2016 in Review: The Year’s Major Events at HSE in Perm
In 2016 we attempted a review of the outgoing academic year. Please see the big interview with Galina Volodina, campus director, about the most important issues for the university. But since then a lot has happened and a lot has been achieved. So, what else will we remember from 2016?
Anastasia Bozhya-Volya Has Passed Refresher Training Courses in London
Anastasia Bozhya-Volya, senior research fellow of the Centre for Private-Public Interactions, has passed refresher training programme “2016 STATA WINTER SCHOOL” in London.
Electronic Portfolio Offers HSE Students New Service
HSE has been implementing LMS (Learning Management System) — an electronic system of education process support – for several years. A new service, called ‘Student Electronic Portfolio’ (StEP), which is based on LMS and gathers information about students’ achievements in various fields has been developed by the Administrative Staff Development Programme project group.
‘Improvement at HSE Has Exceeded Our Expectations’
Last week HSE International Advisory Committee held its annual meeting in Moscow. Eric Maskin, Nobel laureate in Economics, 2007, Chairman of the Committee and members of the IAC have talked to HSE News Service about the results of the meeting.
HSE Acknowledged as Most Cited Russian University in 2016
Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business) has awarded the most influential Russian researchers and research centres.
Academic Communication or Why Pokemon Go is Sport
A videoconference with students from the California University of Pennsylvania has been held as part of the English minor ‘Language and Communication’.
GAMES Seminar: How to Measure Emotions and What for?
Is it possible to measure one’s own emotions as easy as pulse rate? Is it interesting to people to see the chart of their emotional state throughout the day? That was the topic of the regular GAMES seminar where Sofia Kulikova presented her project “Developing the prototype of a portable device for monitoring of emotional state in real time mode”.
HSE Becomes One of Seven Russian Universities to Place in THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Top-50
Higher School of Economics (HSE) has placed on the Times Higher Education Ranking for BRICS & Emerging Economies, taking 48th place out of 300 academic institutions.
How to Predict Attendance of Theatre Performances: Discussion at GAMES Seminar
Will the theatre auditorium be full of spectators or will the seats remain empty? Which factors does it depend on? For any theatre the prediction of attendance for specific plays is an important vital task while for academics it is an interesting research work.
Charity Week at HSE Perm
The following events were held during the recent HSE Perm charity week: three charity visits, ten workshops, a charity photo session, a cinema night, clothing and food fair, a charity concert, a round table on volunteering, and a series of online auctions.
