko as mentors, HSE 2 / ICEF team won the Local stage of CFA Institute Research Challenge, the international financial modeling competition that competed on February 28.
"Retail is a combination of everything I love and do with pleasure"
Maria Zolotkova, who earned her bachelor’s from ICEF, believes that it is economics education that provides the grounding for proficiency in brand management and marketing. Maria currently holds the position of Vice President for Brand Development at Azbuka Vkusa (The ABC of Taste). In this interview with Success Builder, Maria tells why she considers FMCG to be the best learning ground for marketers, what brand managers are responsible for, and how her favorite grocery chain employed her as its manager.
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ICEF’s Top Achievers Praised for Excellence by London
The recently released University of London examination results mark yet another milestone achievement for ICEF Bachelor's degree students. They did exceptionally well, confirming their reputation as top performing students of the UoL Programme globally.
'The Role of a Teacher Is to Be a Senior Partner, Not Sacred Knowledge Keeper'
After graduating from ICEF with bachelor's degree in 2017, Oleg Sobchenko re-joined ICEF as Corporate Finance lecturer. Currently an expert in financial product sales at VTB Bank’s corporate investment segment, Oleg shares why he thinks teaching can benefit bank officials, how to avoid the frustration of not achieving the ‘successful success’, and why neural nets are unlikely to take our jobs.