HSE Creates Institute of Ecology
The new institute will be engaged in research and educational activities and will provide expert and analytical support for state projects in the field of environmental safety, as well as for projects outlined by Russia's federal policy in the Arctic.
7.5 m³
of trash was collected by Green HSE volunteers and other environmental activists in the first two weeks of August along the bank of the Moscow Canal in Dubna and in the Moscow park Yauza.
Separate Plastic Collection for Recycling Available at HSE
The environmental student organization Green HSE has launched a service for the separate collection of plastic waste. Special yellow containers can be found across HSE buildings. For now only plastic bottles can be collected for recycling.
92 kilograms
of old electronics were collected by volunteers from Green HSE during an eco-event dedicated to World Earth Day.
1.6 С
is the average temperature increase every ten years since 1976 in Russia’s environmentally vulnerable regions.
1.5 kilometres
of shoreline along the Moscow Canal were cleaned by volunteers taking part in a workday organized by members of the HSE Yacht Club in the Moscow Region town of Dubna.
2100
is the year that glaciers may disappear from the earth if the average air temperature in the high mountain ranges rises by 8 degrees Celsius and precipitation levels fall by 16%.
‘I Respect Guerilla Actions’
Ksenia Mokrushina, graduate of the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, MA of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), told us about her experience of study, work and teaching in urban planning.
Submission of papers (full draft) – May 31, 2018