In March 2025, HSE Days took place in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, the cultural hub of Kumasi, and the Bono East region. Representatives of the university awarded participants of the HSE International Olympiad (HSE INTO 2025) and spoke to local school pupils and university students about educational opportunities, scholarship programmes, and application pathways to HSE University.

In dynamic games, a Markov equilibrium involves strategies that guide players' behaviour based on the current state of the game, rather than its history. But when uncertainty arises in the game, this approach can become problematic. Eric Maskin, Nobel Laureate in Economics and Professor at Harvard University, addressed this issue in a paper presented at the XXV Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development.

The Russian and Chinese postgraduate education systems originally borrowed their institutional frameworks from the Soviet Union. In the 21st century, they have evolved along different paths. While key performance indicators for postgraduate programmes in Russia are declining, China is seeing a rapid increase in the number of postgraduate students. These trajectories and the reforms undertaken in each country were the focus of a roundtable discussion held as part of the 25th Yasin (April) International Academic Conference.

HSE RUN is a traditional HSE cultural and historical quest around Moscow organised by Ingroup StS, the university’s oldest student group. This year marks the 29th time the event is being held. The quest is conducted in both Russian and English. Teams of two to six people will set off on an exciting journey through the capital.

Ivan Samoylenko specialises in graph theory; in his third year of university, he developed an idea that later became the foundation of a highly cited academic article. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, he speaks about the Watts-Strogatz small-world model, being a performer in the Bolshoi Children's Choir, and making the choice between science and industry. 

Researchers from HSE University in Nizhny Novgorod have shown that a neural network can reconstruct the dynamics of a brain neuron model using just a single set of measurements, such as recordings of its electrical activity. The developed neural network was trained to reconstruct the system's full dynamics and predict its behaviour under changing conditions. This method enables the investigation of complex biological processes, even when not all necessary measurements are available. The study has been published in Chaos, Solitons & Fractals.

Jingtao Xu (called Andy in English) earned a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics at HSE University–Moscow and is now studying on the Master’s in Math of Machine Learning. In this interview with the HSE News Service, Andy talks about his plans to develop his robotics research into a commercial product, how online shopping in Moscow has improved since he first arrived, and why now is a good time to capitalise on Russian–Chinese cooperation.

Since March 2025, the HSE Faculty of Mathematics has welcomed a leading Russian mathematician, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh, National Professor of China, and recipient of the Lyapunov Prize—Sergey Kuksin. In an interview with the HSE News Service, he spoke about the role of the individual in mathematics, KAM theory, and why analysis is so relevant today.

The future is now more difficult for researchers to forecast, and events that are hard to predict are playing an increasingly significant role. But there is good news too: scientists are confident that humanity will adapt to any changes. This was the focus of discussion at the International Symposium ‘Foresight in a Rapidly Changing World,’ which took place as part of the 25th Yasin (April) International Academic Conference.