HSE University Life

Studies and work can only be effective if recreation is also organized properly. The HSE Extreme Sports Club has come up with several ideas on how to have an active and energetic rest in spring and summer.

Maria Kochneva, a 4th-year student of the Faculty of Management at HSE Nizhny Novgorod presented her report at the ‘Gender and Sexuality in Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Past and Present’ conference held at the University of Nottingham. Maria shared her impressions of the event with the HSE news service.

On April 7, 2017, Jan De Groof, Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) and Tilburg University (the Netherlands), delivered a lecture on ‘Contemporary and Future Challenges of Education Law and Education Rights, Especially for Russia’. The event was organized by the HSE Institute of Education and the Faculty of Law.

From this new academic year HSE students will receive scholarship cards bearing a unique HSE design chosen by the students themselves.

Rukevwe Etikini, first-year student in the Political Analysis and Public Policy Master’s programme, participated in the 18th annual Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) conference and shared his impressions of the event.

TED is a conference focused on spreading unique and groundbreaking ideas. The lecture topics are varied, including science, art, design, politics, culture, business, global issues, technology, and entertainment. The TEDx project helps people in different countries, cities, universities and communities organize independent conferences in a TED style. Anastasia Polozova, graduate of the programme in Global Business has initiated the organization of a similar event in Nizhny Novgorod.  

The Global Youth Leadership Development Program provides a unique platform for global youth to gain a nuanced understanding of global affairs. The ultimate aim of the programme is to expose a diverse group of participants from around the world to the idea of leadership, which my fellow participants and I feel was successfully achieved during the pilot programme that was launched in India in March 2017 to meet the specific needs of the Global Youth Leaders.

The issue presents the results of studies on the awareness of library e-resources, and how the academic staff and students use the materials available. The authors also analysed what electronic databases of periodical publications are most in demand by reviewing reference lists provided in theses written by HSE students who graduated in 2016.

On March 9th-10th,  2017, the 10th annual conference ‘CleanEquity Monaco 2017’ was held in the Principality of Monaco. CleanEquity Monaco 2017 is a global forum for innovations in cleantech and environmental technologies, organized by the British consulting company Innovator Capital. The annual conference brings together about thirty of the world's best developers of future technologies.

Recently, the HSE student community has been disturbed by the news that from now on, authorization is required for wifi access at Dubki dormitory and Dormitory 8. Representatives of the Student Council met the staff of the Office of Information Technology and found out the details.

The Higher School of Economics has been declared the winner of the first Russian professional award for specialists in the field of science communications, ‘Communication Laboratory’, in the ‘Experiment’ category.

Are you enthusiastic, English-speaking and enrolled as an HSE student in 2017 and 2018? Then, you are welcome to join the FIFA Legacy Programme as an intern during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.