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ICEF continues to expand its team of internationally qualified faculty members holding PhD degrees. Starting September 2026, a new faculty member will join ICEF: Ali Bakhtawar.

Congratulations to Vincent Fardeau, ICEF Assistant Professor, on acceptance of his paper «Asymmetric Thin Markets» in the international peer-reviewed academic journal The Journal of Financial Economics (JFE). This journal is among the top-3 most prestigious international peer-reviewed journals in finance. Currently, there are only five researchers in Russia who have published in the leading top‑three finance journals — the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies. Three of them are faculty members and researchers at ICEF: Alexey Bulatov, Dmitry Makarov, and now Vincent Fardo.

In 2025, fourth-year student Anastasia Rozenson’s papers won in research contests even twice. Anastasia holds a prize from the Econometrics Universiade and top place in Student Research Paper Competition 2025 in the category “Best Economic Research Paper by Bachelor’s and Specialist Degree Students”. Her graduation thesis ranks among the best as well. We met with Anastasia to congratulate her on her recent win and to find out how she landed it, which skills she relied on most, and how her paper brought her to India.

Are you ready to get a head start on your master’s studies? We’re excited to offer the ICEF Master’s Bridge Course for Financial Economics at HSE University, happening fully online in June 2026! This program is specifically designed to help you transition smoothly into graduate-level coursework.

Forbes has published its eighth annual ranking of the best Russian higher education institutions. HSE University took first place. Its leadership was secured, among other factors, by strong support from employers and high performance in the Academic Environment metric.