Registration Opens in Russia for 12th Season of National Technology Olympiad
Registration has opened for the new season of the National Technology Olympiad (NTO), Russia’s largest team-based engineering competition. Applications are open to students in Years 5–11, as well as college and university students. Every year, the olympiad brings together hundreds of thousands of young people from across Russia and a number of other countries, offering them the opportunity to explore cutting-edge engineering fields. Every NTO participant can choose profiles that match their interests and try their hand at solving real-world problems.
Students from HSE and Brest State University Develop Proposals for Development of River in Brest
The Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism at the HSE Faculty of Urban and Regional Development, together with the Department of Urban and Regional Development at Brest State Pushkin University, held a summer school in Brest, Belarus. Over ten days, students from Russia and Belarus studied the Mukhavets River—one of the city’s main natural axes—and developed concepts for its integrated development.
‘We Should Redesign Geography Education to Take Account of Big Data and AI’
The classical model of geographical education that emerged in the 20th century, primarily to study, assess, and develop territories and natural resources, is no longer suited to the complexity of modern spatial systems. Geographers need to learn how to work with big data and GeoAI, model nonlinear changes, and make decisions under conditions of uncertainty, while also bringing together knowledge of natural and socio-economic processes.Nikolay Kurichev, Dean of the HSE Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology, said this on August 18 at the international scientific session ‘BRICS Geographers Day.’
HSE Graduate School of Business and Alfa-Bank Hold Summer School for Students from China
Twenty-seven students from Chinese universities took part in the international summer school ‘Digital Product Management’ organised by the HSE Graduate School of Business and Alfa-Bank. Over the course of a week, participants explored the Russian economy and business environment, learned about current technology trends, and worked through the key stages of digital product development step by step—from researching user needs and defining a problem to developing a prototype and presenting their final project.
HSE Students Win Six Gold Medals at International Mathematics Competition for University Students
Students from the HSE Faculty of Computer Science (FCS) and Faculty of Mathematics have won six gold medals at the International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC). HSE students also received silver and bronze medals. One of the world’s most prestigious international university mathematics competitions, IMC 2026 was held in July–August this year in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
HSE University–St Petersburg Hosts Record Number of International Students at International Summer School
The HSE University–St Petersburg Summer School brought together about 50 students from ten countries. The participants studied political geography, modern Russian culture and language, statistical analysis, and intercultural communications. Read on to find out what opportunities HSE University–St Petersburg offers international students.
HSE Computer Science Researchers Win Gold Medal at International Machine Learning Competition
A team comprising HSE International Laboratory of Statistical and Computational Genomics researchers Aleksei Shmelev and Nikita Chervov, 2025 graduate of the HSE Faculty of Computer Science’s Master’s programme in Data Analysis in Biology and Medicine Ivan Gevorkov, and two students from the United States achieved an outstanding result at the 2026 NeuroGolf international machine learning championship. The team won a gold medal and placed seventh overall.
HSE University and the Government of Perm Krai Expand the Development of Creative Industries
HSE University and the Government of Perm Krai have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The document, signed by HSE University President Nikita Anisimov and Perm Krai Governor Dmitry Makhonin, defines new areas of collaboration in the creative economy, education, and human resources in Primakamye.
HSE Lyceum Student Speaks at UN Forum in New York
Polina Nesterenko, who completed Year 10 at the HSE Lyceum this year, took part in the 2026 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), the United Nations’ main annual forum for monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Held at UN Headquarters in New York, the forum brings together representatives of states, UN agencies, international organisations, civil society, business, and academia each year to discuss the global sustainable development agenda.
HSE Lyceum Student Wins Bronze at International Economics Olympiad
Bakhtier Mirzoev, who graduated from the HSE Lyceum this year, won a bronze medal at the 2026 International Economics Olympiad (IEO 2026) in China. The annual competition features five-person teams selected from the winners and prizewinners of national olympiads. In this interview, Bakhtier talks about his preparations for the olympiad, the highlights of his trip, and his future plans (spoilers: he’s applying to HSE University).
Submission deadline: June 29, 2026