American Practices for Russian Innovations
In early June a HSE delegation visited the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Arizona, Tucson. The host universities are partners of the HSE in the Innovative Infrastructure Development Programme.
Up: A Week in a ‘Lift’ With Nobel Laureate
Last week Eric Maskin, Nobel laureate in economics, Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University (USA), Chief Research Fellow at the HSE International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis, participated in the work of the International Advisory Committee for the HSE Development Programme and made a presentation at a conference dedicated to V.M. Polterovich, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. What else did the programme of the prominent researcher’s visit to Moscow contain and what did he manage to do during the week?
Visit of the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the HSE
On June 3rd Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in Moscow, Lee Younho, visited the Higher School of Economics in order to discuss plans for developing cooperation.
‘It Is Important That The Baltic Governments Are Trusted By Their Voters’
Interview with Pekka Sutela, Professor at the Aalto University, Helsinki. 20 years until March this year he worked at the Central Bank of Finland. Pekka Sutela was a participant of the international symposium ‘Twenty Years: Political and Economic Evolution in Post-communist Europe’ which was held at the HSE from May 23rd – May 25th.
Development of the University: Evaluations by IAC Members
On May 30th a meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the HSE Development Programme took place at the HSE. The committee was formed in early 2010 and this was its first full assembly.
Microsoft: Computing Transformed
On May 23rd Craig Mundie, Chief Technical Officer of Microsoft, spoke at the HSE Faculty of Business Informatics. The title of the lecture was ‘More Like Us: Computing Transformed’. The event was organized by the Higher School of Economics together with Skolkovo Open University and Microsoft Company.
‘The Russians are Ready for Innovations’
On April 6th a session on ‘Culture and Innovations’ as part of the XII International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development took place at the HSE.
Lessons of the Crisis for the Economic Theory
On April 4th Marek Dabrowsky gave a public lecture on ‘The global economic crisis: some lessons for the economic theory and economic policy’ at the HSE. The event took place as part of the XII International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development.
HSE Faculty of Philology: the Official Birthday
On March 25th a meeting of the HSE Academic Council took place, where a new Faculty of Philology was officially established, and other organizational solutions were approved.
Asian Studies: Israel as a ‘Melting Pot’
On March 15th a seminar entitled ‘On the Twists of the Modernity’ took place at the HSE, where Yossi Tavor, First Secretary of the Embassy of Israel in Russia, read a lecture for the students of the HSE Faculty of Philosophy School of Asian Studies.
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