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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.

MSc Financial Economics held its Open Day on the 12^th of November. Its prospective students were able to get first-hand information about the learning process and admission from the programme team, as well as hear from the former graduates about how their diplomas helped them start their careers in business and academia.

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) stand as supranational institutions for funding long-term economic projects and social initiatives on preferential terms. In her recent presentation before ICEF students, Daria Teterkina, who earned her master’s from HSE ICEF and currently serves as Assistant Manager for Cooperation with International Development Institutions at the Russian Ministry of Finance, has shed more light on where MDBs differ from commercial banks, what terms exist for Russia-MDB cooperation, and what opportunities there are for students to obtain experience of dealing with the MDBs at Finance Ministry.

ICEF’s MSc programme hosted the official welcome to its incoming class, where the students met with faculty and community leaders and were able to talk in a casual setting.

HSE University Rector Nikita Anisimov has congratulated students, teachers, and staff on Knowledge Day, which marks the beginning of the new academic year and is celebrated in Russia on September 1. ‘This day marks the new opportunities that open up to us and calls us to climb the most unreachable heights,’ he said.

ICEF’s 2023 graduation ceremony was held in HSE Cultural Centre and celebrated the graduation of the 23^rd class of bachelor’s and the 15^th class of master’s students. The two classes were awarded their degrees and delivered graduation speeches before an audience of ICEF faculty, HSE leaders, staff, and families.

The 2022/23 academic year has come to an end and we feel this is the perfect time to reflect on the current performance and future progress of our master’s programme. Here’s how ICEF Director Sergey Yakovlev, MSc Programme Academic Supervisor Maxim Nikitin, and Head of ICEF Career Services Victoria Pralich see its future.