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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.}

On March 26, the 14th Research Seminar on Economic Studies titled “Bank Lending: Trends, Risks, and New Opportunities” was held at the International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF) of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University). The event was organized jointly by the Bank of Russia, the New Economic School (NES), and HSE University. The seminar gathered participants from the Bank of Russia, Sberbank, T-Bank, as well as professors from leading universities in Russia, the United States, China, and the Netherlands, and representatives from the banking and analytical communities. Audiences across Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) tuned in to the expert discussions. Key topics included the development of the banking sector, environmental factors in lending, the impact of managerial competencies on loan quality, prudential regulation and financial stability, and credit risks and strategies.

ICEF continues to successfully deliver its series of workshops where students get the chance of solving real-life cases under the guidance of field experts.

Больше  250 тысяч поездок на самокатах «Яндекс Go» ежедневно совершали москвичи в прошлом году. Каждый четвертый житель столицы воспользовался сервисом проката. Самокаты стали привычным городским транспортом не только в мегаполисах — они доступны в 20 городах страны, а в этом году их станет еще больше. В сезон пользователи ежедневно преодолевали на самокатах сервиса более 550 тыс. км.
Как создать успешный сервис проката самокатов? Ожидает ли этот рынок расширение и приток новых игроков? Где скрыта основная прибыль? Как строился сервис «Самокаты» в «Яндекс Go»? Обо всем этом рассказал на встрече в ICEF Tech Club руководитель сервиса, выпускник МИЭФ BSc13 Леонид Ясиновский.

On March 18, 2025, the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), Chengdu, China welcomed its counterparts to the SWUFE Study Abroad Fair. Russia was represented for the first time at the fair by a delegation from HSE University, including members of ICEF.

Debunk the myths about share investing – such was the goal set by the team of ICEF students and Alfa Bank A-Club analysts for their joint research-to practice study. Successfully completed in February 2025, the study had involved a series of calculations that enabled one important outcome: these are the shares that can yield investors higher, long-term profits and the risks are often overblown.

In the second semester of the current year, ICEF saw the start of the new course Business and Management in Global Context: China and Asia. Here’s Professor Alexey Maslov, D.Sc. (History), Director at Moscow State University Institute of Asian and African Studies, about the newly started course, its hands-on nature, and why we started it.

The Bank of Russia Research and Forecasting Department and the Bank of Russia academic unit at the HSE created a mini-course for HSE International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF). Spanning February 2025, the course gathered an audience of ICEF students seeking deeper insight into the mechanisms of monetary economics and policy, unveiling how monetary analysis tools assist in Bank of Russia’s operations.