Results of the Student Research Paper Competition (SRPC-2025) Announced

Stephen Sodoke has won first prize in the 2025 Student Research Paper Competition.

From student's personal archieve

Stephen Sodoke, a 2025 graduate of the Population and Development programme, has taken first place in the HSE Student Research Paper Competition in the category of Public and Municipal Administration. His award-winning thesis is titled  "Understanding Subjective Perspectives on Energy Poverty in Urban Ghana: A Case Study of Kumasi."

The work is an extension of Stephen's master's thesis, which was supervised by  Ilya Ermolin  and reviewed by  Alexander Larionov. In this category, Stephen outperformed peers from other HSE master's programmes in Public Administration, as well as students from universities across the Russian Federation.

Award Details:

·       Nomination:  Best Research Paper in Public and Municipal Administration for Master’s Students and 2025 Graduates

·       Place:  1st

·       Winner:  Stephen Sodoke, Graduate (Moscow, HSE University)

·       Academic Supervisor:  Ilya Ermolin

·       Programme Academic Director:  Alexander Larionov

For more information, please visit:

https://www.hse.ru/nirs/nirs2025_results

Alexander Larionov

Academic Supervisor of the "Population and Development"

Ilya Ermolin

Scientific supervisor