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Humanitarian Action is a course led by Professor Sanjay Rajhans from the Department of  Public Policy for students of the master program of the Public Policy and the Masters program of Population and Development.

In October, the book 'Human Development: A Re-Education in Freedom, Love and Happiness' was published. Its author Patrick Whelan is a graduate of the Master's Programme 'Population and development'.

On November 10th, ON-LINE roundtable on forced migration for Russian university students pursuing professional training in migration studies, development, and/or humanitarian assistance. Organizing Partners: Oxfam, UNHCR, HSE University "Population and Development".

From the “Reception” to the Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) Booth in the “Lounge” on Hopin, a student of the Population and Development programme, Goodnews Israel Oshiogbele, had a great maiden experience at the European Forum Alpbach (EFA) 2020 which held virtually from August 23rd to September 3rd, 2020.

Although the civil war ended in Tajikistan 20 years before, the country still faces the problem of the high level of landmine contamination. Despite the efforts made so far and significant improvements in mine action management, in some regions of our country, mines and Explosive Remnants of War still represent one of the main obstacles for the safety of citizens and socio-economic development of the country. Participating in the “Education for Mine Actions” Project “I strived to make my contribution to building better changes for the local children and adults in mine-affected areas in my country. As far as I can see even in the 21st century they, still suffering from mines it makes their life more complicated and insecure”.  Therefore, the “Education for Mine Actions” project, aimed at not only the provision of security and enhancing people's awareness about the threat of mines, but also at solving social and wellbeing problems of the local communities.

On February, 25, during class "Gender and Development", Valentina Frolova, lawyer of the Union of Women's NGOs, gave a guest lecture in the format of a round table. Students of "Population and Development", "Comparative Social Research programmes as well as international students and professors - Olga Isupova and Valeria Utkina attended the event.

HSE University has placed among the top 100 leading universities in the QS World University Rankings by subject for Social Policy and Administration. What's more, we are the only Russian university to make the top 100.

Our masters student, Haider Munir Khan from Pakistan took part in the semester exchange program for fall term 2019. Out of a vast amount of available exchange possibilities in universities across the world, he chose Akita International University.