Student at HSE Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics Wins Technology Contest
The finals of the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises’ Moscow Youth Start 2015 Bright Spark contest were held over July 24-25. Fifth year student at the HSE Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics Maria Pavlova (major in Applied Mathematics) was one of the winners, with her project to ‘develop an automated device to diagnose heart disease’.
The device developed by Maria is an intelligent cardiograph, which can be used at home and if needed the results can be sent to a doctor. Maria’s prize was a grant of 400,000 roubles to go towards further research over a two-year period.
The Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises’ Umnik (bright spark) initiative in science and technology has been held in over 65 Russian regions, and over 2,000 young scientists within Russia have already benefited from its funds.
Innovative projects from 17 universities competed in this latest contest, and 42 made it to the final. The final selection was carried out by an expert panel in the Moscow Youth Start-2015 contest, comprising 40 representatives of research organizations, small innovative businesses, and investment funds. A total of 14 winning projects were selected.
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From Application to Grant: How HSE University Prepares Future Researchers
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Two HSE Projects Win ‘Mega-Grant’ Competition
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Forty HSE Doctoral Students Win Russian Foundation for Basic Research Competition
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Alexander Milkus, Laboratory Head at HSE, to Chair a Public Council at the Ministry of Education
A public council for the independent evaluation of the quality of education conditions has been created at the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Alexander Milkus, Head of the HSE Laboratory for Educational and Youth Journalism, has been unanimously elected as its chair.
HSE Establishes Semyonov Award for Early-career International Researchers
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HSE Boasts the Best English Website among Russian Universities
HSE University has maintained its leading position in the ranking compiled by the Russian Council for International Affairs. The ranking evaluated the websites of 65 Russian universities. HSE was awarded 104 points out of 108, increasing its position by 11 points on last year. HSE's closest rival ranked a further 17 points behind, which is a larger gap than previously.
European Research Council Provides Public Funding for Research & Innovation
On Wednesday, 16 May 2018, the President of the European Research Council (ERC), Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, gave an open lecture at HSE on ‘Public funding for research & innovation: The experience of the European Research Council’. The lecture was organized by HSE together with the Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation.