International College of Economics and Finance

HSE ICEF and China’s SWUFE RIEM Launch International Undergraduate Double-Degree Programme

HSE University and the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly offer an undergraduate double-degree programme in economics and finance. Within this collaboration, HSE ICEF is partnering with the SWUFE Research Institute of Economics and Management (RIEM), founded in 2006 as a premier research institution and provider of economics and finance education meeting high international standards.

April 22

Grigory Baranov: “My Word of Encouragement to Future Students: Nothing Is Impossible Here”

Grigory Baranov is in his second year of Master in Financial Economics Programme

Currently in his second year at ICEF, Grigory shares about how many hours he works while studying, his personal achievement he’s most proud of, and what summer study options there are for ICEF students.

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April 11

Star Students of ICEF to Join Summer Schools in China

ICEF’s ten best performing undergraduates and MSc students will be able to join the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) RIEM Global Academy Summer School in Chengdu fully covered by ICEF. These students top the 2022-2023 rating and have shown outstanding progress in the intellectually intensive programme ICEF Academia.

April 11

ICEF Team Wins Axenix Business Cup & HSE Case Club 2024

Axenix Business Cup & HSE Case Club 2024 awarded its top prize to the team of third-year students of ICEF. Consisting of Ivan Zaikin (leader), Arslan Gilmutdinov, Dmitry Filippov, Ruslan Kerimov, Alexey Golovshchinsky and Gleb Smirnov, the team goes under the name Equilibrium Solutions.

March 25

“I Know ICEF Grads As Brainy People With Easy Attitude to Challenge and Healthy Sense of Humour”

Ksenia Alexandridi, head of Strategy Consulting at IBC Real Estate (JLL Russia & CIS until 2022), member of ICEF bachelor’s class of 2012, looks back at her life as a student, recalling moments of fun and hard work and sharing the secrets of consulting where she enjoys success since graduation.

March 23

“I See ICEF as a Strong Brand Name and Gold Standard”

HSE graduate student Elena Korobova stays connected with her alma mater since high school. First a student of HSE lyceum class, Elena went on to study at HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs and earned her bachelor’s with honours in 2022.Now in her second year of master’s studies, Elena shares about the reasons she chose ICEF that include English-medium instruction, Spanish, study abroad opportunities, and student-friendly atmosphere. The latter is largely credited to ICEF’s academics with experience of graduate studies abroad.

March 19

ICEF Team Competes in HSE INTER FOOTBALL CUP 2024

ICEF team. Bottom row: Artemiy Sergeev, Martin Polzen, Denis Korotkov, Egor Ivanov. Top row: Ivan Ugro, Luka Kuznetsov, Nikolai Laskin, Gleb Bogoyavlensky, Bogdan Lasychuk

On March 2-3, the HSE Nizhny Novgorod hosted the HSE Inter Football Cup 2024. Competing in it were the student teams of HSE Moscow, ICEF (2023 Cup winner), Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg, and Perm. The ICEF team gloriously won the third place.

March 13

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