56 seconds
is the length of the animated film ‘Möbius and Eight’ by Alexandra Kuznetsova, an instructor at the HSE. The film was the winner in the B&W and Free Theme categories at the 1 Minuto film festival in Brazil.
32%
of Russians believe that the ideal family is like a ‘psychological comfort zone’ that joins an attractive, smart and confident woman who does not have bad habits with a smart man who is able to provide for the family.
160
HSE students joined as volunteer buddies in August to provide assistance for foreign students.
57%
of Russian families do not have the opportunity to choose which school their children attend. In recent years, this situation has worsened; five years ago, only 51% of families did not have a choice. Residents of villages, people with low income and people whose children perform poorly in schools are most often deprived of alternatives.
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Hounds of the Baskervilles from radiant plastic will be printed on the 3D printer of Fablab (HSE Prototyping Centre) at the ‘THANK YOU, LETO’ English culture festival. The festival will take place at the Sokolniki Park on August 23.
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colouring pictures were created by students of the HSE’s School of Design for children who are undergoing treatment at the Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Centre.
9.4%
of students in conventional schools and universities age 15 to 30 are prone to ‘conspicuous consumption’, i.e., buying the most expensive items.
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professional development programmes were held by the Higher School of Economics for staff members during the first half of 2014. The programmes were in effect on all HSE campuses.
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.