HSE Winter Schools Started
From January 27 – February 5, 2014, the HSE Winter Schools for prospective master’s students are once again taking place in the Moscow region.
The HSE Extends Partnership with Dutch Universities
The official Russia-Netherlands bilateral year, which features joint projects in science, culture, and education, has come to an end. During this past bilateral year, the HSE widely expanded its partnerships with its Dutch colleagues.
HSE is Entering BRICS League of Universities
A group of Chinese and Russian higher education institutions, including the Higher School of Economics, have initiated the creation of a BRICS League of Universities. The League aims to become a platform for academic and expert cooperation, comparative research, and international educational projects.
Discussing the Future
Кen Jimbo, Professor at the Keio University (Japan), spoke on ‘2030 Strategic Trends in Asia-Pacific: Implication for Japan-Russia Relations’ at a roundtable discussion at the HSE. The event has been organized by the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs.
First Meetings of the Russian G20 Presidency
On 11-13 December 2012, the first meetings of the Russian G20 Presidency were held in Moscow. They included the Think 20, Business 20 and Civil 20 Meetings, the inaugural G20 Sherpas’ Meeting and the ‘Fostering Economic Growth and Sustainability’ conference.
‘A Program in Business and International Relations is Now Available in Russia’
A new master’s programme in International Business has been launched at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs. Irina Kratko, Head of the programme, told us about it.
International Relations
Starting from this year, as part of the master’s programme in International Relations in Eurasia at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, the students are now specializing in International Relations (previously it was Political Science). Maxim Bratersky, coordinator of the programme, told us about the changes to the course.
‘If All the Politicians were Clever…’
On December 15th the first joint Russian-American report by the Valdai Discussion Club working group on the future of U.S.-Russia relations was presented at the HSE.
APEC: Modeling and Evaluation of Initiatives
On November 24th and 25th, the APEC Conference ‘Building APEC Economies’ Capacities of Employing Input-Output Tables for Advanced Economic Modeling’ organized by the HSE International Institute for Education in Statistics (IIES) took place in Singapore. Alexey Ponomarenko, Director of the IIES, told us about the programme, tasks and results of the conference.
‘Why Are We Not Together?’
On December 1st an inauguration ceremony for Alexander Rahr, a prominent expert in Russian-German relations, as Honorary Professor of the HSE took place at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs. After the event he gave a lecture on the history, problems and dynamics of the bilateral politics of Germany and Russia.