Over the last two decades, HSE University has worked to strengthen the digital component of its courses. In addition to training IT professionals, HSE helps students in other faculties and departments build digital competences. HSE Vice Rector Sergey Roschin explains how the university has earned its reputation as a ‘higher school of digital economics’ and what this means for students and graduates.

HSE University in Moscow held the ‘30 Years Together’ International Partners’ Week. Embassy and university representatives from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan attended the opening meeting. Representatives of HSE campuses in Perm, Nizhny Novgorod, and St. Petersburg also took part in the event.

Youth as a driver of economic development, the Arctic as a region of constructive cooperation, and innovation as a way to dispel illusions. Experts from HSE University took part in sessions of the 2022 St Petersburg International Economic Forum and HSE Rector Nikita Anisimov answered questions in the interactive studio of the Knowledge Society.

Han Da Eun from South Korea and Yang Yi from China are fourth-year students of the Bachelor’s in Economics run by the HSE University Faculty of Economic Sciences. The pair spoke to the HSE News Service about how they ended up in Russia and HSE University, their experiences of learning Russian, and how they’ve managed to succeed in subjects from mathematics to sociology in this difficult foreign language.

The well-developed field of science, technology and innovation supports economic growth and social progress. Large-scale tasks and high salary offers speak to the need for professionals in managing science, technology, and innovation (STI) development. Anna Pikalova, Head of the HSE University ISSEK Department of Educational Programmes, explains how HSE University trains these kinds of professionals in its English-language Master’s in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation.

HSE University has held an Open Day of online bachelor's and master's programmes created by leading HSE scholars, business leaders, and key players in digital industry. Six of the 17 programmes are appearing in the online education market for the first time.