Public Observers at USE must have a Wider View
On November 18, 2013, Yaroslav Kuzminov, Head of the Russian Public Chamber Commission for Education Development, took part in the all-Russian forum ‘Public Observations of the Unified State Examination (USE) in 2014’. The forum looked at how procedures for the USE could be improved.
Good Business Advice
During a meeting with students at the HSE in Nizhny Novgorod Dutch businessman Cees A.M. den Teuling spoke about the role and importance of personnel reserve for a company, and about effective methods of strategic planning and personnel management.
HSE is hosting the Science Cinema Festival ‘360°’
The third Science Cinema Festival ‘360°’ takes place in Moscow from 10-17 October. The HSE was one of the first to be involved in this festival and its screenings.
HSE: A Community of New Professionals
On March 6th 2013 an open discussion on ‘Freedom and Responsibility in the Public Space’ took place at the HSE.
Caucasus 2020: Speaking about Painful Problems Honestly
On December 11th, 2012, the youth forum ‘Caucasus 2020’ took place at the HSE. The event was organized jointly by the HSE Chamber of Nationalities club and the Association of World Economy, a student organization. Viktoria Nosik, second-year student of the HSE Faculty of Media Communications, covered the event for the HSE News Service.
‘We Need to Talk’
On November 21st, meetings of three working commissions of the Leading Russian HEIs in Economics and Management Association took place at the HSE – on the quality and audit of educational programmes, on staff problems and on experience exchange. Sergey Roshchin, Vice Rector of the HSE, told us more about the Association’s working groups.
How Can We Make Russian Education More Prestigious?
With the new academic year about to begin, the Rector of the National Research University HSE, Yaroslav Kuzminov, answered questions from members of the public in an online interview. The questions are about the problems and choices in developing Russian education, about the levels of achievement of school-leavers and university students and about the need for the new law 'On education in the RF'.
Academic Council: New Departments and Achievements
On June 29th 2012, the latest regular session of the Higher School of Economics Academic Council took place at the HSE. The agenda included information on the launch of new faculties and departments, approval of certain regulatory documents, as well as the results of the voting process for the teaching staff competition.
HSE IAC: a Meeting in a New Context
On May 30th the third annual meeting of the Higher School of Economics International Advisory Committee (IAC) opened at the HSE.
Strategy of Development for Russia
On April 3rd the 13th April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development opened at the HSE Cultural Center. The topic of its first plenary session was the strategy of development for Russia.