HSE University Life

In July, an international conference ‘Active Communities, Social-Economy Challenges and Local Knowledge’ and a summer school on ‘Sustaining Mutuality in Times of Crisis: Building Knowledge Alliances in Communities’ were held on Paros, Greece. Graduates of the master’s programme ‘Sociology of Public Sphere and Social Communications’ led by Nikita Pokrovsky, Professor at the School of Sociology, took part in these events.

A Russian team made up of Economics & Statistics students of the HSE Faculty of Economics took part in the 3rd International Statistics Olympiad, held in Tehran, Iran, from August 7 – 11, 2016. This was the first time our students had participated in the contest, and they took second place, losing only to the host team, which consisted of the winners of a national student test in statistics.

On July 14-17 the annual international conference and festival Popsophia was held in Pesaro, Italy.  This time the event was dedicated to the problems of war and violence in contemporary philosophy and took place in the fortress built by Costanzo Sforza.

Students who choose to study in another country always find that the decision comes with a number of challenges. Distance from home, language, strange rules and regulations, and general cultural differences can make the experience both difficult and rewarding at the same time. Coming to Russia to study at HSE is no exception.

HSE Philosophy School Professor Tatiana Sidorina gave a presentation at the International Association of Sociologists’ third forum ‘The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World’ in Vienna.

In July 2016, lecturers of the HSE master’s programmes in Population and Development andPublic Policy took a week-long exploratory journey to Kenya, where they visited Maseno University, the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, and Nairobi University.

The agreement on student exchange between HSE and the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) includes semester-long exchange trips for students of the HSE Faculty of Business and Management, the Faculty of Economic Sciences, and the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs.

Thadeu Gasparetto, a graduate of the University of Vigo (Spain) who studies sports economics, recently joined the HSE  International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy.  During a recent visit to Perm, he spoke about his research plans and shared his impressions of HSE students and staff members.

Second-year students on the History BA programme at HSE Perm have gone on an archaeological expedition as part of their internship. This year, HSE students have joined geology students from Oxford University on an excavation at Mokinski burial grounds.

In April 2016 HSE Academic Council approved the new regulations for awarding performance bonuses to faculty members who are selected by students and alumni as the best teachers of the year. University bulletin 'Okna Rosta' prepared a long-read about the history of the project and the changes in how the best teachers are selected, and The HSE Look is glad to offer the English version to its readers.

On July 9-12 the international student summer school was held at the Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu. Konstantin Arutyunov, Professor at the School of Electronic Engineering, guest speaker, presented a report on the fundamental limitations on and prospects for electronics development. 

In its 28th issue of The HSE Look presents the Faculty of Communications, Media and Design through interviews with its Deputy Deans and Professors. With the end of the academic year comes the time of HSE Best Teacher Award, and The HSE Look shares the new procedures and tips from awardees of previous years with the English-speaking readers. Additionally, the bulletin presents the upcoming short-term visits of guest scholars to HSE and invites international faculty members to give a short public lecture at HSE Day in September.