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ICEF Once Again Comes First in HeadHunter Rankings

ICEF Once Again Comes First in HeadHunter Rankings
For the second year, ICEF leads the HeadHunter ranking of top Russian universities and faculties in economics and finance. Analysts from hh.ru examined the CV database of 2021–2022 graduates of Moscow universities on the hh.ru website. The ranking covered nine professional fields.

"There is no one unique approach to any given client in the Middle East"

"There is no one unique approach to any given client in the Middle East"
Jamila Fomina earned her Master’s in Financial Economics from ICEF in 2020 and her bachelor’s from HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs. Jamila served at SBER CIB Treasury and later joined Citi, serving currently as a senior corporate banking analyst in Dubai. Here’s what Jamila thinks contributed to her graduation with honours, what makes a multinational bank an exciting place to be, and how the business culture in the Middle East is different from that in Europe.

ICEF Academia Welcomes New Cohort at Presentation Meeting

ICEF Academia Welcomes New Cohort at Presentation Meeting
ICEF Academia offers its students advanced courses, research opportunities, access to scientific debate, and more in-depth training for academic careers. Its courses are taken alongside core curriculum. Presenting ICEF Academia to the new cohort of students were its leaders, teachers, and ICEF graduate Andrey Voronin, who shared his experience of gaining admission to PhD programme at UCLA (USA).

Welcome to Hogwarts of Finance: ICEF Held Master’s Students Initiation Ceremony

Welcome to Hogwarts of Finance: ICEF Held Master’s Students Initiation Ceremony
The students, lecturers and office of the MSc Financial Economics got together for the Welcome Pizza Day, an opportunity to talk informally that involved absorbing presentations and revealed exciting things about each other’s personalities.  

Student Tutor Gives Talk at ICEF on Cryptocurrencies and NFTs

Student Tutor Gives Talk at ICEF on Cryptocurrencies and NFTs
Cryptocurrencies have fallen to two-year low after FTX exchange filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, sending shock waves through the crypto world and agitating investors to revise their strategies and predictions as to what will happen on the digital investment market. In her talk called Cryptocurrencies and NFT, Victoria Dobrynskaya explained the volatility of crypto markets and expanded on the phenomenon of NFT as a digital asset.

"Once You Have Tasted HSE, You Will Not Want to Study Anywhere Else"

"Once You Have Tasted HSE, You Will Not Want to Study Anywhere Else"
Kamilla Bakhtieva is in her second year of study for a master’s in Financial Economics at ICEF and earned her bachelor’s from HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences. Topping the ranking of the best performing master’s students, Kamilla is often asked to grade students’ math homework. Here’s how Kamilla chose her master's degree, what she thinks about combining work and study, and what applicants need to be aware of in order to successfully complete their master’s.

"Conferences Publicly Push Important Research to New Levels"

"Conferences Publicly Push Important Research to New Levels"
During his visit to ICEF, Sergey Tsyplakov, a professor in finance at Moore School of Business of the University of South Carolina, delivered a lecture to students and contributed to ICEF-CInSt 11th International Moscow Finance Conference as a keynote speaker. In this interview, Sergey shares what surprised him about ICEF students, why scientific paper reviewing may not always be objective, and why people on Wall Street read academic research.

"HSE is Like a Huge Machine for Generating Passion for New Subjects"

"HSE is Like a Huge Machine for Generating Passion for New Subjects"
HSE ICEF graduate Yaroslav Kolodyazhnyy left investment industry for IT and is currently running Corporate Department projects at Yandex office in Dubai. In this interview with Success Builder, Yaroslav shares why he thinks it’s wise for students to network, why job search strategies can fail, and what project managers are responsible for at Yandex.

"My Master’s Studies Have Opened Up New Horizons for My Research"

"My Master’s Studies Have Opened Up New Horizons for My Research"
After earning his bachelor’s from ICEF in 2021, Alexey Kipriyanov enrolled in MSc Financial Economics. With top position in the student rating, Alexey is currently in his second year and combines his study with teaching undergraduate courses. Here’s why he chose to pursue his master’s, what applicants need to be aware of, and how students can benefit from teaching.

ICEF Students Organized Charity Art Sale

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.