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Journalism is a creative profession. It requires constant practice and the improvement of skills. Students at the Media Institute get the chance to do this during their studies. At project-based seminars, teachers help students master the specifics of writing, editing, filming, and sound. Many courses require students to produce a real journalistic piece of work, be it a podcast series, a TV programme, their own online editorial, or an audio report.

Sirius Educational Center launched a new programme called "Literary Creativity. Journalism and the Media". For three weeks, students from all over Russia will get acquainted with the media field and learn how the country's top journalists work. The programme was prepared by the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, and the social network VKontakte. The course was co-authored by specialists from the Media Institute. Within the framework of the intensive, they will hold thematic workshops in the educational modules "Media Leaders" and "The School of Contemporary Media".

The rector toured the campus on Khitrovka, examined the condition of classrooms and studios, the student canteen, visited the FCI (Faculty of Creative Industries) media.center. During the discussion with Ernest Matskyavichyus, director of the Media Institute, he learned more about the facility and  plans to improve it.

As part of the Infotainment course, 3rd year students of the Media Communications educational program Oleg Danilov and Asya Kunyagina, under the guidance of Artur Stanislavovich Tarasenko, created a mini-series about the voice assistant Marusya from VK.

In the world of «TV without rules», only a few people know by what laws one of the most closed industries lives.

On November 30, students of the Higher School of Economics visited the Audit Chamber, where they learned about the history of the supreme audit institution.

HSE University and the business daily Vedomosti (Business News Media JSC) have signed a cooperation agreement within the framework of the Contemporary Journalism Master's programme. Students from the HSE Institute of Media will complete internships in the editorial office of Vedomosti. They will also study ‘Business Journalism Formats’, a course which will help consolidate their knowledge on the genres and formats of modern economic media.

The admission to the INP Program has been extended till August, 16. Meanwhile, we give you a chance to meet the teachers of the program. Here’s the interview with Anna Baranova, the new media teacher and producer at RT.com