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HSE Spotlights Present and Future Scientific Developments at Geek Picnic 2019

HSE Spotlights Present and Future Scientific Developments at Geek Picnic 2019
This July, St. Petersburg and Moscow hosted Geek Picnic, the popular science festival for lovers of science and cutting-edge technology. This year HSE University became an official partner of the event. Festival guests got to see the recent projects of HSE professors, students, and graduates as well as attend lectures by leading HSE experts.

First graduates of the GSU programme ‘Prototyping future cities’ got Master's degrees

First graduates of the GSU programme ‘Prototyping future cities’ got Master's degrees
11 graduates of the international Master’s programme got diplomas at Shukhov Lab

PFC graduates presented their projects to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan

PFC graduates presented their projects to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan
‘Prototyping future cities’ graduates and fellows of the grant of the president of the Republic of Tatarstan addressed the authorities of Moscow and Tatarstan in Zaryadye park at the Moscow Urban Forum.

HSE University and UN-Habitat Sign Collaboration Agreement

HSE University and UN-Habitat Sign Collaboration Agreement
HSE University and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme signed an agreement to conduct joint research on urban development. HSE Rector Yaroslav Kuzminov and UN Under-Secretary-General Maimunah Mohd Sharif, who heads the UN-Habitat programme, signed the letter of intent at the recent Moscow Urban Forum, which was held on July 4-7 at Moscow’s Zaryadye Park.

Shukhov Lab announced participants of Summer School ‘Urban Meditation’

Shukhov Lab announced participants of Summer School ‘Urban Meditation’
Within two weeks 20 students will fabricate a full-scale prototype of an interactive object and present it at the popular science festival Geek Picnic 2019 in Moscow

HSE Student Awarded at Biodesign Challenge Summit 2019

HSE Student Awarded at Biodesign Challenge Summit 2019
Anna Budnikova, alumni of the international Master’s programme ‘Prototyping future cities’ received the Outstanding Science Award at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for her research ‘Mycokarst: New Generation of Self-healing Urban Materials Based on Fungal Spores’ conducted under Elena Mitrofanova leadership.

Shukhov Lab in New York: Biodesign Challenge 2019

Shukhov Lab in New York: Biodesign Challenge 2019
Anna Budnikova, graduate of the GSU Master’s programme ‘Prototyping future cities’ and finalist of the Biodesign Challenge 2019, will present her project ‘Mycokarst: New Generation of Self-healing Urban Materials Based on Fungal Spores’ in New York.

First graduates of GSU Master’s programme ‘Prototyping future cities’ defended final projects

First graduates of GSU Master’s programme ‘Prototyping future cities’ defended final projects
On June 10 and 11 students of the Master's programme presented their dissertations to the international state examination committee.

Data is Turning into Cities’ Circulatory System

On 27 May, 2019 Steven Griffiths, Senior Vice President for Research and Development at Khalifa University of Science and Technology (UAE), and member of the International Award Committee of the Global Energy Prize, delivered an open lecture at the Higher School of Economics.

Three decades of post-socialist urban transition

Faculty took part in an international conference at TU Darmstadt dedicated to cities and post-socialist urban change