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‘Strong Faculty with Excellent Research Ability’
Despite the pandemic and the travel restrictions, HSE University continues to hire international faculty members. Runjie Geng, from China, joined HSE ICEF in 2020 as Assistant Professor. He spent the first semester working remotely and was only able to come to Moscow at the end of 2020. International faculty member talks about joining HSE University and getting used to life in Moscow.
'I was lucky enough to discover my vocation thanks to the fellowship of ICEF graduates'
Arturs Meskovskis enrolled in ICEF Master’s Programme in 2013 after earning his bachelor’s degree from the Stockholm School of Economics (Riga). Currently a quantitative analyst on XVA team at MUFG Office in London, Arturs shares how to find a perfect master’s program at the confluence of STEM and finance, how learners can benefit from ICEF’s family-like community, what quants typically work with, and where a financial industry expert can learn data science.How I developed a passion for economics
Financial Stability in the Aftermath of COVID: Figures, facts, prospects
Udara Peiris, Associate Professor of Finance at ICEF, hosted a webinar that dealt with how the toll of the COVID crisis on human lives has caused new financial risks and impacted the real economy. His analysis of the responses of governments, Central Banks, and financial regulators can shed more light on ways to get economies back on track.
Education Helps Us Learn New Things Quickly and Adapt to New Conditions
Hyen Jin Han is doing her Master's at HSE International College of Economics and Finance. In her interview, she talks about her passion for economics, studying at the ICEF, and career aspirations.
Defending a Doctor of Science Thesis at HSE University under New Procedure
Dean Fantazzini, Deputy Head of the Department of Econometrics and Mathematical Methods in Economics at Moscow School of Economics in Moscow State University and Visiting Scholar at the HSE ICEF, was the first foreigner to defend his DSc thesis at HSE University. We spoke with Dean Fantazzini about his research and cooperation with HSE.
Conquering Consulting Industry
ICEF graduates Alexander Odintsov and Anton Volodin, currently consultants at Bain & Company, did a Q&A where they told students why consulting is the better springboard to career than industry, what ‘experience share transfer’ is, and how Bain gets its team to travel together, do an MBA and just be friends. The session received the highest rating from students in the fall session of the Bain events.
ICEF master’s student shares his experience of doing a double degree at LUISS
In 2017, opportunities appeared for ICEF Financial Economics students to do double degree at Rome-based LUISS University and to earn Master’s Degree in Economics and Finance from a top European school. ICEF students Vladimir Badlo and Arseny Yunnikov have chosen to do so and are currently studying in Rome. We asked them to share their first impressions.
ICEF directorate and staff received HSE medals and notes of acknowledgement
On October 22, some university staff members were awarded HSE medals and notes of acknowledgement from the Rector.
“ICEF offers an atmosphere you just want to dive into”
At Citigroup Investment Banking, ICEF MSc programme graduate 2010 Sergey Kurdyukov worked his way up from a trainee to a vice president. We interviewed Sergey about things to know about banking career, where to invest, and how to avoid missed opportunities.
‘Experience cannot be taught, it can only be attained’
Tatyana Filatova graduated from ICEF in 2011 with a Master’s degree and immediately went to work at Sberbank’s Treasury Department. She now oversees how banking products are structured for individual clients at the bank. In the following interview, Tatyana tells us about what the Treasury Department actually does and how to successfully pass an interview over tea, as well as how to sell oneself to major firms while proudly remaining a financial expert.