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Meet Maria Morozova, a member of the ICEF class of 2022 who graduated from Princeton University in 2024 and is currently a Financing Trader at UBS New York. Here’s Maria talking about studying at ICEF, courses and exams at her Ivy League school, how Princeton differs academically from ICEF, best books to read for a career start, and...horseback riding.

May 20 saw ICEF start its Summer School, a short-term programme designed to immerse candidates in our academic environment, line of thought, and milieu. The summer bridge welcomes candidates recommended for admission to ICEF Master’s Programme “Financial Economics” in 2025, as well as undergraduates and holders of bachelor’s degrees who wish to advance their knowledge by pursuing our master’s programme.

Ilya Vuchenovich, a member of the ICEF class of 2023, has made it onto Forbes 30 Under 30 longlist in category Entrepreneurs. Ilya and his brother Alexander are the founders of Drinksome.

In early May, more than thirty students and staff of the HSE University, and among them Rector, competed in the Kazan Marathon. Its participants ran distances from 3 km to marathon and were on cheering points, offering words of encouragement that put a smile even on the faces of the weariest of runners. Among them was Andrey Okhlopkov, an ICEF student who curates the student organization LIFESTART.

Congratulations to our third-year student Anastasia Rozenson on prize-winning performance in the Econometrics Universiade. Anastasia’s win adds another glorious link to the chain of wins by ICEF students!

ICEF continues to expand its team of internationally qualified faculty members holding PhD degrees. Starting September 2025, three new faculty members will join ICEF: Nicolas Lagios, Viktor Malein, and Anna Rozhkova.

On the 12^th of April, the Luzhniki Stadium hosted the football tournament held as part of the HSE Dorm Olympics 2024-2025. Competing in it were all faculties of the Higher School of Economics.

For the team of ICEF, who won gold, this has been the seventh win.

Runjie Geng, Assistant Professor at the International College of Economics and Finance, has been at HSE University since 2020. He joined HSE University after obtaining a PhD in Finance at the University of Zurich. Runjie Geng spoke to the HSE University News Service about his research interests, career, and four years of life and work in Moscow.

_{The students of ICEF and the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs (FWE&IA) held a debate where they discussed the upsides and the downsides of sanctions impact on Russia.}