‘His Concern for the Country, City, and University at His Doorstep Was Yasin’s Unique Feature’
On September 28, the HSE Cultural Centre hosted a memorial service for Evgeny Yasin, an outstanding Russian economist, one of the founders of HSE University, and its academic supervisor for many years. His family, friends, colleagues and students came to say farewell and bring flowers.
‘At the Start of Our Careers, Each of Us Has a Huge Advantage—The Right to Still Be in the Dark about Some Things and to Be Learning How Things Are Done’
Valeria Vlasova researches innovations and how they affect the economy and society. Here, she tells the HSE University Young Scientists project when she first got the idea to go into science, where to read about trends in the development of Russian science and innovation and what her everyday life is like.
HSE University Holds Exchange Fair as Part of International Partners’ Week
On September 27, the 2023 Exchange Fair took place in the atrium of the HSE University building on Pokrovsky Bulvar as part of the annual International Partners’ Week. Representatives of the world’s leading universities told students about the opportunities available under academic mobility programmes.
HSE University Students Research Dangerous Natural Processes in Mountains
The Third Caucasus Summer School was recently held in the city of Ozurgeti (Georgia). It brought together two dozen students from different countries: the United Kingdom, Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Russia. Their main task was to analyse dangerous natural processes in the mountains and determine their impact on the development of local tourism.
Colleagues and Friends Remember Evgeny Yasin
Evgeny Yasin, the HSE University Honorary Academic Supervisor who played a pivotal role in its establishment, one of the primary architects of the economic reforms in Russia during the 1990s, revered mentor and dedicated researcher, passed away on September 25. Colleagues and friends of Yevgeny Yasin reflect on how he will be remembered by HSE University and the country.