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Faculty of Urban and Regional Development Discusses Transformation of Post-Socialist Cities at an International Conference in Serbia
Vera Smirnova, Ivan Mitin, Varvara Molodtsova, and Alexander Mikhaylov spoke at the 8th Urban Geographies Conference held at the University of Belgrade

Moscow to Paris: Here, There, and Everywhere
In early July, the fifth summer school organized by French association D’Est together with the HSE Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism, with the support of the French Embassy in Russia and the Paris Mayor’s Office, was held in Paris. For 11 days, students of the HSE Master’s programme in Urban Development and Spatial Planning and members of Moscow’s Municipal Council learned about French urban development, local administration and the country’s participatory democracy.

HSE Spotlights Present and Future Scientific Developments at Geek Picnic 2019
This July, St. Petersburg and Moscow hosted Geek Picnic, the popular science festival for lovers of science and cutting-edge technology. This year HSE University became an official partner of the event. Festival guests got to see the recent projects of HSE professors, students, and graduates as well as attend lectures by leading HSE experts.
The sixth graduation ceremony of the Graduate School of Urbanism
On 25 June the graduates of the master’s programmes ‘Urban Development and Spatial Planning’ and ‘Advanced Urban Design’ got their HSE master’s degrees

The winner of Vysokovsky Scholarship 2017/2018 has been announced
Vysokovsky Scholarship of the Higher School of Economics is awarded to the students of the Graduate School of Urbanism who conduct research and contribute publications in the field of city planning, urban studies or urban regulation. Those candidates who specialize in the research areas of Alexander Vysokovsky gain an advantage.
Graduate School of Urbanism Students Take Part in French Summer School
This summer five students from the HSE Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism participated in the second summer school Les Ateliers d’Eté, organized by the French-Russian platform D’est and the Graduate School of Urbanism in Paris and Limoges.
Rotterdam, Moscow, Venice. Graduate School of Urbanism at the World’s Largest Architecture Exhibitions
In April and May, the Graduate School of Urbanism (GSU) took part in three of the largest architecture biennales, held in Rotterdam, Moscow, and Venice. The exhibitions presented the results of independent research carried out by the School, student projects, and the results of an international student workshop organized by GSU.
How Geek Can Become Entrepreneur: Advice from Uber Founder
Travis Kalanick, founder and CEO of Uber, met some HSE students and told them what qualities a successful entrepreneur should have and why there is space for magic in business.
Projects by HSE School of Design Students Exhibited at Venice Biennale
Ksenia Ermakova, Sofya Paymanova, and Natalia Chernobrova, third- and fourth-year students of the HSE School of Design, have presented their vision of VDNH’s reconstruction as part of the Russian Pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale.
HSE Urban Specialists Create New Profession
Staff and students of HSE Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism discussed the prospects for the development of Urban Studies at HSE and in Russia at a meeting with the university’s senior management.