Over the course of 12 weeks, participants of the HSE Business Incubator’s programme will finalise their startups under the leadership of renowned market experts and attract grant funding for their projects. The programme will be held both online and in person. Applications for the accelerator are open until May 28, 2022.

HSE University in Perm has become the first academic partner of the Training Centre under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The parties have signed a cooperation agreement in education and research. The agreement provides for the development of training and advanced training programmes in finance and public procurement, experience sharing and internships for specialists, and the implementation of shared educational and research programmes.

Eight graduates of the 2021 Bachelor's programme in Design and Contemporary Art at the HSE Art and Design School presented their projects at the Diploma21 exhibition, which recently opened at the HSE ART GALLERY. Each installation is the culmination of a whole year of work by the artists, who reflect on different themes, explore, criticise, and construct a specific language of communication.

HSE University provides students with opportunities for academic development from the undergraduate level onwards. Now that another open enrolment session for research assistant positions has recently come to an end, more than 250 young researchers are starting their careers and combining work and study at the university.

As part of the XXIII Yasin International Academic Conference, HSE University held a meeting between HSE scholars and Anton Kotyakov, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation. The experts and the Minister discussed population support initiatives during the pandemic, social protection efforts to reduce poverty and inequality, and the situation in the labour market.

The number of older persons and their life expectancy are on the rise in many countries worldwide. As they age, some people need assistance with daily living activities. This creates a demand for long-term care that integrates medical and social services. How Russia can benefit from public long-term care is discussed in a report presented by the HSE Centre for Social Policy Studies at the XXIII Yasin International Academic Conference.