'Europe Opened up to us'
From July 10th –25th the joint Russian-Swiss Summer School took place in Moscow and Lucerne. 13 students from the HSE and 22 students from the University of Lucerne participated in it.
‘Application will be Open until September 1st’
This year a new master’s programme is being launched at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs –International Relations in Euroatlantic and Eurasian Communities. Sergey Karaganov, Dean of the Faculty, and Maxim Bratersky, Programme Coordinator and Professor at the Department of World Politics, told us about the new course.
On the Basis of Meritocratic Principles
Recently at the decision of the HSE Academic Council Andrey Melville was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Politics, and Professor Mark Urnov became Academic Supervisor of the Faculty. The new dean Andrey Melville told us about the prospects for the Faculty's development, about research activities and undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Foreign Teachers are Returning to Russian Universities
New amendments have been made to the Russian migration law allowing highly qualified experts with citizenship of other countries to work in Russian universities. Boris Zhelezov, HSE Deputy Vice Rector for international relations, told us how the situation was repaired after its breakdown last autumn.
Moscow and Shanghai Have Much in Common
A delegation from the Strategic Consultation Committee of the Shanghai Government visited the Higher School of Economics and met with HSE experts on urban development on July 19th.
‘We Continue Hoping for Reasonable Changes in Russia’
On July 15th students from the HSE and the University of Lucerne met with Stefan Estermann, Deputy Ambassador of Switzerland in Russia. The meeting took place at the HSE as part of the Russian-Swiss Summer School.
Innovative Development is Impossible without new Standards
In early June, educational standards of the HSE were approved at a session of the University’s Academic Council. Sergey Roshchin, HSE Vice Rector, told us about the core of the innovation.
‘Russia and the EU: Uneasy Relations. A Look from Belgium’
Academic Papers of the 9th International Session of the HSE Russian–European Center for Multidisciplinary Research were published by Vytautas Magnus University Press, Kaunas, Lithuania.
‘To Overcome Past Offenses and Mistrust’
On July 5th a Russian-Polish youth scientific seminar, ‘Russia and Poland Today and Tomorrow: the View of the Young Generation’ took place at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs. Students from Russian and Polish universities took part in the forum.
For HSE Students the Confucius Institute Made an Exception
This September three students from the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs will go to Jilin University in China for a one-year internship.