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The HSE University and Kyung Hee University Double Degree Programme in Economics and Politics in Asia is launching a new specialisation in ‘Quantitative Economics and Finance in Asia.’ Students will gain fundamental knowledge regarding the mechanisms, driving forces, and features of economic and financial processes in Asia through the prism of quantitative analysis methods. Ivan Deseatnicov, Supervisor of the new specialisation, Associate Professor at HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, speaks about the features of the new track.

The HSE Faculty of Urban and Regional Development and the Government of Murmansk Region signed a long-term cooperation agreement at the International RUSSIA EXPO on May 24, 2024. The main goal of the partnership is to conduct joint research and educational projects aimed at promoting the sustainable development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, particularly the Murmansk Region.

HSE University-St Petersburg and University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) have opened a mirror laboratory in social entrepreneurship. The opening ceremony of the Russian part of this laboratory took place during the International Partners' Days, which gathered delegations from 23 foreign universities.

HSE ART GALLERY, which was established in 2018, is launching a new exhibition area. This second gallery will be in Winzavod, one of the largest private centres for contemporary art in Russia. The art space on Paveletskaya will become a place for implementing commercial projects and housing exhibitions by HSE Art and Design students and graduates.

The new track will be launched in September 2024 in the Master's Programme ‘Cell and Molecular Biotechnology’ at theHSE Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology. Students will master modern methods of plant genetic and cellular engineering, genetic and marker selection, genome editing, proteomics, phenomics, and acquire skills in the bioinformatic processing of plant genomic data. The educational trajectory will be implemented in collaboration with the All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology.

HSE University and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) have signed a cooperation agreement to offer a Bachelor's double degree programme in Economics and Finance. The participating partners are the International Institute of Economics and Finance (ICEF) at HSE University and the Research Institute of Economics and Management (RIEM) at SWUFE.

At the end of April, six students of HSE University-St Petersburg will go on an expedition to the Himalayas, jointly organised with the University of Delhi. They will be collecting data about the anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem of this region, as well as its natural resources and environmental sustainability. 

HSE University’s Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology is launching a Master’s programme in Spatial Data and Applied Geoanalytics. The first enrolment will take place in 2024. It is aimed at training specialists who are proficient in modern tools for working with geodata and geoanalytics to make high-quality management decisions in business and public administration.