Society news at HSE University

In support of World AIDS Day 2024, the HSE Spanish Club and the HSX Student Club organised a lecture in English dedicated to the fight against the disease in Russia and Spain.

Crafts master classes, fencing sessions, and folk singing lessons—discover these and much more on the Where History Is website created by Maria Ukolova, Project Head of the Youth Policy Laboratory at HSE University. Maria spoke to the HSE News Service about the new project.

Fyodor Tikhonov, graduate of the HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics is responsible for internal analytics focused on large corporate businesses at Absolut Bank and also mentors startup founders, helping them adopt a broader perspective and successfully navigate the stages of growth. In this interview with Success Builder, he shares his experiences working in the financial sector, pursuing an MBA with his last remaining funds and immersing himself in the world of venture capital and startups, and discusses the upcoming changes in the field of education.

From May to August 2024, 19 student expeditions took place across 15 regions of the country as part of the third season of the ‘Rediscovering Russia’ project. Currently, 10 more project expeditions are underway. The second stage of the application selection for autumn expeditions began in early August, with submissions open until August 16.

During the finals of an international competition in Ulaanbaatar, the team from HSE University’s Faculty of Urban and Regional Development (FoURD) and Graduate School of Urbanism presented a master plan for the future capital of Mongolia—New Kharkhorum—to the country’s leadership and the international jury.

The HSE Art and Design School has announced special prizes for the participants of the International Competition of Short Videos about Cities, WOWMOSCOW. On August 10, the finalists arrived in Moscow to participate in a film workshop and enjoy a cultural and educational programme. They presented visions of their future films to an international jury. On August 15, the winner of the International Competition of Short Videos about Cities will be solemnly announced.

From May 31 to June 2, 2024, the second interdisciplinary conference ‘Researching the Deaf Community’ was held at the GES-2 House of Culture, organised in collaboration with HSE University. The international forum brought together experts from 11 countries and four continents. Participants discussed topics related to the social, cultural, and linguistic characteristics of people within the deaf community in the modern world.

Priority areas of the creative economy in the Perm Krai (Russia) and the importance of the educational component in the development of creative industries were discussed by experts at the plenary session ‘Development of the Creative Industries Cluster in Perm Region.’ The event was organised by HSE University in collaboration with the Agency for the Development of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship of the Perm Krai at the ‘Days of Perm Business’ forum.