Russian Prime Minister Congratulates HSE
Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Prime Minister, congratulates the Higher School of Economics on its 25th anniversary.
Russian President Congratulates HSE
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates the Higher School of Economics on its 25th anniversary.
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Experiencing Culture Shock
Conscious decision-making and internalized intentions, as opposed to extrinsic influencing factors, are the key to a student’s successful adaption to life in a foreign country. This was confirmed by research carried out by a group of scientists which included Ken Sheldon, Academic Supervisor and Head of the International Laboratory of Positive Psychology of Personality and Motivation at the Higher School of Economics.
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‘The Programme Immerses its Students in the Reality of Asia’
Olga Volosyuk, Academic Supervisor of the master’s programme ‘Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia’, and the programme graduates, share their insights on what the programme teaches and why its alumni are in demand on the job market.
'A Person’s Importance Is Determined not by Their Position, but by the Results of Their Work'
Maria Yudkevich, Vice Rector, Director of the Institute for Institutional Research, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Head of the International Research Laboratory for Institutional Analysis of Economic Reforms, and member of the HSE Academic Council, spoke on her path towards academia, research projects and achievements, as well as shared her thoughts on HSE research development.
HSE Enters Top 50 in QS BRICS Ranking
HSE’s progress in the global rankings in 2017 can also be seen in the QS BRICS regional ranking, where HSE is now 39th among all universities, moving up 23 positions as compared to last year.
French Scholar to Speak on the Role of Public Policy in Alleviating Housing Market Tension
On November 27, Sonia Guelton, who teaches Real Estate Economics, Public Finance, and Development Economics at University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), will arrive at HSE to deliver several lectures over the course of a week at the Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism. Her lectures will cover housing market tensions in the EU, density in housing markets, and the role of public policy in addressing these issues. Ahead of her visit, she spoke with the HSE News Service in depth about her lectures, her research interests, and the lessons she has learned over the course of her career.
‘For Businesses Today, Being Fast is More Important than Being Big’
How does the web change the market? How can users be involved in the development of new products? What principles are there for creating a new product? These were some of the issues addressed by Carlo d’Asaro Biondo, President of Strategic Partnerships for EMEA at Google, during his open lecture at HSE.
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Open Doors Competition Gives International Students Opportunity to Study in Russia
Registration is now open for the Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project, Russia’s first competition for international students applying to Master’s programmes. With registration open until January 15, 2018, the competition consists of two remote stages: a portfolio contest and an online contest. The first stage will take place from December 1 to January 15.
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Suspicious Other
In many countries, human empowerment – including freedom of expression and action – tends to increase people’s generalised trust in other people, particularly strangers. However, such an increase is usually gradual, reaching its peak in affluent, modernised democracies. In contrast, in countries with below-average levels of development, people, especially educated ones, often demonstrate a lack of trust in strangers, according to HSE researchers.
Submission deadline: May 17, 2024