40%
of public sector employees have a higher education. In private companies, only 26.7% of employees have a higher education.
Parents' Status Determines Children's Future
Parental social and occupational status plays a significant role in children's career success. This is mainly due to the help that children get from their parents in pursuing opportunities to become highly paid professionals in Russia, argues Alexey Bessudnov, Research Fellow at the HSE's Centre for Advanced Studies.
Nizhny Novgorod Hosts World Experts in Computer Science
The Summer School on Operational Research and Applications, which took place as part of the International Conference on Network Analysis, ended on May 18 at HSE’s campus in Nizhny Novgorod.
131.143
articles in journals on the university’s most popular digital library database, JSTOR were read by HSE students and employees in 2013.
Countries Coming Together and Standing against the Dictates of Investors
States are forming alliances to stand against the dictates of international capital and also to successfully attract this capital to their markets, argues the head of HSE’s Department of International Affairs, Maxim Bratersky, in his report 'Political Functions of Regional Trade Agreements'.
In pursuing research achievements, universities should not forget about their students
On May 15-17, the 2nd SERU Consortium (Student experience in the research university) conference took place at the HSE. It was devoted to problems concerning the educational milieu of contemporary research universities.
78%
of HSE Research Fellows have cited publication in foreign journals as a priority for their professional activity over the next 2-3 years.
Our New Master’s Programme Will Help You Become a Specialist in Cognitive Psychology and Neurobiology
From June 1 to August 15 the HSE will be accepting applications from Russian citizens for the English language Master’s programme ‘Cognitive sciences: from neurons to cognition’ (international students can file applications at any time until July 15). A competition for funded places is open to students with a wide variety of specialisations and will be judged on their portfolios.
In a Dialogue with the International Academic Community
HSE Associate Professor Sarah Busse Spencer held a research seminar for lecturers at HSE’s Perm campus.
32%
of Russian universities are focused on vocational training for regional and local labour markets. In 2008, 44% of universities worked for the regions and cities where they are located.
Deadline for abstract submission - November 15