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![ICEF held the Anti-conference. You heard that right. ICEF held the Anti-conference. You heard that right.](/data/2019/12/24/1524898170/3PVL-2842.jpg)
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After Maria Titova completed her master’s studies at ICEF in 2015, she enrolled in a PhD programme at the University of California, San Diego. The current year of her studies has been marked by finalizing her major research paper that will help integrate Maria into the academia as a highly promising expert. In this interview, Maria talks about the dissimilarities between PhD training systems in the USA and Europe, why lecturing American students appears easy, and what Job Market Paper is worth on the job market.
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Vahe Ovasapyan earned his master’s degree from ICEF in 2012. After years of service at Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s largest investment banks, Vahe is currently head of experimental projects at Yandex. In this interview, he shares why it is important to pay heed to small details and what qualities separate good leaders from bad ones.
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![Work Is Also a Form of Education. Even with a Cool MBA, You Still End up Learning Work Is Also a Form of Education. Even with a Cool MBA, You Still End up Learning](/data/2019/06/11/1157130389/2.jpg)
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