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Danil Fedorovykh, Teacher of the Economic Thinking course within the Advanced Training programme tailored for the top students of ICEF, shares his experience of teaching first-year students and tells us about goals of the ICEF Academia programme.

Maria Verbetskaya, a 2018 ICEF Bachelor’s programme graduate, placed 2^nd in HSE University’s Student Research Paper Competition (NIRS) and is now studying on the Master’s programme at the Rotterdam School of Management. In her interview Maria explains what she learnt from her participation in NIRS, how ICEF made her stronger and her love for management.

Olesya Kondrakhina, ICEF Principles of Accounting lecturer, Assistant Lecturer for the Management Accounting programme at the University of London and three-time winner of the Best Teacher award at ICEF, spoke on how to keep a lecture hall full of students interested in accounting, the latest technical tools in her arsenal and a childhood dream.

On May 28 International Laboratory of Financial Economics (LFE) held the first series of Annual Summer Workshop in Finance at ICEF.

On Thursday, May 30 ICEF held the Research Seminar.

Mikhail Pakhomov Graduated in 2005 from ICEF in Moscow. Worked as an analyst for Colliers International, did strategic consulting with AT Kearney, helped develop projects and products at Wikimart and Fast Lane Ventures, and managed product development at 003.ru (part of Media Market Saturn online discounter). Since 2013, the founder and CEO of board game publisher Cosmodrome Games. Currently earning an EMBA from HSE.

On Thursday, May 16 ICEF and LFE held the Research Seminar in Finance.

Ekaterina Kolchina Graduated from HSE ICEF with a bachelor’s in economics and finance. She then received her master’s in management from London Business School. Kolchina interned at KPMG before joining McKinsey in Moscow. While at McKinsey, she also worked on projects in Great Britain and Spain. After heading the project management office at Letovo School, Kolchina became deputy CEO of Papa John’s in Russia and the CIS.

Konstantin Fedorov enrolled in ICEF Master’s Programme to gain a deeper insight into Corporate Finance and try himself in a new realm of activity. During his studies, Konstantin passed CFA Level 1 exam as a step towards the internationally recognized CFA credential. In this interview, he gives tips on how to prepare for the CFA exam, one of the toughest financial exams designed to help professionals acquire advanced financial analysis and investment management skills, and how ICEF can be helpful.

In 2019 6 ICEF graduates have already entered PhD programmes of world’s leading universities.