HSE Master’s Student Becomes Seven-Time Russian Motor Racing Champion
In October, Mikhail Simonov reaffirmed his title as the Russian ring racing champion in the premier TCR Russia class, becoming the youngest champion in the history of this category. The racing champion is a second-year student in the Master’s Programme in International Sports Management, Marketing, and Law at HSE University. In an interview with the HSE News Service, he shared his perspective on how to succeed both in professional sports and in academics.
‘The Collection Is My Family’
In September, Pierre-Christian Brochet, publisher, collector of contemporary art, curator of the Contemporary Art track at the HSE Art and Design School, and curator of the HSE Museum Laboratory, turned 65. In an interview with the HSE News Service, he spoke about responsibility towards the future, Stendhal, Dumas, the Komi Biennale, and why his grandmother was right after all.
HSE University–St Petersburg to Create Joint Continuing Education Programmes with Indian Business School
A delegation from the Institute for Continuing Professional Education at HSE University–St Petersburg discussed new cooperation formats with the Indian Institute of Management Indore (India). The partnership opens up new opportunities for HSE University–St Petersburg to create interdisciplinary programmes with strong practical elements and immersion in the business cultures of the Asian region.
HSE University–St Petersburg and Vietnamese National Economics University Define Cooperation Priorities
The HSE University–St Petersburg Rope Shop Building has hosted a meeting with a delegation from the National Economics University of Vietnam. The parties discussed opportunities to create mirror laboratories and expand exchange programmes.
Together We Can Achieve More: The HSE Donors Club Autumn School
The autumn school of the HSE Endowment Fund’s Donors Club has taken place at HSE’s Pokrovsky Bulvar campus. The event brought together alumni, as well as winners and nominees of the HSE Outstanding Alumni Award. The two-day programme was packed with lectures, workshops, and discussions on leadership, the marketing of the future, conflict management, and the use of artificial intelligence in business.
From Attachés to Speakers: HSE University–Nizhny Novgorod Students Take Part in World Youth Festival Assembly
In September 2025, Nizhny Novgorod became the centre of the international youth movement, hosting around 2,000 participants from 120 regions of Russia and abroad at the World Youth Festival Assembly. Students of HSE University–Nizhny Novgorod’s Foreign Languages and Intercultural Business Communication, Fundamental and Applied Linguistics, and International Bachelor’s in Business and Economics programmes were involved in the event in a variety of roles, from attachés and volunteers to performers and speakers.
Latin America in Focus: HSE University–St Petersburg and Chilean University Discuss Launch of Digital Professors Programme
Anna Tyshetskaya, Director of HSE University–St Petersburg, held a working meeting with Claudio Ruff Escobar, Rector of Bernardo O'Higgins University (Chile). The head of the Chilean university got to know the new Rope Shop educational space and discussed the prospects of academic cooperation with HSE University–St Petersburg.
Modern Dormitory Complex of NEIMARK IT Campus Opens in Nizhny Novgorod
Almost 200 students of IT programmes at HSE University–Nizhny Novgorod will soon be able to live in modern co-living spaces with all the essentials for living, studying, and working. The complex on Bolshie Ovragi Ulitsa boasts 1,359 places and a dedicated ecosystem for fostering the development of future IT specialists.
HSE University–St Petersburg Expands Partnership with Leading Vietnamese University
HSE University–St Petersburg welcomed a delegation from VNU University of Economics and Business (VNU-UEB). The visit took place in the framework of the year of Russian–Vietnamese relations.
Orientation Day for International Students at HSE University–St Petersburg
HSE University–St Petersburg held a comprehensive adaptation event for international bachelor's and master's first-years and participants of academic mobility programmes. Read on to find out why students from all over the world choose HSE University–St Petersburg for their studies.