‘Islamic Finance Appears to Be More Stable Than Conventional Banks’
HSE University’s Online Campus presents a new course—‘Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century’. Elmira Imamkulieva, creator of the course and Senior Lecturer at the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, explains how Islamic financing is more reliable than venture capital and why the green bonds common in the Arab world are the investment of the future.
Evolution of Face ID Industry: Insights from Online Programme Master of Computer Vision
The online Master’s programme ‘Master of Computer Vision’ recently held a webinar ‘Face recognition. How does it work and how does it break?‘ as part of its admission campaign, with the participation of the programme’s business partner, Huawei. Participants learned about the basic principles of Face ID algorithms and the features of face recognition technologies relative to other deep learning models, as well as some of the tricks that can mislead artificial intelligence systems.
‘Education Is the Formation of Horizons and Economic Thinking’
What are the modern trends in economic education and how are they incorporated in HSE programmes? Why do economists need machine learning and artificial intelligence? Is it necessary to attend lectures and how can students get the most out of their bachelor's programme? How radical are the changes in economic laws that have occurred in recent years? These questions and many other topics were discussed by Sergey Pekarski, Dean of Faculty of Economic Sciences (FES), and interns of the Laboratory for Economic Journalism.
‘Now It Is Not Students Who Adapt to the University Environment, but Universities Adapting to the Student Lifestyle’
More than 450 students from more than 40 countries have graduated from 10 HSE Master's online programmes. To participate in the ceremony, graduates who received full-time higher education online were invited to the Moscow campus and met with classmates and teachers not online, but face-to-face.
‘The Graduation Ceremony Was the First Time We Saw Each Other’: 2023 MASNA Graduates Celebrate in Person
On July 3, the HSE University building on Pokrovka hosted the graduation ceremony of the Master’s in Applied Statistics with Network Analysis (MASNA). The programme, which trains students to use modern approaches in data and network analysis, is taught fully online in English. We spoke to Jiaxuan Wang, Sergio Camposortega, and Iris Cilenšek, three international students who came to Moscow for the graduation ceremony. The recent graduates shared their thoughts about the online format and finally meeting their classmates in person.
‘I Was Sceptical About Online Learning, but Now It’s Impossible to Imagine Life Without It’
Kristina Rizvanova from Astana, Kazakhstan, is currently in her second and final year of the master's programme in Marketing Management—the first online master’s programme in this field at HSE University. Kristina spoke to the HSE News Service about preparing for the entrance exams, the wonders of online learning, and the importance of broadening one’s personal and professional horizons.
First Graduates of the Online Master's Programme ‘Economic Analysis’ Defend Their Theses
The cost of apartments in Vladivostok, the volatility of cryptocurrencies, the consumption of ferrous metals in different countries, the communications of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, the results of state motherhood support measures — these and many other diverse issues were covered in theses by ‘Economic Analysis’ graduates, which they defended in mid-June.
‘Most Subjects Require Skills in Programming Languages Such as R and Python’
Is it possible to study economics and programming at the same time, and more importantly, why is it necessary? Arina Ogurtsova is studying on HSE University’s full-time online Master’s programme in Economic Analysis while also taking the Python Developer course at Yandex Practicum. In their interview, Arina and the staff of the programmes talk about how economics and IT are inseparable and why combining disciplines is useful.
‘The Virtual City Is Joining the Real One at the Forefront’
HSE University has launched enrolment in a new online Master’s programme in Digital Urban Analytics. In this interview, the programme’s Academic Supervisor Ekaterina Zarudnaya and its Scientific Supervisor Kirill Puzanov speak about the processes and tasks generated by the online city, the demand for urban analysts, and the specifics of studying in the programme.
‘Top Managers, Business Owners, and Founders of Startups Apply to HSE Online Master's Programmes’
On April 1, HSE University opens applications for 18 full-time online master's programmes with a focus on digital technologies and in-demand subject areas. Online programmes provide an opportunity to learn from the academic community and industry experts while combining remote studies with work and family responsibilities.