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The Higher School of Economics organized its first ever-mini football tournament for international students. The exciting competition took place on Sunday 28th May. The event which engaged spectators with excitement and curiosity had 6 teams at the “Energia” Stadium. Thanks to active participation of students Populatin and Development programme, Faculty of Social Science Took Second Place at the First HSE Football Tournament among Foreign Students 

The second year students of the “Population and Development” master's program recently completed their pre-defense on April 11-13, covering a wide range of topics that reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the program. The committee responsible for evaluating the students' work included professors from the faculty of social sciences, as well as the program's academic supervisor, prof. Alexander Larionov.

At the end of March, 2nd-year student of the Master's program “Population and Development” Adeola Oluwatobi Oyewole took part in the VIII Forum dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The event was held from March 27 to March 29 at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).

Since its creation, the educational program “Population and Development” has enrolled a total of 127 students, coming from 29 different countries and from this number six countries represent the continent of Africa. The African countries are made up of the Republic of Ghana, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Republic of Cameroon, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Kenya, and the Republic of the Sudan. Amongst these countries, Ghana has the highest student population share at 62.5%, and next to Ghana is Nigeria at 32.5% of the entire African student population. We talked to African students who study at “Population and Development” to find out where they learned about the educational program, what they like most about studying process and how the knowledge gained at the HSE can help them in the development of academic career.

On February 11, 2023, the presentation of the English-language master's program “Population and Development” took place within the framework of the Winter School of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Higher School of Economics. During the event, the academic supervisor of the program, Alexander Vitalievich Larionov, revealed the nuances of admission, and the features and advantages of the learning process. His speech was continued by 2nd-year students who told everyone present about student and extracurricular life.

February 9, 2023 student of the educational program “Population and Development” Adeitan Mustafa Adenii made a presentation at the conference in the format of a round table discussion organized in preparation for the 2nd Russia-Africa summit, which is scheduled for July 2023. The virtual event which was gathered by the Russian-African club in conjunction with the Faculty of Journalism, Moscow State University (MSU) had over 100 participants drawn from both academia and media industries. In particular, 35 participants from four regions of Africa and Russia made presentations at the conference.

On January 23, an Open Day was held for the master's program “Population and Development” of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Higher School of Economics. During the event, participants had the opportunity to get to know the program better. In particular, applicants were told about the details of the admission process and the features of studying. In addition, part of the meeting was devoted to the discussion of the advantages of the specialty and the trajectories of building a career path. 

Project defenses were held at the Population and Development program. Congratulations to the students on the successful defense of the literature review and wish them success in conducting further research".