ICEF HSE International Summer School in Economics and Finance for Partner Universities

Tentative Program Schedule*

• July 6 (Sunday)

  Arrival in Moscow: Transfer from the airport, check-in at the hotel

• July 7 (Monday)

  9:30 – 10:00  Welcome Tea/Coffee (S222)

  10:00 – 10:15  Opening ceremony (S224)
  Sergey Yakovlev, ICEF Director

  10:15 – 11:15 Group photo, Orientation Session, Campus Tour

  11:15 – 11:30  Coffee/Tea break (S224)

  11:30 – 14:30  Lecture & Seminar 1: Russian Panorama – Geography, History, and Culture (S224)
  Lecturer: Dr. Yury Zaretskiy, Research Professor, School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, HSE University 

  14:30 – 15:30 Welcome Reception (R208)

  16:00 – 18:30 Walking Tour of Moscow: the Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Zaryadye Park, GUM, Alexander Garden

• July 8 (Tuesday)

  9:30 – 10:00  Welcome Tea/Coffee (S222)

  10:00 – 13:00 Lecture & Seminar 2: Economic History of Russia (S224)
  Lecturer: Dr. Evgeniy Kutsenko, Leading Research Fellow, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; Director, Centre 'Russian Cluster Observatory', ICEF Lecturer in Economic History, HSE University 

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (HSE Canteen)

  15:00 – 18:00 Visit to a Company (group 1 - Kept, group 2 - Sber)

• July 9 (Wednesday)

  9:30 – 10:00 Welcome Tea/Coffee (S222)

  10:00 – 13:00 Lecture & Seminar 3: Financial Markets. Macroeconomic Regulation (S224)
  Lecturer: Vladimir Bragin, Head of research Alpha-capital, Macroeconomics& Financial Markets, ICEF lecturer in Economics and economic policy of Russia, HSE University 

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (HSE Canteen)

  14:00 – 17:00 Bus Tour of Moscow: Kremlin, the Moscow State University, Sparrow Hills, Novodevichy Convent and Pond, Moscow-City, Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill.

• July 10 (Thursday)

  9:30 – 10:00  Welcome Tea/Coffee (S222)

  10:00 – 13:00 Lecture & Seminar 4: ESG in Corporate Finance (R611)
  Lecturer: Dr. Elena Dimova, MBA, Director, Strategic planning and business development, private business, IСEF lecturer in Investment Portfolio Management, HSE University 

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (HSE Canteen)

  14:00 – 15:00 Presentation of Double Degree Bachelor's Programme ICEF HSE - RIEM SWUFE, ICEF Master's Programme in Financial Economics, and exchange programmes (S224)
  Natalia Arkhipova, Double Degree Bachelor's Programme Coordinator, Olga Nizhevich, ICEF Master's Programme Coordinator, Svetlana Nikiphorova, Deputy Head of ICEF International Department

  15:00 – 18:00 Visit to Tretyakov Gallery: Visit to Russia’s premier museum of Russian art

• July 11 (Friday)

  9:30 – 10:00 Welcome Tea/Coffee (S222)

  10:00 – 13:00 Lecture & Seminar 5: International Trade and Finance (S224)
  Lecturer: Dr. Natalia Kogutovskaya, ICEF Lecturer in International Economics, HSE University 

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (HSE Canteen)

  15:00 – 18:00 Visit to a Company (group 1 - Sber, group 2 - Avito)

• July 12 (Saturday)

  9:30 – 10:00  Welcome Tea/Coffee (S222)

  10:00 – 13:00 Lecture & Seminar 6: Artificial Intelligence and Its Prospects in the Global Economy (S224)
  Lecturer: Nikita Khudov, Executuve Director - Head of AI Transformation Office at Sber, ICEF graduate

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (HSE Canteen)

  15:00 – 18:00 Tour to Kolomenskoye Park: Visit to a former Royal estate that features the 16th-century UNESCO-listed Church of the Ascension.

• July 13 (Sunday)

  Free Time

  Recommended activities:

  - visit to the VDNH (Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy) : discover the vast Soviet-era exhibition center, showcasing grand pavilions, fountains, and monuments dedicated to science and industry

• July 14 (Monday)

  9:30 – 10:00 Welcome Tea/Coffee (S222)

  10:00 – 13:00 Lecture & Seminar 7: Growth and Productivity in the Global Economy (S224)
  Lecturer: Dr. Ilya Voskoboynikov, PhD, Director, Expert Institute; Director, Centre for Productivity Studies, ICEF lecturer in Economics and Economic Policy of Russia, HSE University 

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (HSE Canteen)

  15:00 – 18:00 Visit to a Company (Ozon)

• July 15 (Tuesday)

  9:30 – 10:00 Welcome Tea/Coffee (S222)

  10:00 – 13:00 Lecture & Seminar 8: Business and Management in a Global Context (S224)
  Lecturer: Dr. Ekaterina German, PhD, ICEF Lecturer in Business and Management in a global context, HSE University 

  13:00 – 14:00 Lunch (HSE Canteen)

  14:00 – 15:00 Final Test (S224)

  15:00 – 16:30 Mentor Seminar with ICEF Alumni (S224)

  16.30 - 17.15 Guest Lecture
  Speaker: Victoria Panova, Vice Rector, HSE University

  17:30 – 18:00 Closing Ceremony: Presenting certificates and closing remarks (S224)
  Sergey Yakovlev, ICEF Director, Natalia Kogutovskaya, Deputy Head of ICEF Academic support department

  18:00 – 19:00 Closing Reception (R208)

• July 16 (Wednesday)

  Free Time
  Departure: Packing, airport transfer