HSE University Life

On February 21, an award ceremony was held at the HSE Cultural Centre on Pokrovsky Boulevard. Faculty and staff received medals for successful work at the university, as well as notes of acknowledgement from the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
Following a directive of the Rector, 35 HSE faculty and staff members were awarded Acknowledgement Medals for their professional achievements and dedication.

Following a directive of the Rector, 32 HSE staff members have been awarded Acknowledgement Medals for their professional achievements and devotion to work. The award ceremony was held for the first time at the HSE Cultural Centre on Pokrovsky Boulevard.

The HSE Art and Design School, however, is no stranger to project-based education. The School’s curriculum has centred on project work for 8 years now. School Head Arseny Meshcheryakov spoke with HSE University Life about why his School chose this model for training future designers.

HSE University is beginning to implement its 2030 Development Programme. The first steps to achieving the new goals include major structural changes to the university’s faculties. HSE First Vice Rector Vadim Radaev spoke about the immediate plans that will be implemented in order to transform HSE.

Interview with the HSE orchestra director and musicians

What HSE staff have read and recommend

In Russia, the school year traditionally starts on September 1 and is celbrated as a major holiday. Jan Surman, HSE University Research Fellow shares his memories of September 1 back when he was a university student.

Several HSE staff members received ‘Acknowledgement’ Medals and Honorary Certificates for their professional achievements and hard work. The awards were presented by HSE President Alexander Shokhin and HSE Academic Supervisor Evgeny Yasin.

In June, Alexey Chukarin was appointed Senior Director for Digital Transformation at HSE University. We talked to Mr. Chukarin about the future of MyHSE Services Account and corporate apps, the new LMS, and the plans for HSE University’s technology infrastructure, as well as tried to understand what the university’s digital transformation will look like.

What has won the hearts and stomachs of HSE students on Staraya Basmannaya Street? What faculty has brought together Yandex, JetBrains, SAS, 1C and Sberbank? Why are mathematicians looking forward to 2022? Below, we begin summing up the results of the 2018/19 academic year for the faculties of HSE University.