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‘In 20 years time, people who cope in an atmosphere of uncertainty will be the most successful’

We cannot predict the future, but we can simulate it. At the University Open to the City: HSE in Gorky Park project, Deputy Director of the Foresight Centre at the Institute of Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) at HSE, Alexander Chulok talked about what we can expect in the next 20 years and how to prepare for it.

European focus

Two HSE events in STI policy were featured in the May 2015 issue of the 'International Research Update' — the monthly newsletter from the European Commission providing an overview of news related to the international dimension of EU research and innovation policy and projects.

‘In 20 years time, people who cope in an atmosphere of uncertainty will be the most successful’

We cannot predict the future, but we can simulate it. At the University Open to the City: HSE in Gorky Park project, Deputy Director of the Foresight Centre at the Institute of Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) at HSE, Alexander Chulok talked about what we can expect in the next 20 years and how to prepare for it.

European focus

Two HSE events in STI policy were featured in the May 2015 issue of the 'International Research Update' — the monthly newsletter from the European Commission providing an overview of news related to the international dimension of EU research and innovation policy and projects.

The presence of the past: identity continuity and group dynamics

On June 8 during the international research conference "Culture in society, between groups and across generations" Maykel Verkuyten, PhD, Professor at the Utrecht University (the Netherlands) made the presentation on "The presence of the past: identity continuity and group dynamics".

Protecting taiga forests through sensible management

The World Wildlife Fund Russia (WWF Russia) initiated establishment of the Boreal Wood Platform which is supposed to smooth transition to a sustainable management model for boreal (taiga) forests. The new discussion platform may also contribute to development of technological foresight and strategic planning in the forest sector. At the inaugural meeting of the platform on 19 May, HSE was represented by Ilya Kuzminov, leading expert at the ISSEK Foresight Centre.

New article in all-Russian journal "Issues of Economics"

An article written by T. Karabchuk, A. Mironova and V. Remezkova "Work or a second child: what the data from RLMS-HSE tells us?" was published in the latest issue of all-Russian journal "Issues of Economics" ("Вопросы экономики").

Energy horizons

Global energy market is changing rapidly: production of shale hydrocarbons is getting cheaper while delivering liquefied natural gas, solar and wind energy to consumers is becoming easier. Russia has to find answers to these challenges. On May 19, 2015, in St. Petersburg, experts publicly discussed the concept of the System for Monitoring and Foresight of S&T Progress in the Power Industry.

Energy horizons

Global energy market is changing rapidly: production of shale hydrocarbons is getting cheaper while delivering liquefied natural gas, solar and wind energy to consumers is becoming easier. Russia has to find answers to these challenges. On May 19, 2015, in St. Petersburg, experts publicly discussed the concept of the System for Monitoring and Foresight of S&T Progress in the Power Industry.

Mini Course 'Particle and Related Methods' by Denis Belomestny

On May 27 - June 2, Denis Belomestny, Leading Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Stochastic Analysis and its Applications, Professor at the University of Duisburg - Essen delivered a series of lectures on 'Particle and Related Methods'.