Elmira Imamkulieva
- Laboratory Head: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs / Laboratory for Contemporary Iranian Studies
- Senior Lecturer: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs / School of International Regional Studies
- Programme Academic Supervisor: Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia
- Elmira Imamkulieva has been at HSE University since 2019.
Responsibilities
Academic management of the Master's degree program "Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia" and the Bachelor's degree program of two diplomas of the Higher School of Economics and the Southern Federal University "Caucasus and the Middle East in the system of regional and international relations"
Organization of scientific and educational events on the subject of Islamic finance and economics of the MENA countries
Education
Chernomyrdin Moscow State Open University
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Courses (2024/2025)
- Economy of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Business in Modern Asia" (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar: Current Business Issues in Asian Countries (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- The Economy and Human Resources in the Middle East and North Africa (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Economy of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar: Current Business Issues in Asian Countries (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- The Foreign Policy of Iran under International Sanctions (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
- The Foreign Policy of Iran under International Sanctions (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Economy of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Economy and Human Resources in the Middle East and North Africa (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- The economy of the Middle East and North Africa countries (Minor; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Economy of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Economy and Politics of Arab Countries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Economics, field of study International Relations; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Key Problems in Asian Studies Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
- The economy of the Middle East and North Africa countries (Minor; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Theory and practice of the Islamic banking in the 21st century (Optional course (university); 3, 4 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2024
Возможности женщин в России и в мире: ограничивающие факторы и социально-экономические последствия неравенства. Presentation: Расширение прав и возможностей женщин в ОАЭ: экономическая выгода или политический прагматизм
Возможности женщин в России и в мире: ограничивающие факторы и социально-экономические последствия неравенства. Presentation: Возможности женщин в России и в мире: ограничивающие факторы и социально-экономические последствия неравенства
VII Международный конкурс научно-аналитических работ по ближневосточной проблематике им. Е.М. Примакова. Presentation: Экспертный круглый стол: «Экономическое сотрудничество России и стран Залива: вызовы и перспективы»
- 2023
«Новые тренды в экономической глобализации» (Москва). Presentation: Проблемы устойчивого развития в арабских странах XXI веке
Ежегодная всероссийская конференция молодых ученых «Экономическая теория: встреча с реальностью. Экономика в меняющемся мире» (Москва). Presentation: Развитие исламских финансов в России в условиях санкционного давления: проблемы и перспективы
XVIII конференция арабистов "Чтения И. М. Смилянской". Presentation: Туризм стран ССАГПЗ: тенденции и барьеры
- 2022
Международная научная конференция V Ливенцевские чтения «Глобальные экономические тренды и Россия» (Москва). Presentation: Зеленая экономика арабских стран
Казанский международный конгресс евразийской интеграции (Казань). Presentation: Социальные аспекты развития исламского банкинга в России
- 2021
Казанский международный конгресс евразийской интеграции (Казань). Presentation: Исламский банкинг как катализатор торгово-экономического взаимодействия Исламской Республики Иран с государствами-членами Евразийского экономического союза (УДК 339.924)
Круглый стол "Энергетика будущего в странах Азии и Африки" в рамках "Года науки и технологий в России" (Москва). Presentation: Зеленые источники энергии в арабских странах
V Готлибовские чтения (Иркутск). Presentation: Суэцкий канал и альтернативные маршруты в системе международных грузоперевозок (на примере КНР-ЕС)
XVI Конференция арабистов ИВ РАН «Чтения И. М. Смилянской» (Москва). Presentation: Стратегии низкоуглеродного развития в арабских странах
- 2020
XV Конференция арабистов ИВ РАН «ЧТЕНИЯ И. М. СМИЛЯНСКОЙ». Presentation: Проблемы перехода к устойчивому развитию в ОАЭ
II-й Международной конференции «Восток и Запад на этапе новых трансформаций: Азия перед вызовами деглобализации». Presentation: Коммерческая авиация в монархиях Персидского залива: тенденции, перспективы и вызовы XXI века
- 2019
III Съезд молодых востоковедов (г. Уфа ). Presentation: Переход к устойчивому развитию в арабских странах в XXI веке.
Participation in the conferences in 2021.
International student online conference "Russia and Iran: new directions of cooperation in the XXI century." Session chairman, organizer. 03.03.2021.
Student discussion table “Russian-Japanese program of international joint research of students 2020–2021. North-East Asia since 2012: Political and Economic Analysis ”. Session chairman, organizer. 04/26/2021.
Student discussion table "Russia and Iran in the conditions of modern political realities: trends in the development of relationships." Session chairman, organizer. 04/27/2021.
XXII April International Scientific Sonference On the Problems of Economic and Social Development. Participant, speaker. 04/21/2021.
Students of HSE and SFedU Double Degree Programme Visit Their Second Alma Mater
Since 2022, HSE University and the Southern Federal University (SFedU) have been implementing a joint bachelor's programme ‘The Caucasus and the Middle East in the System of Regional and International Relations.’ Education takes place in Rostov-on-Don, with HSE professors mostly involved in the process remotely. In late April 2024, some of the top students from the programme were invited for a week to HSE University, where they participated in various educational and scientific events.
‘Islamic Finance Appears to Be More Stable Than Conventional Banks’
HSE University’s Online Campus presents a new course—‘Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice in the 21st Century’. Elmira Imamkulieva, creator of the course and Senior Lecturer at the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, explains how Islamic financing is more reliable than venture capital and why the green bonds common in the Arab world are the investment of the future.
International student online conference “Iranian foreign policy: the potential of Iran’s cooperation with Russia”
On the 8th of April, an international student conference “Iranian foreign policy: the potential of Iran’s cooperation with Russia” was held, presenting the results of the project under the guidance of Dr. Mehdi Sanaei and Elmira Imamkulieva.
Roundtable: “2022 Outcomes: Turkey, Iran, Central Asian Countries: Growing Potential for Influence”
On December 21, 2022, the School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University held a roundtable discussion on “2022 Outcomes: Turkey, Iran, Central Asian Countries: Growing Potential of Influence”.
“The economic potential of Turkey and Iran: opportunities for expanding cooperation with the Russian Federation in the medium term”
On December 2, the round table of young scientists “Economic Potential of Turkey and Iran: Opportunities for Broadening Interaction with the Russian Federation in the Middle Term” was held within the framework of the conference “The world majority in the contemporary international realities: from fragmentation to new institutionalization”.
The Middle East in the Confrontation between the West and Russia
On December 2, 2022, School of Regional Studies Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University held the session "The Middle East in the Confrontation between the West and Russia" within the framework of the 4th International Conference “The world majority in the contemporary international realities: from fragmentation to new institutionalization”.
International Round Table “Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice in the XXI Century”
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 the International Round Table “Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice in the XXI Century” was organized by the School of Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University.
Iran Nuclear Deal” as a Factor of Stability and Security in the Middle East
On December 7, 2021 the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University within the framework of the permanent online seminars «Contemporary Area Studies», organized a meeting with Farhad Ibragimov, the expert of Valdai International Discussion Club, Anton Baklanov, researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Alexander Kuznetsov, visiting lecturer at the School of International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University.
Teach for HSE Seminar Focuses on Online Projects
In April, the Teach for HSE Project hosted an online seminar, ‘International Virtual Exchange in Your Classroom: No Visa Needed’. Seminar participants discussed the 2020-2021 Russian-Japanese Student International Research Programme, ‘Northeast Asia since 2012: Political and Economic Analysis’, which was held jointly by the School of International Regional Studies of the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs and the Institute for Asian Studies and Regional Collaboration of Akita International University (Japan).
Round Table “The Role of Youth in Achieving the 17 UN SDGs: Afghanistan – Egypt – Pakistan – Russia”
On April, 15, 2021 The School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University together with the Russian Middle East Association, Provincial Youth Assembly Pakistan and Kateb Educational and Cultural Association in Russian Federation hold a round table “The Role of Youth in Achieving the 17 UN SDGs: Afghanistan – Egypt – Pakistan – Russia”.
“Islamic Banking in Theory: Banks and the Real Economy”
On Saturday, November 28, within the framework of the on-going online seminar “Contemporary Area Studies” the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University organized a discussion with Ramezan Ali Marvi, Assistant Professor of Economics, Allame Tabatab'i University, on the theme “Islamic Banking in Theory: Banks and the Real Economy”.
Creative Conversations or a Scholarly Debate on the Middle East Finance
On Tuesday, October 27, an online meeting was held with Svetlana Babenkova, Senior Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, IVRAN, Ph.D., MBA. The discussion was organized as part of a series of online expert seminars “Contemporary Area Studies” of the Department of Foreign Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, with the assistance of the Russian Middle East Association.