On November 22, the atrium of the HSE Pokrovka building hosted a Career Marathon. The main objective of the event was to introduce HSE students to potential employers. The students had the opportunity to network with employees of major Russian banks, marketplaces, financial institutions, and IT integrators.

Daria Morozova holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from HSE and serves as the Head of Retail Business Analysis and Planning within the Financial Management Department at Rosbank. In this interview, Daria shares how combining work at a bank and study at HSE helped her find solutions to workplace challenges, and how she realised that preventing employee burnout is essential in leading a team.

An international group of scientists including researchers from HSE University has proposed a novel approach to rehabilitating patients with motor disorders. According to the researchers, more effective recovery can be achieved by granting patients the freedom to choose their movements and providing an appropriate system of rewards for engaging in the prescribed exercises. 

On November 24, a training session for international students on ‘How to Make a Good Impression in an Interview: Non-Verbal Communication’ took place at HSE University. It covered the basics of nonverbal communication and body language; non-verbal mistakes; nonverbal tricks, and much more. Together with the expert, HSE students worked on self-confidence and solved real communication cases.

Valery Kalyagin, Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science and Tenured Professor at HSE University in Nizhny Novgorod, has been named a laureate of the national ‘Professor of the Year’ award in the Central Federal District.

A new algorithm that enables precise measurement of the pitch frequency of a speech signal, a crucial parameter for identifying emotions and diagnosing illnesses, has been introduced by researchers at HSE Campus in Nizhny Novgorod. This method can operate in a noisy environment, in real time and with fewer computing resources than any analogues. 

Based on the assessment results, the programme's strengths were identified as its broad coverage of educational disciplines, in-depth exploration of theoretical aspects in machine learning, the quality of staff, and the involvement of potential employers. This is the fifth educational programme at the HSE Faculty of Computer Science to receive this accreditation.

In early November 2023, a delegation from HSE University visited the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen. HSE University representatives took part in CUHK-Shenzhen 2023 International Partner Day and discussed the existing student exchange agreement with colleagues from China.

The Student Activist Group at HSE University in Perm has held the large-scale ‘SAWalk: Step into Art’ event. This time, the quest walk was dedicated to Perm art: painting, literature, cinema, theatre, and street art. More than 200 students and 40 teams took part in it.