Russians Keep Cash in Banks, Not at Home
The average Russian family lives on their salaries and pensions and only takes loans in exceptional cases. The vast majority of Russians are in fact millionaires, since almost every family owns their residence, while a third of all households also own other property, usually a 'dacha', i.e. a summer house. Thus, the combined value of assets owned by a typical Russian family exceeds that of many Europeans, according to the Russian Survey of Consumer Finance.
8.3%
is the average increase in compensation that Russian workers see after completing additional vocational training.
Mayor of Milan Giuliano Pisapia: 'Be in love with your country, but also love other cultures'
On November 11, the HSE hosted an open lecture by Mayor of Milan Giuliano Pisapia. He talked about the upcoming international exhibition Expo 2015, which will take place in Milan from May-October next year, and about the transformations underway in Milan as an urban environment. He extended an invitation to HSE to take part in Expo Milano 2015, saying that Milan was 'ready to offer a forum for interesting projects' proposed by leading universities.
72%
of Russian managers at small industrial companies note that one of the main factors limiting production is the uncertainty surrounding the current economic situation.
342
applications were submitted by young entrepreneurs for the annual HSE Business Incubator ‘Startup of the Year’ prize.
Conference in St. Petersburg: ‘Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-national Perspective’
From November 10 to 14, the HSE Laboratory for Comparative Social Research’s (LCSR NRU HSE) 4th International Annual Research Conference ‘Cultural and Economic changes under cross-national perspective’ will take place in St. Petersburg. The programme includes dozens of themed sessions on current social, political and economic problems, and lectures by the world’s leading sociologists.
HSE. Cornerstone: 40 Myasnitskaya
The lives of postal workers in the 19th century were hard, as were their duties. They didn’t get paid enough to live, and they didn’t get any weekends or holidays, or even lunch breaks. Why is this relevant to HSE? Because this building used to belong to the postal service.
15%
of Russian companies discuss personnel issues at every management meeting.
CIS Countries' Education Quality Assessment Systems Have a Lot in Common
On November 7-9, Astana hosted the third International Conference of the Eurasian Association for Educational Assessment (EAOKO), one of the organizers of which was HSE's Institute of Education.
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New Agreement with Rossotrudnichestvo to Strengthen HSE's Presence in Europe
On November 7, the Higher School of Economics and Rossotrudnichestvo signed a new agreement on cooperation. The document provides a framework for the future development of partnerships between Russia, the CIS, the Baltics, and Central and Eastern Europe in the educational and academic spheres.