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ICEF Students Organized Charity Art Sale

Two 4-year students of ICEF, Vlad Dukhanin and Anna Oorzhak, came up with the idea of a charity art sale to promote emerging artists and got it funded by ICEF. Here’s Vlad with details of how they got the event started, what makes art management an exciting career, and how art managers can benefit from financial education.

October 19, 2022

MSc Financial Economics Moves Up in QS Top 100 Business Masters in Finance

As previously, QS Business Master’s Rankings feature HSE’s five MSc programmes, with ICEF’s MSc Financial Economics remaining in the Top 100 for five years in a row. Having moved up three positions in QS Business Master’s in Finance 2023 (ranking 82^nd among 189 globally recognized finance degrees), the programme is Russia’s only master’s in finance with a ranking in the Top 100.

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September 30, 2022

"HSE teaches you how to do your best to make it to the top"

A BSc graduate of Faculty of Economics and MSc graduate of ICEF, Artem Gudov chose to work in business and was successfully leading the investment departments of such giants as OZON and M.Video—El Dorado. Currently a Chief Financial Officer at Dubai-headquartered Eqvilent Group, Artem shares why he quit banking for industry, why the future belongs to marketplaces, and how to thrive on high-frequency trading.

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September 23, 2022

"Quality Education is Key to Country’s Economic Growth"

Ilianna Danengirsh earned her bachelor’s from ICEF in 2016 and her double master’s in Management & Big Data from IE Business School in Spain. Ilianna’s employment history includes McKinsey, Bain and an EdTech startup. In this interview, Ilianna explains why financial experts should be looking to improve their data skills, what makes building a start-up a unique experience, and why coming back to consulting can be a wise decision.

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September 22, 2022

Master’s Programme in Financial Economics Welcomes New Students

ICEF team of Master’s Programme in Financial Economics has welcomed its new cohort of students at the Freshers' Day – the opportunity for students to meet their teachers, programme counsellors and seniors in an informal setting to learn what to expect from their years as students.

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September 07, 2022

ICEF Celebrates the Freshers’ Day

Led by the managers of ICEF and its bachelor’s degree programme, the event has introduced the newly admitted students to ICEF, its organization of teaching, alumni community and how and where to seek support and assistance. The day involved the tour of the campus where the students met with their tutors and got advice from seniors.

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September 05, 2022

Introduction to Teaching Workshop at ICEF

Traditionally organized by ICEF Center for Educational Technologies, Introduction to Teaching workshops are designed for teachers who are new to ICEF and are to be taken by all new teachers regardless of their previous experience as lecturers or seminar tutors.

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September 03, 2022

"ICEF Provides More Than Enough of Skills and Knowledge to Start Careers in IT"

Egor Yurkevich earned his bachelor's from ICEF in 2018 and his master's in Data-Driven Communications from HSE in 2020. Egor assumed his current job as Strategy and Corporate Development Manager at SberMarket in 2021. In this interview, he talks about coping with the challenges of improving English skills and mathematics, why ICEF graduates are preferred candidates in IT industry, and what in-house consulting is about.

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August 01, 2022

‘I Have Already Become Part of the HSE Community, Albeit Remotely’

In 2020, prospective students got a new experience: touring and getting to know universities remotely. After passing entrance exams online, many of them are now studying online and have yet to see HSE University in person. We asked Aiganym Daupbayeva, first-year student of the HSE and University of London Double Degree Programme in Economics from Kazakhstan about her experience attending HSE virtually. She discussed how to get into HSE and take classes without leaving your home, and why international students choose HSE University.

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December 24, 2020

HSE University among Top-5 Russian Universities on THE Reputation Ranking

International experts have recognised Harvard University as the best in the world in terms of reputation. Moscow State University was ranked 37th, while HSE University entered the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2020, within the 151-175 range, taking fifth position among Russian universities, showing a commendable result for such a young institution.

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November 03, 2020

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