Denis Shcherbakov

On March 21, 2024, Anastasia Likhacheva, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, held a meeting with Kim Sewon, Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, and Lee Somyung, the new Director of the Moscow office of the Korea Foundation.

Third-year students of the HSE University and Kyung Hee University double-degree programme in Economics and Politics in Asia are currently studying in South Korea. A team of students from the programme recently took part in a case competition organised by Kyung Hee University and Yuyu Pharma, a pharmaceutical company. The team won the competition and received an opportunity to implement their project when the market situation stabilises.

HSE University’s Faculty of World Economy and International Affairshosted a series of events dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and the Republic of Korea. During the week, an international conference was held, followed by a presentation of the new Master’s programme ‘Economics, Politics and Business in Asia’, as well as a student Korean-language Olympiad.

Deputy Director of Moscow representative office of Korail Moon Yong-Il and Academic Supervisor of the Programme D.A. Shcherbakov signed an agreement about internships for students in the Korean railway company. On February 12th Mr. Moon made a presentation on Korail's activities as part of the signing of the agreement. The lecture was offered specifically for students of the Double Degree Programme in “Economics and Politics in Asia”, in the end of the presentation Mr. Moon Yong-Il awarded D.A. Shcherbakov and Chang Beom-Seok, Deputy Head of Program, with certificates of honor, and also gave them the status of advisors to Korail's representative office in the Russian Federation.

Set to launch in the fall of 2020, HSE’s new English-taught master’s programme ‘Economics, Politics, and Business in Asia’ is now accepting applications. Students of the programme will spend their first and fourth semesters at HSE University in Moscow and their second and third semesters at Kyung Hee University in South Korea. Programme graduates will receive a diploma from each partner university. Professor Denis Shcherbakov, programme Academic Supervisor, explains what students can expect in the new programme.

The HSE University and Kyung Hee University double degree programme ‘Economics and Politics in Asia’ is currently enrolling students. Its academic supervisor, Denis Shcherbakov, spoke about the advantages of the programme, internships at Asian universities and companies, as well as the new focus on Southeast Asia.

HSE and Kyung Hee University Double Degree Programme in Economics and Politics in Asia' has signed an agreement with the Russian office of the Hyundai Corporation on the opening of an internship programme.

In 2018 HSE launches a new BA double degree programme in Economics and Politics in Asia. It will be offered jointly by the Kyung Hee University (Republic of Korea) and HSE. Its Academic Supervisor Denis Shcherbakov talks about the programme’s structure and all that it offers.

The sixth ‘New View’ conference for junior Japan experts has come to an end. The conference was organized by HSE’s School of Asian Studies together with the Japanese culture division of the Margarita Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature (Japan Foundation) and the Association of Japanese Studies.