Scenarios for Russia in the Long-Term Period. A New Impulse in Two Decades
This report has been prepared by Evgeniy Yasin, Academic Supervisor of the HSE, to XIII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development.
‘One of the Key Topics of the Conference is the Level of Trust in Society’
Next week the 13th HSE April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, organized with the participation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, will take place at the HSE. Evgeniy Yasin, Chairman of the Conference Programme Committee and Academic Supervisor of the HSE, told us about the forthcoming forum.
Cooperation with the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
On March 13th, as part of the visit of a delegation from the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (France) (Ecole des autes études en sciences sociales, EHESS) to the HSE, a cooperation agreement was signed between the two universities.
The University as a Center for Research and Business Innovation
At a recent meeting on the problems of applied research and innovative infrastructure development at the Higher School of Economics, the problems of the university’s development as a research center were considered. Leonid Gokhberg, First Vice Rector of the HSE, told us more about this issue.
Virtual Trip to Real Alps
A series of meetings for students and teachers as part of the lecture course on ‘European Civilizations’ is currently taking place at the HSE Nizhny Novgorod Austrian Library. On February 20th a lecture on ‘Austria in the European Context’ was given by Ursula Maurich, Expert for bilateral cooperation at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture.
‘Over 20% are Presentations by International Researchers’
The Preliminary programme of the XIII International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development which will take place on April 3 – 5, 2012, has been published on the HSE website. Andrey Yakovlev, Vice Rector of the HSE, told us more about the programme.
The HSE in ЕDUNIVERSAL
The results of the 2011 international ranking of the 1000 best business schools in the world have been announced at the annual conference of EDUNIVERSAL, an independent ranking agency. The Higher School of Economics has again received the ‘3 Palmes’ nomination among Russian universities (Business School Ranking in Russia).
Strategies of Marketing
From November 6th – 26th the HSE Faculty of Management again welcomed Wesley Johnston, Professor at Georgia State University (USA) who this time came to Moscow funded by the Fulbright Senior Specialist programme. What did he and his colleague Olga Tretyak, Head of the HSE Department of Strategic Marketing, manage to achieve during this time?
‘Why Are We Not Together?’
On December 1st an inauguration ceremony for Alexander Rahr, a prominent expert in Russian-German relations, as Honorary Professor of the HSE took place at the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs. After the event he gave a lecture on the history, problems and dynamics of the bilateral politics of Germany and Russia.
‘It’s Time to Discuss Our Projects’
From November 18th-19th the First International Moscow Finance Conference, organized by the HSE International College of Economics and Finance, took place at the Higher School of Economics. Carsten Sprenger, Head of the HSE International Laboratory of Financial Economics, told us about the conference participants, the programme and his impressions of the event.