Leading Universities and the Right to Award Academic Degrees
Last year, the Russian Federation gave leading universities the right to award their own academic degrees on a trial basis, and this prompted universities to create models for future implementation. What the new system will bring and what needs to be done in order to render it fully operational was the focus of the board meeting of the Association of Global Universities, held on February 12 at HSE.
HSE Vietnamese Students Visit Moscow Duma
On 7 February 2018, three Vietnamese students from HSE’s Faculty of World Economy & International Affairs and the Faculty of Law took a trip to the Moscow Duma as a part of the joint programme run by the Moscow Administration and the Vietnamese Embassy.
Prime Minister of Belgium: ‘The EU Is a Project Concerning the World and Stability’
On January 31, Belgium’s Prime Minister, Charles Michel, gave a public lecture at HSE on how the EU has developed, what lies in store for Europeans, and the future of Russian-European bilateral relations.
Maintaining German-Russian Relations: It’s The Only Option
On January 17, the German Ambassador to Russia, Rüdiger von Fritsch, gave an open lecture at HSE entitled, ‘Russia, Germany, Europe – Where To From Here?’ HSE gives you an overview of his main ideas.
‘We Wish to Invest in the Future of Russia and in the Relationships between France, the EU and Russia’
On December 18, Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for the Economy and Finance, delivered an open lecture at HSE. The following article summarizes the key points of his talk.
HSE Fashion Day Held at School of Art and Design
On November 19, 2017 HSE Fashion Day was held at Art Basements, Tsvetnoy Central Market. The event was organized by the School of Art and Design.
International Council Recognizes HSE as Leader in Project 5-100
The Higher School of Economics was recognized as a leader among Project 5-100 universities following a recent session held by the Council on Competitiveness Enhancement of Leading Russian Universities among Global Research and Education Centers. The session took place in Yekaterinburg on October 27-28 and was chaired by Olga Golodets, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.
‘Expect More of Yourself and of Your Country’
The Vice President of Education for Microsoft, Anthony Salcito, gave a lecture at the Higher School of Economics on ‘Career in the Era of Education Transformation and Digital Economy.’ Below, the HSE News Service provides highlights from his talk.
Teaching Foreign Languages to Bill Gates and School-children in Africa
New information technologies are fundamentally changing our understanding of what education is. In his lecture at HSE, Luis von Ahn, Co-founder of reCAPTCHA and the educational platform Duolingo talked about how computer programmes teach people to interact and create new social elevators.
Russian-Chinese School — A Real International Event
The VII International Russian-Chinese Summer School on International Relations ‘Economic Instruments of Foreign Policy in the Modern World’ was held on July 6-13 at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs (Moscow) in full cooperation with the East China Normal University (Shanghai) and with the support of the Gorchakov Fund.