HSE Lyceum Sophomore Creates Video Short for Museum of Moscow Exhibition
A video created by Polina Sotnikova, a student of the ‘Design’ programme at the HSE Lyceum, is being shown as part of the interactive exhibit Gogol in Moscow, which runs until June 2. The work, created in a motion design style, is currently being shown in the museum’s exhibit hall, which attracted tens of thousands of people on Museum Night.
Impact of Education Quality Research on Policy Is Not as Significant as You Might Think
At a seminar held at HSE as part of the Days of the International Academy of Education in Moscow, Professor Gustavo E. Fishman (University of Arizona) likened international comparative studies of education quality to horse racing and discussed how these studies do not have as significant an impact on educational policy as is commonly believed.
![‘Don’t Be Afraid to Dream and Set New Goals for Yourself’ Illustration for news: ‘Don’t Be Afraid to Dream and Set New Goals for Yourself’](/data/2019/05/21/1509761330/3IMG_6247.jpg)
‘Don’t Be Afraid to Dream and Set New Goals for Yourself’
Every year HSE graduates get accepted to postgraduate schools at the world’s leading universities. Vladislav Semerikov is just now completing his fourth year in the Bachelor’s Programme ‘Economics’, and he has already been accepted to a PhD programme at Pennsylvania State University.
HSE’s ‘Oriental Crazy Day’ Marks its Sixth Year
Asian board games, calligraphy, origami, fortune telling based upon the Chinese Book of Changes (I Ching), and a traditional Japanese kabuki theater performance—these were just some of the activities in which students could participate on Oriental Crazy Day. Organized by students and professors of the School of Asian Studies in the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, the annual event was held this year as part of the ‘Asian and African Studies’ programme Open House Day.
![HSE Archaeologists Make Significant Discovery during Excavations in Agrigento Illustration for news: HSE Archaeologists Make Significant Discovery during Excavations in Agrigento](/data/2019/05/20/1509102455/3a1.jpg)
HSE Archaeologists Make Significant Discovery during Excavations in Agrigento
In 2019, HSE will begin accepting students to its new Master's programme in Classical and Oriental Archaeology for the first time. Prior to admission, however, prospective students had the opportunity to participate in an archaeological school in Sicily, where they discovered rare bronze phialae dating back to the 6th century BC during the excavations.
International Education Experts Gather in Moscow
On May 20, the Days of the International Academy of Education commenced at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Experts from all over the world engaged in identifying global education policy trends will hold a series of meetings, master classes, seminars and open lectures. They will share their experience with Russian researchers, instructors and education policy makers over the course of three days.
!['Goodbye, Moscow, Until We Meet Again!' Illustration for news: 'Goodbye, Moscow, Until We Meet Again!'](/data/2019/05/20/1509095831/Leora%20Eisenberg_photo.jpg)
'Goodbye, Moscow, Until We Meet Again!'
Leora Eisenberg recently completed a semester at HSE as part of the ‘Middlebury in Moscow’ programme run by Middlebury College in Vermont. Although she had grown up speaking Russian, getting used to Moscow didn’t come easily, at least at first but she came to truly enjoy her experience here.
![Mapping HIV: The Russian Cities that Suffer from the Highest HIV Mortality Rates Illustration for news: Mapping HIV: The Russian Cities that Suffer from the Highest HIV Mortality Rates](/data/2019/05/20/1509061348/5thinkingofyouinstallation.jpg)
Mapping HIV: The Russian Cities that Suffer from the Highest HIV Mortality Rates
In Russia today, HIV infection rates have stabilized, but mortality rates in a number of Russian regions have increased. Most affected by the disease are cities in the Middle Volga region, the Urals, Western Siberia and the Baikal region. In these areas, the number of HIV deaths exceeds the national average, and the disease is gradually spreading from the cities to more rural areas, according to HSE demographers Aleksei Shchur and Sergey Timonin at the XX April International Research Conference.
HSE Holds Storytelling Festival
On May 17-18, HSE’s Faculty of Communications, Media, and Design hosted its annual Telling Stories Fest in Moscow with the support of the Moscow Innovation Agency. In the festival’s first discussion forum, ‘Storytelling: How to Talk to Be Heard’, festival headliners and media industry experts shared personal stories of success as well as their thoughts on the future of storytelling.
The HSE Crow: Mascot Now Lives on Myasnitskaya Lamppost
A weather vane in the shape of a big-beaked bird has appeared near the HSE building on Myasnitskaya Street in Moscow. The Crow’s ceremonial unveiling coincided with the 85th birthday of HSE Academic Supervisor Evgeny Yasin, who initiated it as our university’s mascot.
Submission deadline: May 17, 2024