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Anatoly Aksakov did a talk to HSE students about the prospects before Russia’s financial markets.

Zhora Sukasian earned his bachelor’s degree from ICEF in 2020 and is currently a Product Manager at Tinkoff. Here’s his story of getting into ICEF, being its student and starting a job.

ICEF undergraduate students Maria Denisova and Yana Fedosimova have completed their three-month exchange at Istanbul Bilgi University. Founded in 1996 as a private university, BILGI delivers its degrees in two languages, Turkish and English, operating as the University of London Recognized Teaching Center for degrees in economics, management, finance and social sciences. Here’s Maria’s and Yana’s experience of doing the Economics and Finance (Honors) courses at BILGI.

The International Moscow Finance Conference will open its doors for the twelfth time on 24 and 25 November 2023. We talked with conference organizers Vladimir Sokolov of HSE ICEF International Laboratory of Financial Economics and Maria Semenova of HSE Centre for Institutional Studies and asked about the keynote presentations, speakers, and how this Conference facilitates cooperation and co-authorships.

Affected by sanctions, the Russian economy is back on track and even shows growth, recovering its last year’s losses. In his recent talk before the students of HSE ICEF, Russian ex-Minister of Finance Mikhail Zadornov gave details of the current economic situation and how the country’s finance sector continues to evolve to meet the new conditions. The talk had as moderator HSE President Alexander Shokhin, who serves also as President of the Russian Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and was one in a series of the Field Expert Talks with well-known Russian economists and practicing entrepreneurs organized for HSE ICEF students.

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.

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.

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.