Presentation of a new report “Soviet Nationalism in the Historical and Comparative Perspective»
The Laboratory for Comparative Social Research at the HSE Saint Petersburg opened the 2013 Fall seminar series today. Andrey Shcherbak, senior research fellow at LCSR presented a report on 'Soviet Nationalism in the Historical and Comparative Perspective'. He gave a short description of the major findings of his report to the HSE news service.
HSE Professor becomes a Member of the International Academy of Education
Andrey Podolsky, HSE Professor of the Graduate School of Education, has become the first scientist in Eastern Europe to be inducted as a member of the International Academy of Education.
HSE has Held its Position in the QS World University Rankings
The Higher School of Economics has held its position in the QS World University Rankings in the 500-550 group. A Russian version of the ranking system was presented by RIA Novosti on the 10th September 2013.
Remembering Tatyana Zaslavskaya
September 9, 2013, the HSE and the Liberal Mission Foundation held a roundtable discussion ‘Economics and Sociology: Lessons of Interaction’ in memory of Tatyana Zaslavskaya.
We’ve Been Successful on a National Level, but the Global Market Sets the Bar Much Higher
HSE is beginning its 21st year and it promises to be an eventful one. The university needs to make another leap forward and improve its international competitiveness significantly. Here is Rector Yaroslav Kuzminov’s beginning of term address.
Urban Projects: From Ideas to Implementation
This summer, the HSE Perm Faculty of Management organized its first international summer school on urban projects. The summer school 'Urban Projects: From Ideas to Implementation' focused on designing a campus park. Irina Shafranskaya, Deputy Dean of the HSE Perm Faculty of Management, shared her impressions of the summer school.
International Conference G20 Partnership for Growth and Jobs
An international pre-summit conference “G20 Partnership for Growth and Jobs” will be held at the Higher School of Economics on 29 August 2013. The conference discussions will focus on the Russian G20 Presidency priorities and the forthcoming St. Petersburg Summit`s agenda; current challenges the G20 members face and the recommendations for their solution.
Social Media - From a Research Point of View
The HSE Laboratory for Internet Research and the Laboratory for Sociology of Science and Education held The international summer school “Social Network Analysis: Internet Research” on 15-22nd August this year on campus at HSE St Petersburg.
Professor Hermann Dülmer, University of Cologne: ‘I find cooperation with the HSE highly attractive both, for methodological and substantive reasons ’
Laboratory for Comparative Social Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics has organized the 3d LCSR Summer School on “Multilevel Confirmatory Factor Analysis (MCFA) and Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling (MSEM) in MPLUS”. The main course in the LCSR Summer school will be held by professor Hermann Dülmer. The HSE news portal asked Professor Dülmer to tell us about his plans for the LCRS Summer School and about how he first got involved with the HSE.
An ‘International Buddies Club’ Has Been Created at the HSE
Friendship clubs exist worldwide in almost all universities that participate in international exchange programmes. They help new international students adapt to their new country and find friends.