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On November 17, 2015, Professor Jeong-Dong Lee (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea), gave a lecture to the 2^nd year students of the Master’s Programme “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation” about the evolution of industry, technology and innovation policies and their impact on the development of Korea’s economy.

On November 10^th, 2015 Richard Scott, the policy analyst at the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (OECD), gave a lecture about the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in “the knowledge triangle” to the 2^nd year students of the Master’s Programme “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation”, HSE.

The new academic year has experienced a significant increase in students’ interest for the English-language Master’s programme "Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation": While 30 students were enrolled in 2014, this year 44 applicants showed outstanding performance in the tough application competition. Among them, there are 10 international students who arrived from Ghana, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, the USA, Uzbekistan, South Korea and France.

While studying for an MA in the Governance of Science, Technology, and Innovation at the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, students can put themselves forward for internships in leading innovative companies, state agencies, or international organizations.  This year, five candidates were shortlisted in preliminary selection rounds and Anastasia Trunina was the one chosen to do an internship at OECD. She has spoken to HSE News about the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology, and Innovation projects she was involved in this summer.

Upon the students’ requests, ISSEK invites for 1st and 2nd year Master Programme “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation” students to a competition – the winners will get an opportunity to attend Forum’s business programme and Technology Show exhibition for free.

David Sarpong recently joined the HSE ISSEK Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies as a senior research fellow. In this interview with the HSE News Service, he shares his first impressions of Moscow and HSE, as well as his expectations for the future.

The unexpected news about the tragic death of Maxim Afanasyev, ISSEK research fellow and Research seminar teacher within the Master’s programme “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation”, shocked both his colleagues and students.In this article, Master students are sharing their memories about Maxim to pay tribute to the wonderful teacher.

Joshua Levy, a first-year student in the Master’s in Governance of Science Technology and Innovation programme, has taken the initiative to complete an internship at Russia Beyond The Headlines, a multilingual news and information resource published by Rossiyskaya Gazeta. He recently spoke with the HSE news service and told us a little more about his experiences at the newspaper.