Of the 18 students who presented their thesis studies, 3 received the maximum score (10) and 7 excellent scores (8 and 9). This year’s class’s theses deal with topics as diverse as cryptocurrency markets, pension schemes, gender impact on financial transactions, and even climate trade and carbon futures pricing.
Francesca Macchia studies Finance at LUISS (Rome) and is in her second year of double-degree track with ICEF’s Master of Financial Economics. This year, Francesca’s paper won the third prize from HSE Student Research Paper Competition. In this interview, Francesca tells about why she chose to study in Russia, how she learned Russian, and what inspired her to choose Econometrics as a field for future PhD research.
HSE has celebrated the completion of its largest sports and fitness event – Inter-Campus Student Football Festival HSE CUP 2023. Competing in it were the teams of HSE Moscow, HSE Nizhny Novgorod and HSE St. Petersburg.
Kristina Drozd is in her fourth year of ICEF bachelor's programme and successfully combines her studies with managing the customer experience projects at Alfa-Bank. Kristina’s semester-long experience as an exchange student at the University of Bologna had given her unique practice of intercultural communication. In this interview, Kristina shares about why she chose to work in banking, how product managers can benefit from their knowledge of finance, and what makes going on exchange a useful experience.
June 25 to July 8, the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China, is hosting the 2023 Global Academy Summer Camp. Corporate Green Innovation and Sustainability. Registered as its participants are eleven bachelor's and master's students of ICEF.
Gleb Kudryashov is in his fourth year of undergraduate study and one of the top students in ICEF’s International Programme in Economics and Finance. Gleb holds prize from last year’s Econometrics Universiade and this year he received acceptance letter from MIT (USA). Here’s why Gleb chose study over work, how he discovered his best-fit master’s in finance, and why he believes conversing with the Nobel laureates can be life-changing.
The Econometrics Universiade-2023 has announced its results. This year the contest resumed in-person operation after having been held online for three years, and was marked by the exceptional performance of the ICEF students, its winners.
Apart from solid background in economics, ICEF benefits its students by giving them the opportunities to pursue vibrant social life. Leia Sherman is in her third year of bachelor’s programme and chairs ICEF Student Council, helping her peers with academic tasks and personal queries. Here’s why Leia thinks ICEF community is special, how graduates provide career counselling to undergraduates, and what ICEF Student Council actually does to make everyone comfortable.
Yuliana Loginova is in her second year of ICEF MSc Financial Economics programme and is currently receiving training at LUISS University in Rome as a double-degree student. In 2023, Yuliana received the Vladimir Potanin scholarship. In this interview, Yuliana tells about her experience of choosing a master’s and what she thinks about 'Italian mindset'.
With many companies, February is the starting month of the recruiting season and the time for the prospective candidates to meet employers and show talent at career events. Vera Potekhina is in her third year of bachelor's degree at ICEF and has joined several case competitions and projects over the past month. Here’s Vera’s experience of solving companies’ real-life challenges and how connecting with employers can prompt the right career choice.
