International College of Economics and Finance

ICEF to Host a Lecture by Dimitrios Tsomocos (University of Oxford)

Professor Dimitrios Tsomocos of Saїd Business School, University of Oxford will deliver his lecture, titled ‘Covid 19 & Financial system challenges around the world’, to ICEF Master of Financial Economics students. Sponsoring Dimitrios’s speech is Alexander Zayonts, member of the HSE Board of Trustees for ICEF Endowment Fund, founder and CEO at HOFF.

November 29, 2021

'I Quit My Consulting Job Because I Needed Something More Tangible'

This past September, Rosatom announced Russia’s plans to build a gigafactory — the lithium-ion battery factory to be housed by the Baltic Nuclear Power Plant. Tasked with this new project is Rosatom’s daughter RENERA. Its CEO, Emin Askerov, hold a bachelor’s degree in finance from ICEF HSE. In his interview, Emin shares how it was like to be one of ICEF’s first graduates, how Rosatom is promoting green path development, and why switching to electric transport is inevitable.

November 28, 2021

ICEF’s Top Achievers Praised for Excellence by London

The recently released University of London examination results mark yet another milestone achievement for ICEF Bachelor's degree students. They did exceptionally well, confirming their reputation as top performing students of the UoL Programme globally.

November 09, 2021

'Financial Economics Conference Could Now Go Global'

October 29-30 will witness the 10^th Jubilee International Moscow Finance Conference take place online, organized by the HSE ICEF and hosted by its Laboratory of Financial Economics (LFE). Vladimir Sokolov, Head of LFE, gave a brief presentation of the conference participants and keynote speakers and how their findings can affect the global economy.

October 28, 2021

'The Role of a Teacher Is to Be a Senior Partner, not Sacred Knowledge Keeper'

After graduating from ICEF with bachelor's degree in 2017, Oleg Sobchenko re-joined ICEF as Corporate Finance lecturer. Currently an expert in financial product sales at VTB Bank’s corporate investment segment, Oleg shares why he thinks teaching can benefit bank officials, how to avoid the frustration of not achieving the ‘successful success’, and why neural nets are unlikely to take our jobs.

October 28, 2021

ICEF Awarded Its Top Students LSE Summer School Courses

Every year, ICEF awards its top students the opportunity to pursue a course at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Summer School in London. Eligible for this award are first- and second-year undergraduates and students who excel in their studies at ICEF Academia.

October 22, 2021

"I Don’t Know a Thing More Satisfying Than a Win at Chess"

In the recent Chess Club Cup tournament, held in Macedonia past September, ICEF bachelor student Semyon Lomasov earned the title of grandmaster. In this interview, Semyon shares what he thinks about chess as a career, how intuition can change approaches, and how the advent of artificial intelligence has revolutionized chess.How I fell in love with chess

October 22, 2021

"Face-to-face interaction is irreplaceable in academia": HSE and NES teamed up for Microeconomics Workshop

On October 14, ICEF HSE, HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences, and NES hosted a one-day, multiple-session workshop that featured the research being conducted by their scientists. A live streamed event held offline, the workshop proved another confirmation that digital services can never replace face-to-face communication.

October 19, 2021

ICEF Academia held a welcome meeting for its new enrollment

Alongside with the core curriculum,ICEF Academia offers its students more advanced courses, research and scientific debate opportunities, and better preparation for academic careers. Presenting ICEF Academia to first-year students were its leaders, teachers, and ICEF graduate Arseny Stolyarov, who is currently doing a PhD at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

October 19, 2021

HSE offers the best finance programme for foreign students in Russia

Lin Yang entered ICEF Master’s Programme in Financial Economics after completing his bachelor in the United States, and believes that Russia provides unrivalled rigorous mathematical training. Lin currently serves as Investment Director of Eurasia Region at China Railway Construction Corporation International Investment Group. He talked about the features of Liberal Arts colleges, how neurosciences help in financial forecasting, and how the ICEF alumni community is useful for work.

October 16, 2021

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