Marijuana case with stern face
On January 20, the case of the schoolboy from Alaska was studied carefully at the HSE Faculty of Law students’ case club. It seems that Frederick’s freedom of speech had been violated. Without that important social topic the case might have been treated as insignificant.
United by goals and ambitions
Interview with Professor Egie Axer, Head of the Warsaw University Institute for Interdisciplinary Research “Artes Liberales”, one of the international partners of the HSE Institute for Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities (ITHSH).
From Russia with esteem
On December 18, the HSE School of Russian Studies graduates received their diplomas. The SRS Dean congratulated Dana Nenova, Serge Morrella, and Alexander Chernyak on successful graduation. The HSE News Service interviewed them.
SU-HSE and GMU cooperation: teaching across the ocean
A new course “Political Analysis and Human rights: Special Issues and Global Context” has been introduced by the SU HSE Institute of Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities (ITHS). This is a joint HSE and George Mason University (GMU) course taught in English.
The HSE rector speaks for comprehensive university reform
The web-based University World News published Y. Kuzminov`s outlook on Russian educational system and its prospects.
Back to cooperation origins
The 15-th anniversary of the HSE collaboration with Paris I University (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne), the Paris X University (Universite Paris X Nanterre), and the Sciences Po University (Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris) was celebrated in Paris. Irene Maltseva, the HSE French Center Head comments on the event.
Liberty in Russia is not for grabs
“Promoter and one of the most outstanding followers of libertarian theory of law, talented tutor willing to combine implementation of dialectical method, sense and emotion in teaching”, Wikipedia, the web based encyclopedia project, highlights Vladimir Chetvernin`s features.
Barcelona Path to Ideas and Projects
In autumn the Sociology Association’s First International Forum was held in Barcelona. Usually the Association holds a congress every four years, but doesn’t usually hold a forum. The most recent Congress was held in Durban (South Africa) in 2006. The next is planned for Gothenburg (Switzerland) in July 2010. This forum however, dealt with a new topic. It was focused on the concept of Public Sociology.
Innovative Prospects for Russia - EU cooperation
The second day of the Russia - Europe Conference on “Innovative Policy for Economic Growth: Goals and Tools” , held at the SU-HSE focused on Russian and European Union innovative policy research results.
We are the best in the world, but it’s hard to believe.
On October 28th, as part of the “Urgent research and design in education” workshop, there was a discussion of the PIRLS international comparative research results from 2006 on the reading skills of primary school pupils, where Russia occupied the top position among the 40 participating countries.
Deadline for applications to present academic reports - January 20, 2025