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ICEF Student a Winner in Econometrics Universiade 2025!
Congratulations to our third-year student Anastasia Rozenson on prize-winning performance in the Econometrics Universiade. Anastasia’s win adds another glorious link to the chain of wins by ICEF students!

Meet ICEF's New PhD Faculty Members
ICEF continues to expand its team of internationally qualified faculty members holding PhD degrees. Starting September 2025, three new faculty members will join ICEF: Nicolas Lagios, Viktor Malein, and Anna Rozhkova.

ICEF Team a Seven-Time Winner in HSE Football Tournament
On the 12th of April, the Luzhniki Stadium hosted the football tournament held as part of the HSE Dorm Olympics 2024-2025. Competing in it were all faculties of the Higher School of Economics.
For the team of ICEF, who won gold, this has been the seventh win.

‘I Feel Fortunate to Be Part of Such a Dynamic Environment’
Runjie Geng, Assistant Professor at the International College of Economics and Finance, has been at HSE University since 2020. He joined HSE University after obtaining a PhD in Finance at the University of Zurich. Runjie Geng spoke to the HSE University News Service about his research interests, career, and four years of life and work in Moscow.

The ICEF-FWE&IA Debate: Sanctions Impact on Russia’s Economy
The students of ICEF and the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs (FWE&IA) held a debate where they discussed the upsides and the downsides of sanctions impact on Russia.

How ICEF Alum Converted His Business Idea into Brilliant Success, or How “Yandex Go” Expanded to Include Kicksharing
Больше 250 тысяч поездок на самокатах «Яндекс Go» ежедневно совершали москвичи в прошлом году. Каждый четвертый житель столицы воспользовался сервисом проката. Самокаты стали привычным городским транспортом не только в мегаполисах — они доступны в 20 городах страны, а в этом году их станет еще больше. В сезон пользователи ежедневно преодолевали на самокатах сервиса более 550 тыс. км.
Как создать успешный сервис проката самокатов? Ожидает ли этот рынок расширение и приток новых игроков? Где скрыта основная прибыль? Как строился сервис «Самокаты» в «Яндекс Go»? Обо всем этом рассказал на встрече в ICEF Tech Club руководитель сервиса, выпускник МИЭФ BSc13 Леонид Ясиновский.

ICEF HSE Takes Part in Study Abroad Fair in China among World's Leading Universities
On March 18, 2025, the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), Chengdu, China welcomed its counterparts to the SWUFE Study Abroad Fair. Russia was represented for the first time at the fair by a delegation from HSE University, including members of ICEF.

A Joint Study by ICEF Students and Alfa Bank: Myths Dispelled, Results Published, Job Offer in Hand
Debunk the myths about share investing – such was the goal set by the team of ICEF students and Alfa Bank A-Club analysts for their joint research-to practice study. Successfully completed in February 2025, the study had involved a series of calculations that enabled one important outcome: these are the shares that can yield investors higher, long-term profits and the risks are often overblown.

Professor Alexey Maslov: “This Course Is Like a Lego Building, It Gives All Essential Bricks for Career Success in Asian World”
In the second semester of the current year, ICEF saw the start of the new course Business and Management in Global Context: China and Asia. Here’s Professor Alexey Maslov, D.Sc. (History), Director at Moscow State University Institute of Asian and African Studies, about the newly started course, its hands-on nature, and why we started it.

Money, Inflation, Monetary Policy: ICEF Students Take New Mini-Course by Bank of Russia
The Bank of Russia Research and Forecasting Department and the Bank of Russia academic unit at the HSE created a mini-course for HSE International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF). Spanning February 2025, the course gathered an audience of ICEF students seeking deeper insight into the mechanisms of monetary economics and policy, unveiling how monetary analysis tools assist in Bank of Russia’s operations.